chapter 15

Question 1

filial responsibility

Answer 1

respecting and caring for elderly relatives

Question 2

McCubbin and Patterson descrobe how pressure can disrupt a family system in threestages:

Answer 2

1. stage of resistance: deny or avoid
2. stage of restructuring: family members recognize reality and reorganize their lives
3. stage of consolidation: new roles can be permanent, new ways of thinking can emerge

Question 3

family-systems illness model (Rolland)

Answer 3

To be effective, a biopsychosocial model must consider the type of illness, the people in the family system that influence the illness, and the well being of the patient. the family must understand the situation and make changes to continue functioning as a family.

Question 4

Olssen & Stewart about family functioning

Answer 4

cohesion, adaptability and communication is important for family functioning. Balance leads to better adaptation.

Question 5

caring for a partner has more negative effects on a man or woman?

Answer 5

woman

Question 6

over caring can lead to..

Answer 6

conditioning the patient to assume the sick role and can lead to less self-efficacy and depression.

Question 7

are women better caregivers?

Answer 7

not entirely, but are more sensitive to the changing need for care, which means they provide better and more positive support in difficult times.

Question 8

caregivers positive aspects

Answer 8

expierence small positives than small negative moments in daily life with the patient. depepends on the type of disease. the uplift have a buffering effect against the effect of the hassles.

Question 9

Care Giver efficacy inventory

Answer 9

measure self-efficacy of the caregiver. most important are taking care of youself and dealing with ifficult interactions and emotions. yoiu must have time for yourself and your emotions.

Question 10

Protective buffer

Answer 10

caregivers do not always show their true emotions to protect the patient. as buffering increased, stress in the patient also increased. but it had no effect on tjhe relationship

Question 11

what is important to remember when you’re a caregiver for your partner?

Answer 11

to show more expressions of gratitude. The quality of a relationship can moderate the effects of coping. Relation ship quality goes hand in hand with the motivation to continue caring for the patient.

Question 12

Couple identity

Answer 12

Integrating the relationship into your self-concept mediates the effect of experienced load.