Homework: Worksheet Family Dynamics
As a mental health worker, it is essential to understand the family systems: Individuals and their roles and boundaries. This homework will help you understand how to analyze a family system.
Cite two to four sources (in addition to the textbook) to support your answers.
• After viewing the What's Eating Gilbert Grape film and reading the "What's Eating Gilbert Grape Case Study," answer the following prompts:
• Explain how the family of origin dynamics caused the family structure of Gilbert's family (200-250 words).
• Explain what the viewer doesn't know about Gilbert's family (200-250 words):
• Hypothesize about what leads to the mental health/social issues in Gilbert's family (100-150 words):
o Suicide
o Obesity
o Poverty
o Sexual promiscuity
• Using Gilbert's family system, select three of the following of Bowen's theories and explain how they are present in the Gilbert's family. Provide examples (75 to 100 words each):
o Triangles
o Nuclear Family Emotional Process
o Family Projection Process
o Multigenerational Transmission Process
o Differentiation of Self
o Sibling Position
o Emotional Cutoff
o Emotional Process in Society
• Lastly, imagine Gilbert Grape approached you to assist his family as their mental health worker:
• Explain your approach to providing treatment for this family. What preliminary steps would you take to begin your assessment of this family? Why? (400-500 words)
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
• The answer must be using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, typed, with one-inch margins on all sides.
• The response also includes a cover page containing the student's name, the title of the homework, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
• Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.