Stress and symptoms
Family life cycle influences
Family systems and the life cycle
Developing a self (examples)
100

Symptoms often start around life cycle _______, such as birth, death, marriage, etc.

What are transitions?

100

therapists must account for ______ norms around transitions to avoid pathologizing behaviors that may be their norm.

What is cultural?

100

This theorist's family systems theory places individual behavior in the context of the family across three or more generations.

Who is Bowen?

100

A father is struggling with the newborn phase of parenting and finds comfort in talking things through with his coworker, who knows him very well. What approach to developing the self is this?

What is friendship?

200

Developmental life cycle transitions, historical events, and unpredictable events are examples of _______ factors.

What is horizontal?

200

_______ factors like education, economic status, and the rise of technology influence the self within the family life cycle.

What is societal?

200

The family life cycle includes stages ranging from "unattached young adults" becoming independent to _______.

What is "family in later stages of life"?

200

A high schooler who is part of the LGBTQ+ community finds comfort in clubs at school that represent their identity and in being around people who are like them. What approach to developing the self is this?

What is belonging?

300

Poverty, racism, violence, addictions, genetics, religious beliefs, etc., are examples of _____ factors.

What is vertical?

300

_______ factors, such as economic downturns or societal changes, often influence family dynamics across generations.

What is historical?

300

The family systems theory looks at an individual's behavior and feelings as part of their family, across at least _____ generations

What is three?

300

Parents raise their son and daughter differently. They talk emotionally with their daughter, and the media, teachers, doctors, etc., treat her the same way. As she grows up, she sees herself in her relationships and her responsibility to others. What approach to developing a self is this?

What is gender?

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