PYC4808 ASSIGNMENT 3 2025 (Answer Guide) – Due 17th September 2025

PYC4808 ASSIGNMENT 3 2025 (Answer Guide) – Due 17th September 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 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