Exam 1
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smashleybb on February 21, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Family | Self-defined Created/maintained through interaction Voluntary and involuntary relationships Boundaries Evolves over time |
| Family Types | Families-of-Origin Nuclear Families Gay/Lesbian Families Extended Families Stepfamilies Single-Parent Families Couples (cohabitating or married) |
| Factors in Determining Stepfamily Types | Parenting Managing change Separating the first and second marriages Dealing with nonresidential parent |
| Modern Step Family | Formed through divorce Vulnerable to dissolution Cultural changes Changing gender roles Unique type of marriage Purpose: fill knowledge gaps |
| Neotraditionalist Stepfamily | Challenge of stepfamily life: building satisfying marriage Middle ground: shared values, beliefs, styles Reasons it contributes to marital satisfaction and stability: - Pride of joint authorship - Zone of comfort - Stabilizer |
| Matriarchal Stepfamily | Parenting dominated by mother - Monitor role Lack cohesiveness Vulnerable to change - Change-embracers Unique combination of personalities Emphasize couple activities |
| Romantic Stepfamily | Appear similar to neotraditionals Characteristics - Signature trait: unrealistic expectations 2 reasons for unrealistic expectations: - strong allegiance to idea of family - compensation factor |
| Ghostbusting | Avoiding the ghosts of marriage past - Active listening - Open and encouraged disclosure |
| Parenting Task in Stepfamilies | - Decide when to integrate the stepfather in the child's life - Decide what type of relationship to build - Child's attitude toward the nonresidential parent - Child's gender |
| Family Stories | - Family members as subjects - Sequence of events - Significance - Performance - Fluidity - Meaning is negotiated |
| Functions of Family Stories | - Connect past/present/future - Build identity - Teach lessons and morals - Negotiate dialectical tensions - Reflect developmental tasks - Establish boundaries |
| Types of Family Stories | - Courtship - Birth - Survival |
| Family Rituals | - Recurring, patterned communication event - Produce and reproduce family culture and identity - Link generations together |
| Adoption Story Themes | - Dialectical tensions - Destiny - Compelling connection - Rescue - Legitimacy of adoption |
| Systems Theory | - Wholeness (Family as a system) - Interdependence (How things will affect others) - Hierarchy (Interpersonal subsystems - mom/dad. dad/son) - Boundaries/Openness (Visible or Invisible) - Calibration/Feedback (Response to change) - Equifinality (Same goal achieved through various means) |
| Dialectics | Ongoing tensions with contradictory impulses Three common dialectical tensions in families: - Novelty/Predictability - Autonomy/Connection - Openness/Protection |
| Attachment Theory | - Explain/predict bonding and behavior - Behavior in adulthood is based on availability/responsiveness of caregiver - Stable patterns of attachment form |
| Attachment Styles (View of Self, View of Others) | - Preoccupied (upper left) - Fearful (lower left) - Secure (upper right) - Dismissive (lower right) |
| Social Exchange Theory | Economic terms: costs and rewards Worth of relationship= cost - rewards Positive relationships Negative relationships Comparison level (CL) Comparison level of alternatives (CLalt) |
| Expressing Intimacy | - Declaration of commitment - Positive absolute statements - Private language - Messages of comfort and support - Playfulness - Nonverbal intimacy and sexuality - Self-disclosure |
| Marital Middle Ground | Challenge of stepfamily life: building satisfying marriage Middle Ground: shared values, beliefs, and styles - Pride of joint authorship - Zone of comfort - Stabilizer |
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