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Family members joining together to balance power within the family. |
Coalitions
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The parameters that define who participates in a system and how (who is “in” and who is “out”). Also refers to how emotionally separate individuals are from one another; how much autonomy each member has.
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Boundaries
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This term describes who is joined with whom, or who is opposed to whom, in relationship to a particular person or issue. These tend to be short-term and changeable.
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Alliances
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The involvement of a third person to stabilize the relationship of two members in the family.
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Triangle
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Boundaries are so rigid that family members appear to have little or no connection with one another
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Disengaged
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Communication between two people where each acts as if they have equal status
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Symmetrical
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The process by which family members develop appropriate autonomy and independence from one another (also called “individuation”)
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Differentiation
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Boundaries between some or all members are relatively vague. It is difficult to determine who is included or excluded in specific activities and family members behave almost as if they are part of each other.
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Enmeshed
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People interlock; e.g. for one to be powerful, another must to some extent be willing to assume a passive role.
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Reciprocal roles (reciprocity)
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Families organize in this fashion, where some members have more status and power than others.
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Hierarchy
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This person may only be expressing symptoms of an unhealthy family system.
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Identified patient
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An extreme degree of enmeshment. No individuality is permitted; each member’s emotional state is wholly dependent upon others in the family
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Fusion
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What is a relationship between two persons called?
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Dyad
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What is a relationship involving 3 persons called?
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Triangle
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What is the name of a broad system composed of multiple smaller systems?
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Suprasystem
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In the strength-based approach, according to Feely & Gottlieb, on what does the nurse focus?
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The client’s capacities, competencies and resources
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In the strength-based approach, according to Feely & Gottlieb, what is the relationship between the nurse and the client?
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Partnership
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According to Feely & Gottlieb, what does the nurse seek to identify when using a strengths-based approach?
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The resources within and around the individual, family and community.
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According to Feely & Gottlieb, when using a strength-based approach, what does the nurse use as a basis of action?
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Potentials in the individual/family situation.
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Which key concept of systems theory states that each person’s behaviour affects and is affected by the other?
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Circular causality
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Resilience is an example of which type of family strength?
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A trait
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Explain the key concept of interdependence in a family system.
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A change in one family member affects all
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