Adolescent Development Family Relationships and Peer Influences Qs&As
2 Key Principles Involved in the Family Systems - ANS-The first principle in the family systems approach
is that each member of a system affects every other member of the system, and each relationship in the
system affects every other relationship. The second principle is that any change in a family member or
relationship results in a disequilibrium or imbalance that remains until the family system adjusts to the
change.
Family Systems Approach - ANS-An approach to understanding family functioning that emphasizes how
each relationship within the family influences the family as a whole.
Dyadic Relationships - ANS-A relationships between 2 persons.
Disequilibrium - ANS-In the family systems approach, this term is used in reference to a change that
requires adjustments from family members.
Stage Parents are in When Children are Adolescents - ANS-Parents are usually in midlife, a stage of
development between 40 and 60.
Proportion of Adolescents in Industrial Societies have Siblings - ANS-Four-Fifths
5 Common Sibling Relationships - ANS-The caregiver, the buddy relationship, the critical relationship,
the rival relationship, and the casual relationship.
Caregiver Relationship - ANS-Between siblings, a relationship in which one sibling serves parental
functions for the other.
Buddy Relationship - ANS-Between siblings, a relationship in which they treat each other as friends.