PYC4808 Ecosystemic Psychology

PYC4808 assignment 1, questions and answers. lecturers feedback included.

An in-depth look at the Naidoo family from a variety of perspectives - mark achieved 96%

This summary covers chapter 4: Postmodernism and Family Therapy. Within this chapter, key aspects to postmodernism and modernism are covered, and how it is all related to family therapy.

This summary is based on Chapter 3: The paradigmatic shift of Systems Theory. This essentially covers the key aspects to Simple Cybernetics (First-Order Principles) and Cybernetics of Cybernetics (Second-Order Principles).

This summary covers Chapter 2: The Historical Perspective by using the textbook (Family Therapy: A Systemic Integration by Becvar & Becvar) as well as Chapter 1 The History of Family Therapy: Evolution and Revolution by Samuel T. Gladding for additional information. This chapter covers the different eras of family therapy (i.e. 'Planting the Seeds: The 1940s'; 'Putting Down Roots: The 1950s'; 'The Plant Begins to Bud: The 1960s'; 'Blossom Time: The 1970s'; 'Connecting and Integrating: T...

Two different world views (Chapter 1) from Ecosystemic Psychology. This summary tackles a brief framework for individual psychology and a brief framework of systemic family therapy.

Assignment 4, emap and completed assignment assignment

A comprehensive summary of the PYC4808 Ecosystemic psychology coursework for examination purposes. Including - definitions, a comparison of individual vs systemic family psychology, shift of systems theory, first and second order cybernetics principles, a comparison of first and second order cybernetics in terms of reality, therapy, therapists role, health & pathology, ethics, boundaries & feedback, the concept of postmodernism, stage of the family life cycle, stage of a marriage, Erik Erikson'...

PYC4808 Ecosystemic - Assignment 3

An example of an ecomap done on the Naidoo family. This is required for Assignment 4