family health nursing Flashcards
basic unit in society traditionally consisting of two parent rearing their children
family
a group of individuals living under one roof and usually under one head
household
a group of persons of common ancestry
clan
DEFINITION OF FAMILY
• group of persons usually living together and composed of the head and other persons related to the head by blood, marriage, or adoption
• includes both the nuclear and extended family
— National Statistical Coordination Board (2008)
DEFINITION OF FAMILY
two or more persons who are joined together by bonds of sharing and emotional closeness and who identify themselves as being part of the family
— friedman, bowden, and jones (2003)
FAMILY STRUCTURE
family formed when a child/children from a prior relationship are brought in to live with the couple
blended family
FAMILY STRUCTURE
members are not necessarily related but share the same religious beliefs, economic commodities, ideology, etc…
communal family
FORMS OF FAMILY BY INTERNAL ORGANIZATION
composed of the couple and one or several children
nuclear family
FORMS OF FAMILY BY INTERNAL ORGANIZATION
nuclear family and additional family living in one household
extended family
FORMS OF FAMILY BY INTERNAL ORGANIZATION
when a parent raised a child or children as a fruit of divorce, death of the partner, or through adoption of a child or children
single parent family
FORMS OF FAMILY BY INTERNAL ORGANIZATION
family of those newly wed couple; married couple w/o children
conjugal family
FORMS OF FAMILY BY AUTHORITY
authority within the family comes from the mother
matriarchal
FORMS OF FAMILY BY AUTHORITY
major decision-making in the family is vested in the father/husband or the eldest son
patriarchal
FORMS OF FAMILY BY AUTHORITY
decision making is a 50-50 shared between husband and wife
egalitarian family
FORMS OF FAMILY BY AUTHORITY
the temporary prolonged absence of the husband/father gives the mother/ wife temporary authority
matricentric family
functions of the family…
• provides socialization of children
• regulator of sexual behavior and activity
• social placement
• provides material and emotional security
DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES AND HEALTH TASK OF A FAMILY
• dev. task- accepting parents-offspring separation
• changes to proceed…- differentiation of self in relation to family of origin
between families-unattached young adult
DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES AND HEALTH TASK OF A FAMILY
• dev. task- commitment to a new system
• changes to proceed…- formation of marital system
joining families thru marriage: newly married couple
DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES AND HEALTH TASK OF A FAMILY
• dev. task- accepting of new generation members into the system
• changes to proceed…- taking on parenting roles
family with young children
DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES AND HEALTH TASK OF A FAMILY
• dev. task- increasing flexibility of family boundaries including children’s independence
• changes to proceed…- shifting of parent-child relationship to permit adolescents to move in and out of the system
family with adolescents
DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES AND HEALTH TASK OF A FAMILY
• dev. task- accepting multitude of exits from and entries in the family system
• changes to proceed…- realignment of relationships to include in-laws and grandchildren
launching children and moving on
DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES AND HEALTH TASK OF A FAMILY
• dev. task- accepting shifting of the generational roles
• changes to proceed…- maintaining own or couple functioning and interest in face of physiological decline, exploration of new familial and social role options, life review and integration
family in later life
characteristics of a family…
• maintains a spiritual foundation
• makes family a priority
• ask and give respect
• communicates and listens
• values service to others
• expect and offer acceptance
