CYAF 458 MIDTERM STUDY GUIDE
Family Systems Theory - Answers - a theory that views the family as a system of
interacting parts whose interactions exhibit consistent patterns and unstated rules
FST assumption 1 - Answers - the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
FST assumption 2 - Answers - dysfunction is found in the system, not within the
person
FST assumption 3 - Answers - Circular casualty guides behavior- circle of behaviors
FST assumption 4 - Answers - Rules help define family behavior
FST assumption 5 - Answers - Family feedback loops guide behavior
Homeostasis - Answers - A tendency to maintain a balanced or constant in the family
negative feedback loop - Answers - try to get the homeostasis to where it was before
postive feedback loop - Answers - encourages change in process of the original
homeostasis
FST assumption 6 - Answers - Pathological communication contributes to relational
problems
Double bind - Answers - when an adolescent puts his arms around his mom and she
stiffens up but when he removes it he asks her why she doesn't love him
Placeater (style of comm) - Answers - discount themselves and overtly agree with
people to avoid conflict
blamer (style of comm) - Answers - elevate themselves by discounting others
intellectualizer - Answers - discount their own feelings and the role feelings have in
emotions
distractors - Answers - the person says or does things to take the focus of the issue
FST assumption 7 - Answers - All family members take on roles: survival roles are
coping mechanisms used to survive a dysfunctional family
Chief Enabler - Answers - inadvertently supports dysfunction, often the caretaker
family hero - Answers - responsible, good, or model child
,scapegoat - Answers - divert members from real issues and takes blame
family mascot- clown - Answers - diverts attention from the family issues
lost child - Answers - allows the family to extend less energy
FST assumption 8 - Answers - family types are based on the rigidity of family
boundaries
open families - Answers - basically democratic, and the rights of all individuals are
protected and interactions with outsiders are permitted. Consensus and flexibility, and
family members are bound together by love and respect
Rigid (unhealthy boundary) - Answers - strict interpretation of the rules with no
exceptions or extenuating circumstances
ambiguous (unhealthy boundary) - Answers - we have rules but don't enforce them.
Rules are changed if someone is annoyed
overextended (unhealthy boundary) - Answers - be productive, get busy, stay on the
move- feelings are for wimps
distorted (unhealthy Boundary) - Answers - dont let outsiders know we are crazy, act
as if we are normal just a bit eccentric
entilted (unhealthy boundary) - Answers - rules dont apply to us because we are
special- value money, status, and who you know
Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Model - Answers - individual
microsystem- immediate family, home, school, neighborhood
mesosystem- home, school, neighborhood, work
exosystem- parents work place, community, school
macrosystem- widely shared culture values and beliefs
ABC-X model of family stress - Answers - A- stressors, B- resources, C- Def of
situation, X
A-stressors - Answers - discrete life events of transitions that have an impact on the
family unit and produce, or have the potential to produce, change, in the family system.
Normative vs non (death of old person vs young)
ambiguous vs clear( we dont know the details vs knowing)
volition vs non (something you want to happen vs not)
B- Resources - Answers - Individual, Family, community
, Social support is one of the most important resources we can access
-single African American mothers parenting
C- definition of the situation - Answers - may be most important
optimism, self fufilling prophecy, mastery vs fatalistic, spirituality, broken down into
tasks, cultural differences
Stress or crisis of ABC-X model - Answers - dependent on the ABC components
Double ABC-X Model - Answers - A revision of Hill's original ABC-X model that
recognizes how each element in the original model may change over time as a couple
copes with a stressful event.
Double A- stress and change - Answers - Stress pileup
Double B- family resources - Answers - Additional resouces
Double C- Family Perception - Answers - response to the crisis
Double X- family crisis and adaption - Answers - adaption to initial crisis and new level
of family functioning
resilience - Answers - the ability to withstand and rebound from difficult life challenges,
includes family and individual factors
7 C's from Ginsberg - Answers - Confidence
Connection
character- sense of right and wrong
contribution- knowing your making a difference
coping
control
competent
Walsh family resiliency processes - Answers - Belief systems- meaning making,
positive outlook- hope, transcendence- spirituality
organizational processes- flexibility to adapt, connectedness, mutual support, kin,
social, economic resources
comm process- clear info, emotional sharing, collaborative problem solving
Sound Relationship House - Answers - - create shared meaning
- make life dreams come true
- manage conflict
-the positive perspective
Family Systems Theory - Answers - a theory that views the family as a system of
interacting parts whose interactions exhibit consistent patterns and unstated rules
FST assumption 1 - Answers - the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
FST assumption 2 - Answers - dysfunction is found in the system, not within the
person
FST assumption 3 - Answers - Circular casualty guides behavior- circle of behaviors
FST assumption 4 - Answers - Rules help define family behavior
FST assumption 5 - Answers - Family feedback loops guide behavior
Homeostasis - Answers - A tendency to maintain a balanced or constant in the family
negative feedback loop - Answers - try to get the homeostasis to where it was before
postive feedback loop - Answers - encourages change in process of the original
homeostasis
FST assumption 6 - Answers - Pathological communication contributes to relational
problems
Double bind - Answers - when an adolescent puts his arms around his mom and she
stiffens up but when he removes it he asks her why she doesn't love him
Placeater (style of comm) - Answers - discount themselves and overtly agree with
people to avoid conflict
blamer (style of comm) - Answers - elevate themselves by discounting others
intellectualizer - Answers - discount their own feelings and the role feelings have in
emotions
distractors - Answers - the person says or does things to take the focus of the issue
FST assumption 7 - Answers - All family members take on roles: survival roles are
coping mechanisms used to survive a dysfunctional family
Chief Enabler - Answers - inadvertently supports dysfunction, often the caretaker
family hero - Answers - responsible, good, or model child
,scapegoat - Answers - divert members from real issues and takes blame
family mascot- clown - Answers - diverts attention from the family issues
lost child - Answers - allows the family to extend less energy
FST assumption 8 - Answers - family types are based on the rigidity of family
boundaries
open families - Answers - basically democratic, and the rights of all individuals are
protected and interactions with outsiders are permitted. Consensus and flexibility, and
family members are bound together by love and respect
Rigid (unhealthy boundary) - Answers - strict interpretation of the rules with no
exceptions or extenuating circumstances
ambiguous (unhealthy boundary) - Answers - we have rules but don't enforce them.
Rules are changed if someone is annoyed
overextended (unhealthy boundary) - Answers - be productive, get busy, stay on the
move- feelings are for wimps
distorted (unhealthy Boundary) - Answers - dont let outsiders know we are crazy, act
as if we are normal just a bit eccentric
entilted (unhealthy boundary) - Answers - rules dont apply to us because we are
special- value money, status, and who you know
Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Model - Answers - individual
microsystem- immediate family, home, school, neighborhood
mesosystem- home, school, neighborhood, work
exosystem- parents work place, community, school
macrosystem- widely shared culture values and beliefs
ABC-X model of family stress - Answers - A- stressors, B- resources, C- Def of
situation, X
A-stressors - Answers - discrete life events of transitions that have an impact on the
family unit and produce, or have the potential to produce, change, in the family system.
Normative vs non (death of old person vs young)
ambiguous vs clear( we dont know the details vs knowing)
volition vs non (something you want to happen vs not)
B- Resources - Answers - Individual, Family, community
, Social support is one of the most important resources we can access
-single African American mothers parenting
C- definition of the situation - Answers - may be most important
optimism, self fufilling prophecy, mastery vs fatalistic, spirituality, broken down into
tasks, cultural differences
Stress or crisis of ABC-X model - Answers - dependent on the ABC components
Double ABC-X Model - Answers - A revision of Hill's original ABC-X model that
recognizes how each element in the original model may change over time as a couple
copes with a stressful event.
Double A- stress and change - Answers - Stress pileup
Double B- family resources - Answers - Additional resouces
Double C- Family Perception - Answers - response to the crisis
Double X- family crisis and adaption - Answers - adaption to initial crisis and new level
of family functioning
resilience - Answers - the ability to withstand and rebound from difficult life challenges,
includes family and individual factors
7 C's from Ginsberg - Answers - Confidence
Connection
character- sense of right and wrong
contribution- knowing your making a difference
coping
control
competent
Walsh family resiliency processes - Answers - Belief systems- meaning making,
positive outlook- hope, transcendence- spirituality
organizational processes- flexibility to adapt, connectedness, mutual support, kin,
social, economic resources
comm process- clear info, emotional sharing, collaborative problem solving
Sound Relationship House - Answers - - create shared meaning
- make life dreams come true
- manage conflict
-the positive perspective
