FST: Family Systems Theory Flashcards
Family Systems Theory: Theory Overview
Looks at the family as a whole, not by its independent parts
Family Systems Theory: Individuals in families are _______
interdependent
FST: What must be examined prior to understanding family dynamics and issues?
The whole family system
FST: Human systems are ______, _______, and ______
reflexive, self- regulating, and goal oriented
explains the engaging in self-monitoring and provide an explanation of phases
reflexive
Family systems theory is a system that changes over ____
time
the interdependent parts working together is
Holism
Basic Premise: FST grew out of the field of
general system theory
BP: the family unit is an _____
interconnected system
BP: What in a family system would be the human and nonhuman member elements serving as
the individual parts that make up the whole unit?
the interdependent group of items
BP: the family system has some form of connecting ____
connecting force or component
BP: the connecting forces on a family can be either ____, _____, and _____
legal, biological, and social
BP: families are made up of _____ and those ____ are connected to each other
parts
Key Figures of FST:
Norbert Wiener, Murray Bowen, Salvador Minuchin, David Olson
Epistemologies: states that family units are systems of interrelated parts
positive
Epistemologies: a system______ over ________
changes, time
Epistemologies: The change that occurs in families is due to the______
development of one or more living organisms the system is composed of
E: The ________ are the living organisms that make up the system
interrelated parts
E: People act differently in different family systems, but can still be _______
interrelated
E: Families are likely _____ from others or even itself in previous or future periods
different
Epistemologies: patterns of interaction that make goal achievement more likely because they reduce the amount of deviation from the intended goals
negative feedback
Epistemologies: Positive Feedback
increase the amount of deviation
Assumptions: Human family systems must be understood as a
whole rather than by its component parts
Human family systems have the capacity to be ______, _______, and ________
self-reflexive, self-regulating, and goal-oriented
Human family systems are ________.
Interconnected
Families can be interconnected either_________ or _________
Internally, between members making up the system or externally with other ecological entities
Key Concepts: parts of a system are interconnected in that system or family unit
Interconectivity
Key Concepts: the family unit is best understood as a whole rather than focusing on its specific parts
Wholeness
Key Concepts: Families have an effect on the environment in which they live, and the environment in which they live also has an effect on them
Bidirectionality
Key Concepts: Goal-Oriented
Families are also goal-oriented entities
Key Concepts: these goals that families create can either be developed by the ______ or _____
family, others
Key Concepts: Family systems have hierarchical characteristics, meaning the members can rank higher, lower, or equal to other members in the system.
Hierchy
Key Concepts: Feedback- Family systems are not ______ but _________
static entities, dynamic living systems
Key Concepts: The concept of family cohesion refers to the -level of emotional closeness between members of the family-
Cohesion
Key Concepts: Boundaries are the lines that show what is inside the family and what is outside of it.
Boundaries
Boundaries can be _____, _____, _____, or ______, which has implications for the well-being of the family.
open, closed, rigid, or flexible
Key Concepts: articulated and unarticulated rules that govern families, and these rules govern how they interact with one another
Family Rules
Key Concepts: These may or may not be articulated, but each member has roles they perform to contribute to the functioning (or lack thereof) of the family
Family roles
