Topic 7 DQ 1
Read the Topic 7 resource titled "Boundary Ambiguity: A Focus on Stepfamilies, Queer
Families, Families with Adolescent Children, and Multigenerational Families." What are
some of the situations in which boundary ambiguity might occur? What are some
examples of ways to help people live with ambiguity? How often do you believe
boundary ambiguity is a part of family life?
Hello class and professor,
According to the textbook, there are two types of ambiguous loss; type 1 is when a loved one is
physically gone but psychologically there while type 2 is when a loved one is psychologically
gone but physically there (Olson et al., 2022). The textbook gives examples of breakups,
divorce, and adoption as type 1 and examples like addiction, depression, and unresolved grief as
type 2 (Olson et al., 2022). I think the best thing to do overall is be proactive. For example,
having plans in place for one of these life events. I also think it would depend on what is going
on to help a family. You would help a family that just experienced a loss and has unresolved
grief differently than you would a family experiencing dementia. I think that this happens more
often than thought to.
Source:
Olson, D., DeFrain, J., & Skogrand, L. (2022). Marriages and families: Intimacy, diversity, and
strengths (10th ed.). McGraw-Hill Higher Education. ISBN-13: 9781260837032
Topic 7 DQ 2
How are family of origin rituals associated with attachment in romantic relationships?
Why do families of origin rituals carry over to romantic relationships?
Hello class and professor,
I think a family of origin influences what a person looks for in a relationship as well as what
they want from the relationship. If we look at the example of Kathy and Jim's relationship in
the textbook, Kathy wants a marriage that is a little less rigid and emmeshed than her origin
where as Jim wants more an emmeshed marriage (Olson et al., 2022). I think that these carry
on into adult relationships because the person sees the good and bad things happening in their
family and that person decides what they want to carry on. Attachment styles themselves
develop from how a person grows up and experiences relationships in their childhood.
Rituals from a family of origin can shape attachment because they change a person's
personality and views on the world. For example, families that eat dinner together and openly
Read the Topic 7 resource titled "Boundary Ambiguity: A Focus on Stepfamilies, Queer
Families, Families with Adolescent Children, and Multigenerational Families." What are
some of the situations in which boundary ambiguity might occur? What are some
examples of ways to help people live with ambiguity? How often do you believe
boundary ambiguity is a part of family life?
Hello class and professor,
According to the textbook, there are two types of ambiguous loss; type 1 is when a loved one is
physically gone but psychologically there while type 2 is when a loved one is psychologically
gone but physically there (Olson et al., 2022). The textbook gives examples of breakups,
divorce, and adoption as type 1 and examples like addiction, depression, and unresolved grief as
type 2 (Olson et al., 2022). I think the best thing to do overall is be proactive. For example,
having plans in place for one of these life events. I also think it would depend on what is going
on to help a family. You would help a family that just experienced a loss and has unresolved
grief differently than you would a family experiencing dementia. I think that this happens more
often than thought to.
Source:
Olson, D., DeFrain, J., & Skogrand, L. (2022). Marriages and families: Intimacy, diversity, and
strengths (10th ed.). McGraw-Hill Higher Education. ISBN-13: 9781260837032
Topic 7 DQ 2
How are family of origin rituals associated with attachment in romantic relationships?
Why do families of origin rituals carry over to romantic relationships?
Hello class and professor,
I think a family of origin influences what a person looks for in a relationship as well as what
they want from the relationship. If we look at the example of Kathy and Jim's relationship in
the textbook, Kathy wants a marriage that is a little less rigid and emmeshed than her origin
where as Jim wants more an emmeshed marriage (Olson et al., 2022). I think that these carry
on into adult relationships because the person sees the good and bad things happening in their
family and that person decides what they want to carry on. Attachment styles themselves
develop from how a person grows up and experiences relationships in their childhood.
Rituals from a family of origin can shape attachment because they change a person's
personality and views on the world. For example, families that eat dinner together and openly
