HD 382 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Socioeconomic Status, Anxiety, Major Depressive Disorder

• School: University of Alabama
• Department: Human Development and Family Studies
• Course: HD 382
• Professor: Curtness- Smith

Document Summary

Theoretical foundations of parenting: family systems theory, bronfenbrenner"s ecological systems. Idea that the family is a system comprised of several different subsystems that influence one another: outlines processes by which families: Set and achieve goals: make decisions, make rules for behaviors, deal with change, wholeness, family is comprised of subsystems, marital subsystem, mother/father, parent-child subsystems, mother/child 1, father/child 1, mother/child 2, father/child 2, mother/child 3, father/child 3. Sibling subsystems: child1/child2, child2/child3, child1/child3, family is the unit of analysis, not an individual, to understand the family, one must understand the entire system, not just one individual. Interdependence: ripple effects across individuals and subsystems-- that is, if something affects one member or subsystem, it affects other members and/or subsystems, patterns of interactions. Found in rules, roles, and communication styles: each subsystem might have very different interactions, rules, define acceptable, appropriate behavior, effective rules outline consequences for unacceptable behaviors, explicit rules. Stated out loud; more healthy for family members.