a. Social System- A group of people who are related (does not have to be biologically) to each other.
b. Causation- Problems don’t often have one specific cause. They might have multiple causes that lead to multiple problems.
c. Energy- Activities that occur within a system.
d. Homeostasis- An unchanging reaction to new inputs (energies).
e. Boundary- Limits that help define a social system. Help determine who is who and who is in charge.
f. Linkage- the relationship between two people or systems.
g. Open System- Systems that interact with the outside and are willing to accept new things.
h. Closed System- Systems that are isolated and not willing to accept unknown things.
i. Triangulation- When …show more content…
Tara wants the counselor to tell Jason how she feels, for example, how if he doesn’t “stop having such a close relationship with his mother”, his wife will likely leave him. Jason has also made it seem as if he hasn’t communicated how important his mother is to him, but also how their relationship isn’t perfect either. Sometimes they “yell or get upset with each other”. He also admits that he wishes his mom had more hobbies or friends so she wasn’t so involved with his life. So there are a few different third parties that get in the way of Jason and Tara’s communication. The counselor is one and Jason’s mother is the other. Tara wants to communicate with the counselor about how she feels about Jason, which is good, but she also needs to tell Jason how she feels and how important this issue really is to her. Jason needs to listen to Tara without getting defensive of his mother. He should also let Tara know why his mother is important to him and explain to her how he feels about the situation. Jason should continue and let his mother know he wishes she would give him more space and maybe occupy herself with “hobbies or friends”. His mother should respect Jason and Tara’s marriage and not make Tara feel poorly about