FAML 360 Exam 2 Questions and
Answers
Reductionism - Answer-An organization entity is comprised of smaller parts and the entity can be
understood by reducing it to its smaller parts
Interaction - Answer-The interplay between family members
Reciprocity - Answer-Both parties influence each other as they interact with each other
Roles - Answer-A character or function one plays
Explicit rules - Answer-Fully and clearly expressed or demonstrated; leaving nothing merely implied;
unequivocal
Implicit rules - Answer-Implied or understood though not directly expressed: an implicit agreement not
to raise the touchy subject
, Wholeness - Answer-It is necessary to look at the family in its entirety- not just one or some parts.
Boundaries - Answer-(permeability and ambiguity) The lines of demarcation that indicate who is "in or
out" of the system
Permeability - Answer-Ability to enter or exit the system, the degree to which the system is open or
closed
Ambiguity - Answer-Uncertainty about who is in and who is out of the system. (this is very common at
times of transition)
Hierarchies/Power - Answer-One up/One down, Egalitarian
Stability/change - Answer-Family systems are stable in their chaos and orderly in their disorder. Families
are predictable in general and unpredictable in detail.
Homeostasis - Answer-The tendency of a system to return to a state of equilibrium. This is counteracted
in the need for change in a living system (or the natural state of change in living system)
Entropy - Answer-The natural tendency of systems to dissipate
Negentropy - Answer-Requires change (addition of energy to system) occur in order for the system to
continue to exist.
Epigenisis - Answer-What we do early in our lives and our relationships has a significant impact on what
happens later in our lives. This is why your early experiences in your family have such an impact on you
and why its difficult to change long-standing patterns
Answers
Reductionism - Answer-An organization entity is comprised of smaller parts and the entity can be
understood by reducing it to its smaller parts
Interaction - Answer-The interplay between family members
Reciprocity - Answer-Both parties influence each other as they interact with each other
Roles - Answer-A character or function one plays
Explicit rules - Answer-Fully and clearly expressed or demonstrated; leaving nothing merely implied;
unequivocal
Implicit rules - Answer-Implied or understood though not directly expressed: an implicit agreement not
to raise the touchy subject
, Wholeness - Answer-It is necessary to look at the family in its entirety- not just one or some parts.
Boundaries - Answer-(permeability and ambiguity) The lines of demarcation that indicate who is "in or
out" of the system
Permeability - Answer-Ability to enter or exit the system, the degree to which the system is open or
closed
Ambiguity - Answer-Uncertainty about who is in and who is out of the system. (this is very common at
times of transition)
Hierarchies/Power - Answer-One up/One down, Egalitarian
Stability/change - Answer-Family systems are stable in their chaos and orderly in their disorder. Families
are predictable in general and unpredictable in detail.
Homeostasis - Answer-The tendency of a system to return to a state of equilibrium. This is counteracted
in the need for change in a living system (or the natural state of change in living system)
Entropy - Answer-The natural tendency of systems to dissipate
Negentropy - Answer-Requires change (addition of energy to system) occur in order for the system to
continue to exist.
Epigenisis - Answer-What we do early in our lives and our relationships has a significant impact on what
happens later in our lives. This is why your early experiences in your family have such an impact on you
and why its difficult to change long-standing patterns
