Ones power in the family affects his/her influence which can affect when and how decisions are made. In most circumstances, family members must cooperate and consider others in order for their needs to be met, even individual needs. When there are diverse individual needs, they are met with conflict, frustration, hurt, and disappointment among family members. For example, a teenager is trying hard to gain individual freedom while parents enforce restraint. A husband tries to influence his wife while the wife is trying to influence her husband. Often times understanding these patterns is more…