Download CHFS 3920 | POLS 1101 - American Government and more Quizzes Local Government Studies in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 adaptation DEFINITION 1 How the family reorganizes its structure in response to internal demands and external social or environmental events TERM 2 Alliance DEFINITION 2 a pattern of interaction formed when two family members share an interest with one another that is not shared by others TERM 3 Boundaries DEFINITION 3 within the structural model, definitions of who is in the system and its subsystems. Boundaries regulate how family members are to interact with one another. TERM 4 Coalition DEFINITION 4 an interactional pattern characterized by one family member siding with a second member against a third TERM 5 context DEFINITION 5 the set of circumstances of facts that surround a particular events, situation, individuals, or family TERM 6 Cross-generational coalition DEFINITION 6 an inappropriate alliance between one parent and a child against the other parent undermines the executive functions and authority of the parental subsystem TERM 7 Disengagement DEFINITION 7 the lack of involvement among family members that results from rigid boundaries TERM 8 Enmeshment DEFINITION 8 the overinvolvement among family members that results from diffuse boundaries TERM 9 Hierarchy DEFINITION 9 The clearly distinctions between the levels of a well- organized system TERM 10 Parentification DEFINITION 10 Am imbalance in the family power and authority hierarchy the develops when power and control rest with the children, or when parents rely on their children for nurturance, support, and care