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Systems Theory Concepts 1 Systems Theory Concepts: A Personal Understanding Eéngah K. Gruetzke Northcentral University

Systems Theory Concepts 2 Systems theory concepts play an important role in the field of marriage and family therapy and are viewed as the core to this field. A few of the concepts from this week’s learning materials that stood out to me include positive vs. negative feedback, open vs. closed systems, morphogenesis and morphostasis. Though I will be incorporating other concepts, these were a few that I found interesting, and some provided me with a new understanding of the concepts. In this paper I will be reviewing systems theory concepts and providing my understanding of the concepts that stood out to me. I have heard terms such as homeostasis in a science class, I have heard of positive and negative feedback, and linear/circular causality however after reviewing a few of these concepts I now have a new understanding for them. I will admit, while reviewing the systems theory terminology definitions I was confused with the definition provided for positive vs. negative feedback as my understanding of this concept was pertaining to positive or negative feedback on assignments; this was also an example Dr. Billings used in the review video labeled SFBT. By the end of the short video, Dr. Billings provided me with a new understanding of positive vs.

Systems Theory Concepts 3 negative feedback. An example of a woman who is taking a pregnancy test, was used to explain positive feedback vs. negative feedback. Let’s say the woman takes a pregnancy test and it comes back negative, this would mean that she is not pregnant and there is no change, whereas if the pregnancy test is positive then a change has occurred as the woman is pregnant (negative feedback = no change, positive feedback = change). As I continued to finish this video, I came across the concept of a miracle question and identifying exceptions which are two ways for a solution focus therapist to elicit positive feedback from their clients. The miracle question though there are many versions of it, it seeks to know how the patients life would be if their problem/s would disappear. Whereas identifying questions aid the patient/s with viewing themselves in a different light and how their actions change given a circumstance; for example, if a couple had problems with feeling connected to one another, a solution focus therapist could ask their patients to provide a time in the past week where they felt connected to their partner. The next concept in this video includes first-order vs. second order change. The first order change is a straightforward solution to a specific problem and though it will change the patients behavior, it does not change their system, and it allows for the system (the couple) to continue functioning in the same manner as before however with a small change. Second order change on the other hand does require for the entire system to change; in order for this to happen the therapist would have to discuss the issues that the couple is facing and would assist them in redirecting their focus from problem focus to solution focus language. When this happens the couple will shift how they feel about the problem they have and look at the situation in a new perspective thus leading them away from feeling homeless or overwhelmed to feeling hope for change.

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