H_D 204 1nd Edition Lecture 6 Outline of Last Lecture I. What is CommunicationII. CommunicatingIII. Levels of CommunicatingIV. Dialectical TensionsV. Dialectical ManagementOutline of Current Lecture II. Purpose of CommunicationIII. Dimension of Family BehaviorIV. CohesionV. Levels of CohesionVI. Parenting StylesVII. Family FlexibilityVIII. Levels of Family FlexibilityIX. The Circumplex ModelCurrent Lecture- Purpose of Communication:o Establishes a pattern of cohesion. Identify boundaries. Open or closed to new ideas. Openness to new relationships.o Establishes patterns of adaptability. Styles of leadership. Order. Decision-making.- Dimension of Family Behavior:o Family cohesion.o Family flexibility.o Family communication.- Cohesion:o Emotion bonding that family members have toward one another. Disengaged. Enmeshed.- Levels of Cohesion:These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.o Disengaged – extreme separateness, little family loyalty.o Connected – emotional independence, some involvement and belonging.o Cohesive – emotional closeness, loyalty, involvement, and belonging.o Enmeshed – extreme closeness, loyalty, little to no individuality.- Parenting Styles:o Authoritarian – high levels of control, low warmth.o Authoritative – balance of control and warmth.o Permissive – low level of control, high in warmth.- Family Flexibility:o Allows families to change and adapt by creating shared meanings. Some adapt fluidly with ease. Some are rigid, cannot adapt easily. Some change too much (no stability).o Family flexibility (adaptability) – how family systems manage stability and change. Rigid families = low. Chaotic families = high.- Levels of Family Flexibility:o Rigid – autocratic decision-making styles and strict roles and rules.o Structure – authoritarian, some equalitarian leadership and stable roles and rules.o Flexible – negotiation and decision-making and easily changed roles and rules.o Chaotic – no leadership, confused decision-making and varied roles and rules.- The Circumplex Model:o Crossing the axes of flexibility and cohesion, Olson created this model to better understand the family
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