Family Systems Theory This theory emerged from General Systems Theory by scholars who found it had many applications to families and other social systems. Any system is defined as a bounded set of interrelated elements exhibiting coherent behavior as a trait. (Constantine‚ 1986). Another definition is an assemblage of objects related to each other by some regular interaction or interdependence (Webster). Families are considered systems because they are made up of interrelated elements or objectives
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NOTES ON TRANSLATION CRITICISM sources: House ‘Quality’‚ House Model‚ Newmark Textbook A criticism of a translation is different from a review of a translation. Review = comment on new translations‚ description and evaluation as to whether they are worth reading and buying Criticism = a broader activity‚ analysis in detail‚ evaluating old and new translations ‚ assuming that readers know the translation Translation criticism should take into account all the factors and elements in the process
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Family Psychology Reading Response # 1 1. Summarize the main points of this paper. You can write them in bullet points. What I am looking for is what YOU thought were the key points in this paper. • This paper focused on attachment theory and the impact of close relationships on psychological development. • Children vary considerably by which attachment security remains individually consistent over time – studies have found both change and consistency in attachment classification. Theorists have
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Using the family structural theory‚ how can families created following second marriages learn to function as one? Families go through several different developmental stages‚ usually at a milestone such as marriage‚ birth‚ death‚ etc. At each stage‚ the members of the family will need to adapt to the current environment or situation and new roles and responsibilities that come with that role. Some may take longer than others may to adapt. (Edelman 152). With second marriages‚ there have already been
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Discuss the extent to which the role of the family in modern society can be explained by the conflict approach. The conflict theory is a Marxist perspective; they believe that the different classes within society create a divide with the powerful‚ wealthy ruling class exploiting the poor‚ working class. They argue that the modern family is the main reason for this and so it is a bad thing for society. Karl Marx identified three ways in which the family unit benefits the capitalist society. One
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is the family. For social workers‚ counselors‚ and psychologists‚ the growing awareness of the crucial impact of families on their clients has led to the development of family systems theory. Family systems theory is more than a therapeutic technique. It is a philosophy that searches for the causes of behavior‚ not in the individual alone‚ but in the interactions
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development‚ families also evolve and move through different stages of development. Family systems are an organized whole‚ therefore individuals within the family are interdependent. Overall family tasks are identified that need to be accomplished for each stage of family development in order to avoid disequilibrium and conflict. In the theory of family development Duvall and Miller (1985) applied the principles of individual development to the family as a unit (Stanhope & Lancaster‚ 2014‚ p. 312)
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Couples and family therapy is embedded within the foundation of systems theory which postulates “psychological problems as arising from within the individual’s present environment and the intergenerational family system” (Corey‚ Corey & Callanan‚ 2006‚ p. 438). The family systems perspective is developed with the notion that clients’ problematic behaviors may serve a purpose for the family‚ may be a function of the family’s inability to operate efficiently
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Individuals‚ subsystems‚ and whole families are demarcated by interpersonal boundaries‚ invisible barriers that regulate contact with others. Subsystems that aren’t adequately protected by boundaries limit the development of interpersonal skills achievable in these subsystems (Nichols & Schwartz‚ 2004). Consequently‚ the family should be considered as a system whose function depends on the members of this structure. Minuchin’s Family structural theory was created with subsystems that changed all
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FAMILY SYSTEMS THEORY Why study families? • Traditional psychology - problem an individual one - Externalise distress - act out - Internalise distress - withdraw Theorists - Psychoanalytic - e.g Freud - fixated at a phase due to trauma and regress to this level - Behaviourists - e.g learn inappropriate response - Attachment - insecure primary attachment • Sociological perspective Bronfenbrenner’s model - ecological approach a) Life cycle stresses
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