In family systems theory, the tendency toward homeostasis means that
a. family members fill predictable roles.
b. everything in the family system is in agreeable balance.
c. the status quo is reinforced and deviation from family norms is punished.
d. everyone in the family system is operating at his or her highest and most satisfying level.
e. the optimal level of family functioning can never be reached.
Question 2
What characteristic of a family system likens it to a machine?
a. When something is broken, it takes someone from outside of the system to intervene on its behalf.
b. It is stable and resilient over time.
c. Parts of its functioning are distinguishable from other parts to the degree that therapy can focus on the most pertinent issue.
d. Once it is broken through such life events as divorce or death, there is little likelihood that it can be restored to its original level of functioning.
e. Its functioning is a composite of the functioning of all its parts.
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