Review Friedman for the definitions of the following terms. Definitions will facilitate your progress in completing the family assessment assignment and your understanding of the terminology will be evident in your family assessment. Refer to the Long form of the Friedman Family Assessment Model for chapter references for each term.
Family
Genogram
Ecomap
Role structure
Power structure
Functional communication patterns
Dysfunctional communication patterns
Power
Authority
Decision-making
Family power bases
Formal roles
Informal roles
Family values
Family norms
Family rules
Attachment Diagram
Separateness
Connectedness
Bonding
Attachment
Refer to the following "group" terms as you complete your readings in Sampson & Marthas. Definitions will facilitate your progress in completing the group assessment assignment and your understanding of the terminology will be evident in your group assessment.
Group
Pseudocontingency
Asymmetry
Mutuality
Group attraction
Group cohesiveness
Group structure
Role structure
Communication structure
Power structure
Attraction structure
Group norms
System
Input
Output
Equilibrium
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