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History, Theory, and Practice

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