Positive Connections to Family Context
TRUE or FALSE
The systems theory is positively connected to our lives, by studying the parental, cousin, and pet squirrel named Tom, subsystems.
FALSE haha
The systems theory is positively connected to family context by looking at parental, spousal, and sibling sub systems. The subsystems help the family function smoothly to achieve the family goals.
A lack of accessibility to social and material resources
What is socio-economic disadvantage?
This subsystem (hopefully) falls in line with the responsibilities outlined in The Family: A Proclamation to the World.
What is the EXECUTIVE SUBSYSTEM? (AKA the parents in the family)
TRUE or FALSE:
Positive feedback is a key concept in the systems theory.
TRUE
Feedback is the response given, specifically when someone deviates from existing patters of interaction. Positive feedback encourages the stimulus of put-pack from the individual and encourages change.
TRUE OR FALSE: “Goal orientation” is viewed as a limitation of this theory
FALSE. Goal orientation is viewed as a unique strength of this theory.
TRUE or FALSE:
A person takes on many roles within the family and individually.
TRUE
A person can take on many roles, be it parent, child, sibling, or child of God. These roles play an important part in the development of identity. The roles a person takes on can be related to things outside the family, such as a calling.
True or False: individuals are held accountable before God if they don't uphold their parental obligations.
True: Husbands and wives—mothers and fathers—will be held accountable before God for the discharge of these obligations. This could be considered contrary to the main point in the systems theory that "the locus of pathology is not within the person but is a system dysfunction."
Finish the statement found in the reading:
The _______is greater than the sum of the parts.
Whole.
-There is a positive connection to the ideal family situation, in that the family is/should be much more than just a collection of individuals related to each other. Rather, there are connected pieces and parts that are interconnected/holistic union.
True or False: One of the main criticisms of the family systems theory is that it is too specific.
False. "The second criticism is that systems theory is too global and abstract and is therefore virtually meaningless."
This concept is how a family determines what/who to let in, or not let in, that might influence them.
What are BOUNDARIES?
The boundaries that a family sets are based off the goals that the family has, which could include the religious beliefs of the family.
The executive subsystem falls under this aspect of Family Systems theory in relation to The Family: A Proclamation to the World.
"In these sacred responsibilities [presiding, providing, and nurture] fathers and mothers are obligated to help one another as equal partners" (The Family: A Proclamation to the World).
Some criticize this theory as being too vague to be a true theory and suggest that it more resembles this.
What is a conceptual model or flowchart?
Depending on the family's religious beliefs, they might set _____ that reflect those beliefs.
RULES
Rules can be implicit or explicit, and depending on how well the family teaches the religious beliefs and expectations, the rules set might be either.