Family Theories

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Systems: process that is positive or negative and affects the control or adaptation of the family to it's environment

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Feedback

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Systems: a systems view suggests that families are

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Self- maintaining

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Systems: a type of system that exchanges energy and matter with the environment

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Goal- directed

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Theories grow out of observations made in practice and are tested through

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Research

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Developmental: type of family events which impose new responsibilities and necessitate new behaviors

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Critical

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Communication: refers to the invalidation of a family member's perception of themselves or their experiences

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Disconfirmation

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Systems: causes change to occur at any point in the system

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Disruption

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Theory that views families as goal- directed, self-maintaining, and constantly evolving

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Systems

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Theory that emphasizes verbal and nonverbal communication patterns

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Communication

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Systems: term which refers to the "broader environment"

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Suprasystem

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Predictions that are developed and tested by theories

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Hypotheses

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Role: describes the implementing of family activities by individual members without regard to gender

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Sharing

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Systems: a systems view suggests that families are constantly

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Evolving

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Role: describes the strain that occurs when the individual cannot meet role expectations

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Overload

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Developmental: moment in which the individual is most receptive and ready to assume a developmental task

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Teachable

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Systems: the larger system that exchanges energy and matter with a smaller system

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Environment

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Systems: Controls the flow of information, energy, and matter between the system and surrounding environment to maintian the system.

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boundaries

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Systems: A type of system that is isolated from its environment and does not allow and exchange of energy and matter with the environment

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closed

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Theory used with families that builds on Erikson's theory of psychological development

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developmental

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Communication: Type of unclear communication such as contraindication, changes of subject, and incomplete sentences.

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disqualification

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Role: Stress and strain develop when the individual self-perceptions are in disagreement with role expectations

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incongruity

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Communication: Messages that consist of conflicting verbal and noverbal messages given at the same time

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incongruent

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Words that are mental images or abstact representations of phenomena and are building blocks of theories

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concepts

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Describe, explain or make predictions about phenomena and consist of concepts and explanations of relationships between concepts

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theories

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Communication: Type of communication that includes disconfirmation, disqualification, incongruent or double-bind messages

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dysfunctional

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Systems: A system is composed of ___ elements

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interacting

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Systems: Balance which provides stabliity, consistency and security for survival of a family system

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Homeostasis

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Role: Emotional discomfort because of intense demands related to expected behaviors

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stress

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Developmental: The eight series of tasks which are identified by Duvall are referred to as _____

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stages

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Systems: The parts of a system which serve as mechanisms for exchange of information with the system.

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subsystems

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Systems: Units that are dependent on one another, even though each has its own role within the family

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parts

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Theory which describes behavioral expectations about how each family member will behave

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role

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Role: Describes the change from one role to another

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transition

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Role: Describes the source of emotional discomfort when multiple roles, with intense demands, become competitive with one another.

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conflict

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Systems: Process that occurs constantly in a family system in response to stresses and strains from the external environment

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change