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35 Cards in this Set
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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
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