Theories
This theory posits that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts
Family Systems Theory
Verbal and behavioral expressions of care and affection in a relationship. They are similar to "love languages"
Relational currencies
____ ____ are patterned events that produce and reproduce negative family dynamics, family relationships, and family identity
Negative rituals
Communication is ____, meaning it involves verbal and non-verbal interactions between sender(s) and receiver(s)
Transactional
Belief systems, problem solving, and communication patterns are a part of which model?
Family Resilience Model
This theory views development as a complex interplay between humans and their environment. It posits that as environments change, humans change; and vice versa
Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Systems Theory
A multigenerational family tree that depicts family relationships visually (like a family map/diagram)
Genogram
Communication rules can be transmitted both ____ and ____. Sometimes, they are openly negotiated and other times, they reflect broader, undefined expectations.
Explicitly, Implicitly
This type of stress emerges from significant events or circumstances that disrupt life patterns and cannot be foreseen
Unpredictable stress
This model includes three dimensions - cohesion, adaptability, and communication - which together explain family bonds, leadership, roles, and interaction patterns as families navigate changes
Olson Circumplex Model
___ ___ is the process of responding to challenges and engaging in behaviors to repair, sustain, and maintain romantic relationships
Marital resilience
____ ____ are communication events that are voluntary, recurring, and include patterns of "jointly enacted performance by family members that pay homage to what they regard as sacred.." These events help produce family identity.
Family rituals
Communication involves negotiating and exchanging ____ ____, which help reduce confusion and misunderstandings
Shared meanings
Exposure to events that threaten our life and safety refer to _____. Everyone experiences this over the course of their life.
Traumatic stress
This communication theory reflects the notion that "what is said in the family stays in the family"
Communication privacy management theory
The amount of ____ a person has in the relationship reflects their capacity to make decisions and influence the attitudes and behaviors of their partner in relation to various subjects/topics/tasks
Power
These types of family secrets help to protect family members from potential threat if the information could be used against someone in the family
Defense secrets
While ____ ____ refers to communication and interactions between people with equal status or power, ___ ____ refers to communication and interactions where there are power differences
Horizontal communication, Vertical communication
Stressors, resources, and meaning-making are a part of which model?
ABC-X Model
This theoretical concept explains how larger social and cultural factors impact development and change
Macrosystem
Positivity, openness, and assurances are 3 types of maintenance behaviors discussed in class. What are 2 others?
Social networks, Sharing tasks, and/or Confirmation
____ ____ are formed when a group of family members develop unique social interaction patterns
Family networks
While the ____ level of shared meanings contains information about what is shared, the ____ level indicates how information should be interpreted or understood (more reliance on non-verbal cues)
Content , Relationship
This type of loss is unclear and has no closure. It either involves a sense of "leaving without a goodbye" (Type I) or "a goodbye without leaving" (Type II)
Ambiguous Loss