PYC4708
ASSIGNMENT 3
2025 (Answer
th
Guide) – Due 17
September 2025
QUESTIONS WITH 100%
VERIFIED AND
CERTIFIED ANSWERS.
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PYC4708 ASSIGNMENT 3 2025 (Answer Guide) – Due 17th September 2025
VERIFIED AND CERTIFIED ANSWERS. WRITTEN IN REQUIRED FORMAT AND WITHIN
GIVEN GUIDELINES. IT IS GOOD TO USE AS A GUIDE AND FOR REFERENCE, NEVER
PLAGARIZE. Thank you and success in your academics.
UNISA, 2025
Contents
Question 1: Ecomap of the Jackson Family ...............................................................................3
Introduction ................................................................................................................................3
Key Elements of the Ecomap....................................................................................................3
Description of the Ecomap Visual............................................................................................4
Conclusion ..................................................................................................................................5
Question 2: First-Order Cybernetic Perspective of the Jackson Family ................................6
Introduction ................................................................................................................................6
Description of the Family System from a First-Order Perspective ......................................6
The Role of the Psychologist in First-Order Cybernetics .....................................................7
Concepts in First-Order Cybernetics Applied to the Case ...................................................7
1. Recursion ............................................................................................................................7
2. Rules and Boundaries .......................................................................................................7
3. Openness and Closedness ...............................................................................................8
4. Triangles ..............................................................................................................................8
5. Relationship Style ..............................................................................................................8
Conclusion ..................................................................................................................................8
Question 3: The Jackson Family and Jake’s Symptoms through Bowen’s Family Systems
Theory .............................................................................................................................................9
Introduction ................................................................................................................................9
Family Description Using Bowen’s Concepts ........................................................................9
1. Differentiation of Self .........................................................................................................9
2. Triangulation .......................................................................................................................9
3. Nuclear Family Emotional Process ................................................................................ 10
4. Family Projection Process .............................................................................................. 10
5. Multigenerational Transmission Process...................................................................... 10
6. Emotional Cutoff............................................................................................................... 10
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7. Sibling Position ................................................................................................................ 11
Jake’s Symptoms in Context .................................................................................................. 11
Conclusion ................................................................................................................................ 11
Question 4: First-Order and Second-Order Change ................................................................ 11
Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 11
First-Order Change .................................................................................................................. 12
Second-Order Change ............................................................................................................. 12
Conclusion ................................................................................................................................ 12
Question 5: Ethical Considerations in First-Order and Second-Order Cybernetics ........... 13
Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 13
Ethical Considerations in First-Order Cybernetics.............................................................. 13
Ethical Considerations in Second-Order Cybernetics ........................................................ 14
Critique of Systems Theory and Ethical Implications ......................................................... 14
Conclusion ................................................................................................................................ 15
References .................................................................................................................................... 15
ASSIGNMENT 3
2025 (Answer
th
Guide) – Due 17
September 2025
QUESTIONS WITH 100%
VERIFIED AND
CERTIFIED ANSWERS.
,1|Page
PYC4708 ASSIGNMENT 3 2025 (Answer Guide) – Due 17th September 2025
VERIFIED AND CERTIFIED ANSWERS. WRITTEN IN REQUIRED FORMAT AND WITHIN
GIVEN GUIDELINES. IT IS GOOD TO USE AS A GUIDE AND FOR REFERENCE, NEVER
PLAGARIZE. Thank you and success in your academics.
UNISA, 2025
Contents
Question 1: Ecomap of the Jackson Family ...............................................................................3
Introduction ................................................................................................................................3
Key Elements of the Ecomap....................................................................................................3
Description of the Ecomap Visual............................................................................................4
Conclusion ..................................................................................................................................5
Question 2: First-Order Cybernetic Perspective of the Jackson Family ................................6
Introduction ................................................................................................................................6
Description of the Family System from a First-Order Perspective ......................................6
The Role of the Psychologist in First-Order Cybernetics .....................................................7
Concepts in First-Order Cybernetics Applied to the Case ...................................................7
1. Recursion ............................................................................................................................7
2. Rules and Boundaries .......................................................................................................7
3. Openness and Closedness ...............................................................................................8
4. Triangles ..............................................................................................................................8
5. Relationship Style ..............................................................................................................8
Conclusion ..................................................................................................................................8
Question 3: The Jackson Family and Jake’s Symptoms through Bowen’s Family Systems
Theory .............................................................................................................................................9
Introduction ................................................................................................................................9
Family Description Using Bowen’s Concepts ........................................................................9
1. Differentiation of Self .........................................................................................................9
2. Triangulation .......................................................................................................................9
3. Nuclear Family Emotional Process ................................................................................ 10
4. Family Projection Process .............................................................................................. 10
5. Multigenerational Transmission Process...................................................................... 10
6. Emotional Cutoff............................................................................................................... 10
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7. Sibling Position ................................................................................................................ 11
Jake’s Symptoms in Context .................................................................................................. 11
Conclusion ................................................................................................................................ 11
Question 4: First-Order and Second-Order Change ................................................................ 11
Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 11
First-Order Change .................................................................................................................. 12
Second-Order Change ............................................................................................................. 12
Conclusion ................................................................................................................................ 12
Question 5: Ethical Considerations in First-Order and Second-Order Cybernetics ........... 13
Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 13
Ethical Considerations in First-Order Cybernetics.............................................................. 13
Ethical Considerations in Second-Order Cybernetics ........................................................ 14
Critique of Systems Theory and Ethical Implications ......................................................... 14
Conclusion ................................................................................................................................ 15
References .................................................................................................................................... 15
