7 FAM RELATIONSHIPS Flashcards
approach to understanding fam functioning that emphasized how EACH relationship within the fam influences the fam AS A WHOLE
FAMILY SYSTEMS APPROACH
relationship btwn 2 persons
DYADIC RELATIONSHIP
- each subsystem influences every other subsystem in a fam
- any time there is a change in any fam member/subsystem: a period of DISEQUILIBRIUM/IMBALANCE results
2 KEY PRINCIPLES OF FAM SYSTEMS APPROACH
a change that requires adjustments from fam members
DISEQUILIBRIUM
- change in parents (at midlife)
- sib relationships
- extended fam relationships
3 ASPECTS OF FAM SYSTEM
MIDLIFE: parents + emerging adults enter 40s which comes w a ___ in ENERGY/PHYSICAL HEALTH/CREATIVITY/PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS + an ___ in WISDOM/COMPETENCE/PSYCH HEALTH/RESPECT FROM OTHERS
DECR; INCR
popular belief that most ppl experience a crisis when they reach age 40 that involves intensive REEXAMINATION of lives + sudden dramatic changes if DISSATISIFED
MIDLIFE CRISIS
adjustments parents need to make in midlife when youngest child leaves home
EMPTY-NEST SYNDROME
overall life satisfaction ___ for parents when their ados/emerging adults LEAVE nest
IMPROVES
- CAREGIVER RELATIONSHIP
- BUDDY RELATIONSHIP
- CRITICAL RELATIONSHIP
- RIVAL RELATIONSHIP
- CASUAL RELATIONSHIP
5 COMMON PATTERNS IN ADO’S RELATIONSHIPS W SIBS
SIB RELATIONSHIP where 1 sib serves PARENTAL FUNCTIONS for other(s) (most common btwn OLDER SIS + younger sibs)
CAREGIVER RELATIONSHIP
SIB RELATIONSHIP where sibs treat each other as FRIENDS
BUDDY RELATIONSHIP
SIB RELATIONSHIP that involves HIGH level of CONFLICT/TEASING
CRITICAL RELATIONSHIP
SIB RELATIONSHIP where sibs COMPETE against each other + measure their success against one another
RIVAL RELATIONSHIP
SIB RELATIONSHIP that = NOT EMOTIONALLY INTENSE + sibs have LITTLE to do w one another
CASUAL RELATIONSHIP
SIBLING CONFLICT = ___ in ado than at younger ages
LOWER
patterns of practice that parents exhibit in relation to children
PARENTING STYLES
typical cultural practices/beliefs underlying it
CUSTOM COMPLEXES
PARENTING STYLES = ___ ___
CUSTOM COMPLEXES
- DEMANDINGNESS
- RESPONSIVENESS
2 DIMENSIONS OF PARENTING STYLES
DIMENSION OF PARENTING STYLE: degree to which parents set down rules/expectations for bhvr + require children to comply w them
DEMANDINGNESS
DIMENSION OF PARENTING STYLE: degree to which parents = sensitive to their children’s needs + express love/warmth/concern for them
RESPONSIVENESS
PARENTING STYLE:
- HIGH DEMANDINGNESS
- HIGH RESPONSIVENESS
AUTHORITATIVE
PARENTING STYLE:
- HIGH DEMANDINGNESS
- LOW RESPONSIVENESS
AUTHORITARIAN
PARENTING STYLE:
- LOW DEMANDINGNESS
- HIGH RESPONSIVENESS
PERMISSIVE
PARENTING STYLE:
- LOW DEMANDINGNESS
- LOW RESPONSIVENESS
DISENGAGED
- parents explain reasons for rules + expectations
- willing to engage in discussion w ados
- establish appropriate balance btwn CONTROL + AUTONOMY
- warm + loving (respond to children’s needs/desires)
ATTRIBUTES OF AUTHORITATIVE PARENTING
- parents require obedience from children + punish disobedience
- do not allow discussion of rules
- expect commands to be followed
- show little warmth/love
ATTRIBUTES OF AUTHORITARIAN PARENTING
- parents have FEW clear expectations for children
- rarely discipline children
- concerned that discipline/rules may damage children’s healthy creative tendencies
- lots of love, warmth + freedom
ATTRIBUTES OF AUTHORITARIAN PARENTING
- parents try to minimize time/emotion spent on parenting
- have few expectations
- show little warmth/love
- little emotional attachment
ATTRIBUTES OF DISENGAGED PARENTING
ADOS OF ___ PARENTS TEND TO BE:
- independent
- creative
- self-assured
- socially skilled
AUTHORITATIVE
ADOS OF ___ PARENTS TEND TO BE:
- more dependent
- passive
- conforming
- fearful
AUTHORITARIAN