family life cycle Flashcards
influence of the family on health (6)
genetics source of information financiers/decision makers support group cause of illness role models
individual medicine focus (3)
eating habits
Improve nutritional intake
Exercise advice
family medicine focus (4)
individual medicine focus
eating habits of family members
exercise in other family members
how to encourage patient/rest of family to mantain healthy lifestyle
an emotional and intellectual stages one passes through as a member of a family
a conceptual tool for understanding family development
family life cycle
stages of family life cycle (6)
unattached young adult newly married couple family with young children family with adolescents launching family family in later years
order of change:
mastery and adaptation
tasks needed to be done within a stage
“need to DO”
first order change
order of change:
occur between stages
transformation of an individual’s status/role
“need to BE”
second order changes
stage of family life cycle:
accepting of parent-offspring separation
1st order: social contact, employment, living accommodations
2nd order: differentiation of self, establishment of self in work, developent of intimate peer relationship
unattached young adult
stage of family life cycle:
transition stage
joining of families
marital system
1st order: establish residence, fanancial stability, sexual relations, proper comunication, family planning
2nd order: formation of marital system, realignment or relationships
newly married couple
stage of family life cycle:
pregnancy with first child
1st order: improved residence, financial stability
2nd order: acceptance of parenting roles
family with young children
stage of family life cycle:
transition stage
1st order: increasing flexibility of boundaries to include children’s independence
2nd degree: shifting of parent-child relationships, refocus on midlife and career issues, beginning shift toward taking care of older generation
family with adolescents
stage of family life cycle:
start: when 1st child leaves home
end: when last child leaves home
1st order: multiple entries and exits within the family system
2nd order: dyad marital system, development of adult-adult relationships, in-laws and grandchildren, dealing with diasbilities, death or fmily members
launching family
stage of family life cycle:
start: departure of last child
end: death of parents
elderly parents should accept shifting of general goals
family in later years
