Unique Number - 850116
KELCY SAVANNAH KENNEDY
64106233
13 July 2018
,Contents
INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................. 2
Q1 – THREE GENERATIONAL GENOGRAM OF THE ROGERS FAMILY ............................................................ 2
Q2 – ECOMAP OF THE ROGERS FAMILY........................................................................................................ 3
Q3(a) – PERCEIVED STORY BY EACH FAMILY MEMBER................................................................................. 3
CATHY ROGERS ......................................................................................................................................... 3
TOM ROGERS ............................................................................................................................................ 4
JOAN ROGERS ........................................................................................................................................... 4
LINDY ROGERS........................................................................................................................................... 5
LUCY ROGERS ............................................................................................................................................ 5
Q3(b) – DEVELOPMENTAL FRAMEWORKS .................................................................................................... 5
Stages of Marriage .................................................................................................................................... 5
Stages of the Family Life Cycle .................................................................................................................. 5
Erik Erickson’s development stages .......................................................................................................... 7
Q4 – FIRST-ORDER CYBERNETICS FAMILIAL DESCRIPTION ........................................................................... 8
INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................................... 8
RECURSION ............................................................................................................................................... 8
FEEDBACK.................................................................................................................................................. 9
RULES AND BOUNDARIES ......................................................................................................................... 9
NEGENTROPY AND ENTROPY .................................................................................................................. 10
Q5 – SECOND ORDER CYBERNETICS FAMILY DESCRIPTION ........................................................................ 10
CONCLUSION............................................................................................................................................... 11
References .................................................................................................................................................. 12
Plagiarism Declaration ................................................................................................................................ 13
1
, INTRODUCTION
This essay will be used to firstly construct a three generational genogram, and an ecomap of the
Rogers family. Thereafter, brief descriptions of the story as seen from the perspective of each
family member will be provided. It will then describe the developmental frameworks that are
relevant to the Rogers family, with reference to the Family Life Cycle, Stages of Marriage, and
Erikson’s developmental theory. Lastly, the essay will provide descriptions of the family from a
first-order and second-order cybernetics perspective.
Q1 – THREE GENERATIONAL GENOGRAM OF THE ROGERS
FAMILY
KEY:
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Female Male
Mental Health
Solid Bold Line (Good
46 44 Relationship)
m22
Dotted Line (Strained
Relationship)
Marriage Years:
m
20 15 6
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