Family & MD Life Cycle: Family Structure Flashcards
Stages of the Family Life Cycle: second stage
The new couple (joining families through marriage)
Stages of the Family Life Cycle: first stage
Single young adulthood (leaving home)
Stages of the Family Life Cycle: third stage
Families with young children
Stages of the Family Life Cycle: fourth stage
Families with adolescents
Stages of the Family Life Cycle: fifth stage
Launching children & moving on
Stages of the Family Life Cycle: sixth stage
Families in later life
Composed of differentiation of self, emotional triangles, family projection process, multigenerational process and emotional cut-offs.
Bowen Family System Theory
Autonomous with ego strength & capacity to think and reflect
Differentiation of self
Easily moved to emotionality, react w/ submissiveness or defiance ang agree w/ everything you say or argue w/ everything
Undifferentiated people
The way people manage undifferentiation. The greater the emotional fusion between parents and children, the greater likelihood of this.
Emotional Cut-off
When two people have problems they are unable to workout. Will turn to someone else for sympathy or will draw in a 3rd person who will try to fix it. Lets off steam but freezes the conflict in place.
Triangulation
Process by which parents transmit their lack of differentiation to their children.
Family projection process
Husband who is _________ from his parents and siblings relates in a very ______ relationship to his wife. This predisposes her to ______ on her kids.
Cut-off. Distant. Focus.
Less differentiated people marry and select a mate about the same level of differentiation with theirs. The level of anxiety in new family will be _______.
Multigenerational Transmission Process. Higher.
Formulated the Bowen Family System Theory
Murray Bowen
Formulated Structural Family Therapy. When he speaks families listen. Included are boundaries. He’s from Argentina.
Salvador Minuchin
Type of Boundary: indecisiveness, interrupting others & speaking for other family members.
Enmeshment
Type of Boundary: reactive and surprising ignorance of important information.
Disengagement
Type of Boundary: total absence of conflict and lack of concern for each other’s interest.
Diengagement
Type of Boundary: doing things for children they can do for the selves and constantly arguing.
Enmeshment
Type of Boundary: independent but isolated and little affection.
Disengagement
Type of Boundary: dependent. Loving & attentive. Problem relating outside the family.
Enmeshment
To rate partner’s emotional maturity
Assessment of maturity
Assessment of Maturity: a balance of ________ & ________.
Independence & Dependence
Assessment of Maturity: equal capacity to _____ & ______.
Give and receive
Assessment of Maturity: _________ & _________ have been outgrown.
Competing & comparing
Assessment of Maturity: ________ from family or origin has been achieved.
Independence
Assessment of Maturity: _________ is evident.
Sexual maturity
Assessment of Maturity: ________ have been resolved and have been rechanneled to more ________ pursuits.
Hostilities. Productive.
Assessment of Maturity: ________ & ________ have been de-mystified and rose-tinted glasses have been removed.
Biases & prejudices
Assessment of Maturity: ________ & ________ are manifested.
Flexibility & Adaptibility.
Genogram
Father & Mother
The road map how to live your life
Values
Thoughts in values
Couple love, Children’s career, Communication, Sex, Fidelity, Family, Faith finances & In-law “CCCSFFFI”
Important elements in Relationship
Faith, Values, Lifestyle, Family traditions & Rituals
Opposite personality trait: Shy
Outgoing
Opposite personality trait: Always on time
Late
Opposite personality trait: Orderly
Disorganized
Opposite personality trait: A planner
Easy going
Opposite personality trait: Cheerful
Serious
Opposite personality trait: Impulsive
Cautious
Opposite personality trait: Timid
Adventurous
Opposite personality trait: Set in ways
Flexible
3 stages of Love
Romantic, Disillusionment & Authentic love stage “RDA”
Loving the other person is effortless
Romantic stage
Nauntog siya
Disillusionment stage
If after discovering the weakness of your partner you decide that his/her assets outweigh the negatives
Authentic love stage
Unconscious feminine soul of a man (w/ every man is an unconscious woman)
Anima
Unconscious masculine soul of a woman (w/ every woman is an unconscious man) carl jung
Animus
Typical couple system
Pursuer-distancer, Blamer-placater & Overfunctioner-underfunctioner
Overfunctioner-underfunctioner
Child-parent, alcoholic-enabler & sick person-caretaker
