Exam 2 Flashcards
Family Systems theory
How families organize themselves and operate towards some common purpose
What are the 6 concepts of the family systems theory?
wholeness, interdependence, reciprocal influence, pattern and rules, feedback and adaptation, and organizational complexity
What is wholeness?
how a family defines themselves
What is interdependence?
event and its effects- related to closeness and current relationship
reciprocal influences
looking at something that is accruing and not understanding why it is happening
patterns and rules
predicability
feedback and adaptation
adjust to development changed
organizational complexity
subsystems may include (marital, parenting, and siblings)
What is family structure
what type of family it is (divorced, working mom)
What are the 4 domains in the family process?
- family beliefs and expectations
- family patterns of emotional connectedness
- family organization’
- family patterns around learning (adapts with child’s age)
Ecological systems theory
applies the idea of systems to interactions among different levels of a system and across different systems
Microsystem
teachers, parents, and peers
mesosystem
interactions and social relationships
exosystem
influences on child based on impact individual and insinuations in the child’s microsystem
macrosystem
resources, opportunities and restraints (national polices, cultural practices)
What was Baumrind’s theory
had the idea of authoritative, permissive, authoritarian, and later added 4th
What is authoritative
firm control, but listen exercise control and demonstrate warmth
what is permissive
doesn’t set limits, mod, warmth, few demands for mature behavior, dismiss behaviors as they may not understand growth
Authoritarian
assert power without warmth, control with absolute rules
What is the later added 4th
Permissive-neglectful-chaotic, inconsistant neglectful, low warmth
What is Bandura theory?
claimed that social variables, particularly those active in the home, play a large role in the personality development of children
What are the 3 P’s
Persistence, performance, and perseverance