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Define Family Forms
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Are patterns of people considered by family members to be included in the family.
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Name some examples of family forms.
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Nuclear Family- Husband, Wife, Kids
Extended Family- relatives, aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents Single-Parent Family Blended Family-Divorced parents re-marry, step-kids, etc Alternative Patterns of Relationships- Grandparents caring for children, adults living alone with no kids, cohabitating partners, or homosexual couples. |
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What is a "sandwich" generation?
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Children who end up having to take care of their own children and their elderly parents.
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What are four factors that social scientists claim to be threats or concerns facing the family.
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1) Changing economic status
2) Homelessness 3) family violence 4) the presence of acute or chronic illness |
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What is the fastest growing section of homelessness?
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Families with children.
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What are the five realms/processes of family life in the Family Health System model?
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1) Interactive
2) Developmental 3) Coping 4) Integrity 5) Health |
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What are the developmental stages of family?
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1) Expansion
2) Contraction 3) Realignment |
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What does structure mean in relation to a family?
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Structure is based on the ongoing membership of the family and the pattern of relationshi[s; which are numerous. Examples are:
Wife-Husband Mother-Son Mother-Daughter |
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What is function in relation to families?
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Functioning is what the family does. Specific functional aspects include the way a family produces, interacts, cooperates to meet economic standards. Communication also enhances functioning.
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Explain crisis-proof and crisis-prone families.
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Crisis-proof is able to combine the need for stability with the need for growth and change. The crisis-prone family lacks control over their environment.
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Define hardiness and resiliency in relation to families.
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Hardiness is the internal strength and durability of a family. Resiliency is the ability of a family to bounce back when they are experiencing stressful events.
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Family as Context
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Your primary focus is on the health and development of an individual member existing within a family. It is important to assess how much the individual depends on the family to provide his/her basic needs.
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Family as Client
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Family processes and relationships (parenting or family caregiving) are the primary focuses of nursing care. You want to focus on maintaining and reaching family and individual health.
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Family as a System
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When you utilize family as a client and family as a context simultaneously.
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