1. SYSTEMS THEORY

2. Systems Theory Definition
The sociological theory that___________________ _____________________________________________
Key term: Influence
Influence: __________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________

3. Basic Principles… Feedback __________________________________________
The individuals within the family system influence one another in a reciprocal way
This makes it difficult to trace the origins of influence
Examples ???

4. Example: believe I’m hip enough to pull OMGness, I can’t
off this kickin’ dress.
Cute dress mom!

5. In our everyday lives our families influence our behaviours.
How? Any family examples?
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6. Family Subsystems: The larger family system contains subsystems:
___________________of those members sharing a household.
____________________ between individuals, such as husband-wife or mother-son.
_____________________comprised of interaction between the individual as self and as member of the family.

7. What’s the point?
Family systems develop strategies for achieving the goals and the functions of individuals and of the family
Strategies: __________________________________ _____________________________________________
These repeated patterns can predict future behaviours of family members or explain current behaviours of family members

8. “Rules”
All families have recurring behaviours triggered by similar situations.
Rules can be:
Overt – ____________________________
Covert – ______________________________
Patterns:
Alignments: ___________________________
E.g.___________________________________ E.g.___________________________________

9. Mom Dad Child Triangulation:
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Child
Mom
Dad
Friction

10. Scale Metaphore
Think of the family as a scale or mobile. When one change occurs there is a temporary imbalance. _______________ _____________________, thus a new balance will be attempted to be found.
During the strive for homeostasis each family member will react differently and each members reaction will in turn affect the system as a whole

11. Genogram
a pictorial display of a person's family relationships and medical history.
It goes beyond a traditional family tree by allowing the user to visualize hereditary patterns and psychological factors thatinfluence relationships.
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