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Family Therapy
History, Theory, and Practice
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Systems Theory | Focuses on the interconnectedness of elements within all living organisms. |
| Cybernetics | Systems that regulate themselves though means of feedback loops. |
| Homeostasis | state of equilibrium though cybernetics |
| Feedback | The communication process within the system. |
| Negative Feedback Loop | aka: attenuating feedback loop Loop that promotes a return to equilibrium |
| Positive Feedback Loop | aka: amplifying feedback loop Lead to change in the system and possibly to more trust and less difficulty in the relationship over time. |
| Individual Time | Span of life between one's birth and death |
| Social Time | Landmarked by social events |
| Historical Time | The era in which people live |
| Individual Life Cycle Development: Erikson's Stages | 1: Trust vs. Mistrust 2. Autonomy vs. Shame/Doubt 3. Initiative vs. Guilt 4. Industry vs. Inferiority 5. Identity vs. Role Confusion 6. Intimacy vs. Isolation 7. Generatively vs. Stagnation 8. Integrity vs. Despair |
| Individual Life Cycle Development: Erikson's Stage 1 Trust vs. Mistrust | Year 1: Emphasis on satisfying basic physical and emotional needs |
| Individual Life Cycle Development: Erikson's Stage 2 Autonomy vs. Shame/Doubt | Years 2 - 3: Emphasis on exploration and developing self-reliance |
| Individual Life Cycle Development: Erikson's Stage 3 Initiative vs. Guilt | Years 4 - 5: Emphasis on achieving a sense of competence and initiative |
| Individual Life Cycle Development: Erikson's Stage 4 Industry vs. Inferiority | Years 6 - 12: Emphasis on setting and attaining personal goals |
| Individual Life Cycle Development: Erikson's Stage 5 Identity vs. Role Confusion | Years 12 - 18: Emphasis on testing limits and achieving a self-identity |
| Individual Life Cycle Development: Erikson's Stage 6 Intimacy vs. Isolation | Years 18 - 35: Emphasis on achieving intimate interpersonal relationships |
| Individual Life Cycle Development: Erikson's Stage 7 Generatively vs. Stagnation | Years 35 - 65: Emphasis on helping the next generation and on being productive |
| Individual Life Cycle Development: Erikson's Stage 8 Integrity vs. Despair | Years 65 +: Emphasis on integrating life activities and felling worthwhile |
| Criticize of Individual Life Cycle Development: Erikson's Stages | Centered more on men Leaves out importance of relationships and connectedness |
| Family Life Development: Intact Middle-Class Nuclear Family | Stage 1: Single Young Adults Leaving Home (18-30) Stage 2: New Couples Stage 3: Families with Young Children Stage 4: Families with Adolescents Stage 5: Launching Children and Moving On Stage 6: Families in Later Life |
| Solid Self | Sense of one's own belief and convictions that are simply not adaptive to others |
| Cohabitation | Prelude to marriage for many young adults and is know as a trail marriage |
| Cohabitation Effect | Phenomenon of lower martial quality, more negative communication, less dedication, and higher rates of divorce after marriage |
| Individuals who cohabitate before marriage are ______ to divorce then couples who did not. | more likely |
| Children residing with unmarried cohabitating parents have been found to have _______ behavioral problems. | more |
| Adolescents develop what is know as PLANFUL COMPETENCE | Entails having a reasonably realistic understanding of their intellectual abilities, social skills, and personal emotional responses in relationships with others |
| Fit | is an ever-changing variable that fluctuates according to the age and stages of all involved |
| Families with Acute or Chronic Illnesses | Phase 1: Crisis Phase 2: Stabilization Phase 3: Resolution Phase 4: Integration |
| Nuclear Family | Core unit is husband, wife, and children |
| Single-parent Family | One parent who is solely responsible for the care of child(ren) |
| Blended Family | two people marry and at least one of them was married before and has children |
| Dual-Career Family | Both parents work |
| Child-Free Family | Couple who choose not to have children |
| LGBT Family | Same-sex couples who have children |
| Aging Family | One headed by someone 65 years old or older |
| Multigenerational Family | includes a child, parents, and grandparents in household |
| Grandparent-Headed Family | Grandparents raising children |
| Qualities of Healthy Family |
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