Family Flashcards
Autonomy
Your independence in your thoughts and behaviors within a marriage relationship.
Concept Orientation
Freedom of Expression is encouraged, communication is frequent and family life is pleasurable.
Family
Two or more people and sometimes kids, that sometimes live together and rely on each other for various things.
Genogram
Pictorial representation of a family across generations
Ideology of Traditonalism
Marriages marked by a more traditional, conservative perspective of marriage.
Independents
Couples that have high levels of interdependence, unconventional ideology, high levels of conflict engagement.
Launching Stage
When late adolescents leave the parental home ad venture out into the world as young singles themselves
Seperates
Couples that have low interdependence, conventional ideology, and low levels of conflict.
Sibling Hostility
Sibling Behaviours cause trouble, get into fights, teasing, name-calling, stealing
Sibling Warmth
Sharing secrets, helping each other, teaching each other, showing physical affection
Socio-orientation
Similarity is valued over individuality and self-expression, harmony is preferred over expression.
System
Sets of element standing in interrelation
Third-Culture
When a couple negotiates their unique cultural differences, creating a third or hybrid culture between them.
Togathereness
Complementary, universal, biological, life force, that propels, organisms towards relationships, attachments connects
Undifferentiated space
The degree to which spouses see things as theirs.