FAML 400 Quiz 2 Exam Questions with Correct Answers
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Interpretive (Symbolic Theory, Structural Functionalism Theory, Systems Theory)- - Answer-Opposite of Positivism. "It depends." What is important is how each person interprets it regardless of fact. For example: Fact: Someone smiled at me. Possible Interpretations: They like me, They want a date OR...
FAML 400 Quiz 2 Exam Questions with
Correct Answers
Interpretive (Symbolic Theory, Structural Functionalism Theory, Systems Theory)- -
Answer-Opposite of Positivism. "It depends." What is important is how each person
interprets it regardless of fact. For example: Fact: Someone smiled at me. Possible
Interpretations: They like me, They want a date OR They are just being polite. In other
words, it's the book we write, which may or may not be based on the actual but rather
because we believe it is our truth.
Identified Patient - Answer-The person the family says is the problem (drug user, in
prison) Their behavior and acting out is usually a symptom of the system that is
unhealthy
They are the symptom bearer Carry much of the family burden
Often the healthiest member of the family (they use their "problem" to get away from the
craziness. They know how crazy it is, but the others don't see it)
Boundaries - Answer-lines that define what is allowed or not.
Exist within a family and between the family and outside systems.
They distinguish a system from its environment.
Depending on how flexible the boundaries they fall under two extremes of
Highly interactive
Open
Permeable
Extremely Private
Rigid
Enmeshed
Closed
They have subgroups (between parents & siblings)
boundary ambiguity - Answer-is when you can't tell the difference between being
physically present or psychologically present
equifinality - Answer-the principle that in open systems a given end state can be
reached by many potential means. The term and concept is due to Hans Driesch, the
developmental biologist, later applied by Ludwig von Bertalanffy, the founder of general
systems theory.
maintaining homeostasis - Answer-In family terms, homeostasis refers to those internal,
ongoing, sustaining, dynamically interactional processes that take place within a family
and help assure internal balance. That is, family members will attempt to restore a
stable environment whenever it becomes disrupted. The family, as an error-activated (or
excess-activated) system, usually restricts behavior to a narrow range—for example, a
quarrel between two children is not permitted to escalate to the point of physical assault.
, Whatever the attempted solution, the effort is directed, at least in part, to returning the
system to its previous balance or equilibrium.
First order change - Answer-deals with the existing structure, doing more or less of
something, and involving a restoration of balance.
second order change - Answer-creating a new way of seeing things completely.
requires new learning and often begins through the informal system
feedback loops - Answer-Guide behavior. A family system corrects itself or tries to
regain homeostasis through the use of
negative feedback - Answer-Refers to when a family member tries to move outside
accepted limits of family behavior and others enact corrective measures to get that
member back in line. Negative does not refer to good or bad, but suggests that no
change in behavior is permitted.
positive feedback - Answer-rewarding response for the deviation, promoting change in
the family. In positive feedback the member is encouraged to break out of the
homeostatic balance. Therapists often will give positive feedback for attempts to replace
dysfunctional rules with functional ones.
morphogenesis - Answer-When positive feedback is present and system alterations
occur.
punctuation - Answer-pacing, paragraphing, and noticing patterns, boundaries, shifts,
and changes (and more importantly, helping a client notice and internalize them in a
genuine way).
structure functionalism basic assumptions - Answer-Were never developed into a
formalized theory
"it depends"
2 Basic assumptions:
Procreation & socialization of children
All systems have functions -main function in society is to maintain basic structure
Males- instrumental role -provider
Females- expressive- nurturer (emotional needs)
5 pattern variables
Ascription/Achievement-earned based on your performances (achievements) vs.
biologically predetermined
Diffuseness/Specificity-relationships that meet a large range of needs vs. meeting a
specific need (dr. or accountant)
Particularism/ Universalism- behavior guided by who we are interacting with.
Universalism- behavior based on norms and values that guide behavior on a societal
level
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