FST: Family Systems Theory

Question 1

Family Systems Theory: Theory Overview

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Looks at the family as a whole, not by its independent parts

Question 2

Family Systems Theory: Individuals in families are _______

Answer 2

interdependent

Question 3

FST: What must be examined prior to understanding family dynamics and issues?

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The whole family system

Question 4

FST: Human systems are ______, _______, and ______

Answer 4

reflexive, self- regulating, and goal oriented

Question 5

explains the engaging in self-monitoring and provide an explanation of phases

Answer 5

reflexive

Question 6

Family systems theory is a system that changes over ____

Answer 6

time

Question 7

the interdependent parts working together is

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Holism

Question 8

Basic Premise: FST grew out of the field of

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general system theory

Question 9

BP: the family unit is an _____

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interconnected system

Question 10

BP: What in a family system would be the human and nonhuman member elements serving as
the individual parts that make up the whole unit?

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the interdependent group of items

Question 11

BP: the family system has some form of connecting ____

Answer 11

connecting force or component

Question 12

BP: the connecting forces on a family can be either ____, _____, and _____

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legal, biological, and social

Question 13

BP: families are made up of _____ and those ____ are connected to each other

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parts

Question 14

Key Figures of FST:

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Norbert Wiener, Murray Bowen, Salvador Minuchin, David Olson

Question 15

Epistemologies: states that family units are systems of interrelated parts

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positive

Question 16

Epistemologies: a system______ over ________

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changes, time

Question 17

Epistemologies: The change that occurs in families is due to the______

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development of one or more living organisms the system is composed of

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E: The ________ are the living organisms that make up the system

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interrelated parts

Question 19

E: People act differently in different family systems, but can still be _______

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interrelated

Question 20

E: Families are likely _____ from others or even itself in previous or future periods

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different

Question 21

Epistemologies: patterns of interaction that make goal achievement more likely because they reduce the amount of deviation from the intended goals

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negative feedback

Question 22

Epistemologies: Positive Feedback

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increase the amount of deviation

Question 23

Assumptions: Human family systems must be understood as a

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whole rather than by its component parts

Question 24

Human family systems have the capacity to be ______, _______, and ________

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self-reflexive, self-regulating, and goal-oriented

Question 25

Human family systems are ________.

Answer 25

Interconnected

Question 26

Families can be interconnected either_________ or _________

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Internally, between members making up the system or externally with other ecological entities

Question 27

Key Concepts: parts of a system are interconnected in that system or family unit

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Interconectivity

Question 28

Key Concepts: the family unit is best understood as a whole rather than focusing on its specific parts

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Wholeness

Question 29

Key Concepts: Families have an effect on the environment in which they live, and the environment in which they live also has an effect on them

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Bidirectionality

Question 30

Key Concepts: Goal-Oriented

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Families are also goal-oriented entities

Question 31

Key Concepts: these goals that families create can either be developed by the ______ or _____

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family, others

Question 32

Key Concepts: Family systems have hierarchical characteristics, meaning the members can rank higher, lower, or equal to other members in the system.

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Hierchy

Question 33

Key Concepts: Feedback- Family systems are not ______ but _________

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static entities, dynamic living systems

Question 34

Key Concepts: The concept of family cohesion refers to the -level of emotional closeness between members of the family-

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Cohesion

Question 35

Key Concepts: Boundaries are the lines that show what is inside the family and what is outside of it.

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Boundaries

Question 36

Boundaries can be _____, _____, _____, or ______, which has implications for the well-being of the family.

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open, closed, rigid, or flexible

Question 37

Key Concepts: articulated and unarticulated rules that govern families, and these rules govern how they interact with one another

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Family Rules

Question 38

Key Concepts: These may or may not be articulated, but each member has roles they perform to contribute to the functioning (or lack thereof) of the family

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Family roles