DEFINITIONS
Family members focusing cognitive attention on an object to form beliefs and attitudes about it
Coorientation
High conformity orientation and low conversation orientation
Protective Family
You have a say in the family, but your parents make the final decision
Consensual Family
Warm Conformity
Family experiences shape how we think, act, and communicate throughout our lives
Family Communication Patterns Theory
Low conformity orientation and low conversation orientation
Laissez-Faire Family
Everyone has a voice within the family
Pluralistic Family
Control & strict rules within a family
Cold Conformity
Mental representations of knowledge
Schema
Low conformity orientation and high conversation orientation
Pluralistic Family
Your parents don't know deep or personal information about you, and everyone minds their own
Laissez-Faire Family
A manifestation of conformity orientation that emphasizes consistency, shared beliefs, and closeness
Warm Conformity
A positive manifestation of conformity orientation that emphasizes parents’ leadership role in the family
Respect for parental authority
High conformity orientation and high conversation orientation
Consensual Family
Protective Family
A manifestation of conformity orientation that emphasizes parental control and strict adherence rules
Cold Conformity