FAMILY AND CHILD

Quiz 1_Part 2: Family Terms and Theories You will select 4 terms or theories from this set of 15 to thoroughly define, 10 points each or 40% of the grade. Please define your selected terms or theories in a well-composed narrative. Please also include a well- developed related example for each term or theory. You can also discuss why you believe the term or theory has value to the work with children and families and the field of family psychology. Minimum length: Three complete typewritten complete paragraphs. 1. Acculturation (refer to broader theories and contexts from slides, Fine and Fincham text chapter – link

in the Syllabus and Text Folder.) 2. Ambiguous Loss (slides and Walsh text) 3. Biopsychosocial Systems Orientation (class text chapter) 4. Contextual Model/Family Culture and Family Diversity. For this definition you will discuss and

provide examples linked to two to three areas of family culture and diversity and should refer and discuss specific data demographics/charts from the slides)

5. Theories and Milestones Important to Early and Middle Childhood Development (Discuss a minimum of four areas related to development with examples)

6. Family Processes: refer to Walsh text and include citations 7. Family Stress Theories (describe two of the others that followed Rubin’s Theory: such as Double X,

FARR Theory or Burr’s and Klein’s stress levels) 8. Family Resilience Framework (Froma Walsh) 9. Family Rituals (slides and text) 10. Family Structure and Composition/Data Trends (3 examples from slides, cases and videos) 11. Family Systems Theory (slides and text) 12. Gender Theories Relevant to Family Life (select two, see related chapter in Walsh, Fine and Fincham

or a more contemporary source) 13. Intergenerational Transmission: Angels and Ghosts: Lieberman and Fraiberg (slides and reading) 14. Spiritual Beliefs and Dimensions of Family Life: (class slides and text) 15. Structural Model – discuss hierarchies and other key terms (Salvador Minuchin)