Family

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Types of trends affecting the family's structure and development

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demographic

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The identifying of one family member as "the problem" within a family unit with disturbed internal dynamics

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scapegoating

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Theoretical framework that views the family as a social system with members who have specific roles and functions

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structural function

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A continuous disruption, disorganization or incapacitation in the family social system

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family crisis

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Healthier when it is clear, honest,direct congruent, and specific, and when the family is able to use it as a mechanism to resolve conflict

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communication

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A type of health risk defined by the pattern of personal health habits and risk behaviors of the individual or family

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life style risk

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Patterns of expected behaviors

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roles

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A type of family that has needs or stresses in several areas simultaneousness: development, support, illness, internal functioninng, etc.

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multiproblem

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Theory that provides insight into how family members behave toward one another, society, and the community

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role

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Exist around the system to handle exchange between the family and the environment

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boundaries

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A type of health risk determined by the relationship between family financial resources and demands on those resources

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economic

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Factors that determine or influence whether or not disease or other unhealthy results occur.

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health risks

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Family unit cosisting of a father, mother, their children, and exhibiting a sexual division of labor

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nuclear

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A single dwelling occupoied by and individual or a group of 2 or more individuals, related or unrelated

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household

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Events that generally are expectecd to occur at a particular stage of development or of the lifespan

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normative

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Available to most families from within and outside the family, but family must be able to use them

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resources

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Theoretical framework where family is a unit that is viewed as a whole and composed of members whose interaction patterns are the focus of attention

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systems

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Theoretical framework that focuses on the family as a unit of interacting personalities by examining communication processes

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Interactional

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Process of assessing hte presence of specific factors associated with an increased likelihood of illness

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Health Risk Appraisal

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Results from clear role definition and appropriate rules

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Power

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A growth responsibility that arises at a certain stage in the life of a family

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Developmental Task

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Each member of the family belongs to several simultaneously

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Subsystems

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Events that are not anticipated to occur with any predictability

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Non-normative

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Normative or nonnormative events that can increase the risk for illness and disability

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LIfe events

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Type of family who are at special risk because of the intensity and clustering of stressors associated with certain life events

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vulnerable

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Flexibility and resilience necessary for a family to be able to cope with changing demands

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adaptability

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A unit or system of interacting personalities with structure and process

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family

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A schematic representation of a family, the family unit, and other generations

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Genogram

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A type of health risk determined by type of living environment and neighborhood resources

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social

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Term used to describe what the family does. Focuses on the process used by the family to achieve its goals.

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function

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Family unit including relatives in addition to the nuclear family.

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extended

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A term used to describe the ongoing membership of the family and the pattern of relationships within the family.

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structure

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Family unit including parents with unrelated children from prior relationships into a new joint living situation.

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blended

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Related to cultural socioeconomic groups. Provide some stability, rules, and guidelines.

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values

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A factor which greatly strains a family's ability to cope with life events and stress.

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poverty