FAML 400 - Exam #2 Questions with Complete Answers
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FAML 400
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FAML 400
Systems Theory Assumptions - Answer-1) The whole is greater than the sum of the parts
2) The locus of pathology is not within the person but is a system dysfunction.
3) Circular causality guides behavior.
4) Rules result from he redundancy principle and are critical in defining a family.
5) Fee...
FAML 400 - Exam #2 Questions with
Complete Answers
Systems Theory Assumptions - Answer-1) The whole is greater than the sum of the
parts
2) The locus of pathology is not within the person but is a system dysfunction.
3) Circular causality guides behavior.
4) Rules result from he redundancy principle and are critical in defining a family.
5) Feedback loops guide behavior.
6) Pathological communication contributes to relationship problems.
7) All family members take on roles.
8) Family types are based on the rigidity of family boundaries.
System - Answer-any set of objects that relate to each other in a way that creates a new
entity
Subsystems - Answer-parts of the overall system assigned to carry out particular
functions (smaller than family of procreation)
Alliances - Answer-connections and boundaries between subsystems in a family system
- serve to reduce boundaries between individuals in the subsystem and increase rigidity
between them and others in the family
Suprasystem - Answer-systems larger than the family of procreation (extended families,
community, geographical region, nation. Ethnic groups distinguish different families)
Boundary - Answer-invisible line that separates individual, subsystem, or system from
outside surroundings - defines who is in the family and who is not and affects the flow of
information and energy between the system and the outside world.
Permeable Boundary - Answer-allows for some information/movement in and out of the
system
Non-permeable Boundary - Answer-rigid
Diffuse Boundary - Answer-little family identity
Hierarchy - Answer-an arrangement of layers according to delegation or power
Open system - Answer-allows flow of information to flow to and from the outside
Closed System - Answer-does not allow flow of information into or out of the system
, Family rules - Answer-repetitive behavioral patterns that regulate family functioning by
offering guidelines for future family interactions
Feedback - Answer-the response a family member makes to the behavior of another
person particularly when it deviates from existing patterns of interaction
Negative feedback - Answer-attenuating - triggers changes that serve to put the system
"back on track" - maintain homeostasis in face of change
Positive feedback - Answer-amplifying - leads to further change by augmenting or
accelerating the initial deviation
Homeostasis - Answer-the automatic tendency of the system to maintain balance or
equilibrium (through feedback loops)
Equilibrium - Answer-the tendency for any system to seek balance between ability and
change
Circular causality - Answer-guides behavior - opposed to linear causality, moves in a
circle rather than a line
Identified patient - Answer-the "symptom bearer" in the dysfunctional family
Double bind - Answer-pathological communication in which a person is given two
commands that contradict each other
Family cohesion - Answer-degree of closeness or emotional bonding family members
have for one another
Family flexibility - Answer-families susceptibility to new and or stressful situations
Mutuality - Answer-open families in which everyone is accepted and loved despite their
differences of opinion
Pseudomutuality - Answer-opposite of mutuality, the family gives the impression that it
is open and understanding when in fact it is not
Calibration - Answer-how much deviation the family will allow
Information processing - Answer-our interpretation of feedback
Entropy - Answer-natural tendency of systems to move from order to disorder (regress,
decay, disorganize) - systems need energy. Closed systems run this risk.
Negentropy - Answer-tendency towards maximum order - efficient, effective responses
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