Using systems theory to guide your thinking, describe two reasons why a group system is similar to a forest ecosystem.
What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary but may include: In an ecosystem, populations interact and function as a whole as populations feed off one another and share resources. Similarly, in groups individual members interact and function as a whole group system. Also, like populations thrive or weaken depending on the health and functioning of the ecosystem as a whole, so will each member’s growth, learning and productivity depend on the functioning of the whole group.
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A) ?relieved B) ?comfortable C) ?pleased D) ?overjoyed E) ?ashamed or embarrassed
Inpatient treatment for anorexia nervosa typically focuses initially on which of the following?
a. resolving the underlying emotional challenges that contributed to the eating disturbance b. healing interpersonal challenges with the individual’s family and peers c. changing the individual’s eating behavior d. providing skills for relaxation and coping that do not involve disordered eating
The process in and by which a client’s feelings and perceptions about someone are shifted to the counselor is an important concept in psychoanalytic theory termed _______.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Minuchin conceptualized a family as a single system that also had multiple subsystems. All of the following would be considered a subsystem, EXCEPT:
a. couple b. parents c. sibling d. pets