Family Life Cycle

Question 1

Occurs as 1 family member moves through different stages over a period of time

Answer 1

Adaptation

Question 2

set of predictable steps or patterns and developmental tasks families undergo within a given time frame

Answer 2

Family life cycle

Question 3

Time period in the life of a family that has a unique structure

Answer 3

Family stage

Question 4

Shift from one family stage to another

Answer 4

Transition

Question 5

Evelyn Duvall’s 1957 model with a “distinctive role complex”

Answer 5

9-stage cycle

Question 6

1999 model by Carter and McGoldrick involving Family of Origin

Answer 6

8-stage cycle

Question 7

Most widely used family cycle by Lauer and Goldberg

Answer 7

6-stage cycle

Question 8

Shortest model developed by various authors

Answer 8

5-stage cycle

Question 9

Stage 1

Answer 9

Leaving home:

UNATTACHED YOUNG ADULT

Question 10

Emotional process in Stage 1

Answer 10

Accepting financial and emotional responsibility for oneself

Question 11

Changes in Family Status to proceed developmentally involves:

1. Differentiation of self in relation to family of origin
2. Development of intimate peer relationships
3. Establishment of self in relationship to work and financial independence

Answer 11

Stage 1: Unattached young adult

Question 12

Stage 2

Answer 12

The joining of families through marriage:

NEW COUPLE

Question 13

Emo process in St. 2

Answer 13

Commitment to the new system

Question 14

Changes in Family Status to proceed developmentally involves:

1. Formation of the marital system
2. Realignment of relationships with extended families and friends to include the spouse

Answer 14

Stage 2: New couple

Question 15

Stage 3

Answer 15

Becoming parents and families with children

Question 16

Emotional process in St. 3

Answer 16

Accepting new members into the system

Question 17

Changes in Family Status to proceed developmentally involves:

1. Adjusting the marital system to make space for children
2. Joining in child-rearing and financial and household tasks
3. Realignment of relationships with the extended family to include parenting and grandparenting roles

Answer 17

Stage 3: becoming parents & families with children

Question 18

Stage 4

Answer 18

The family with adolescents

Question 19

Emotional process in St. 4

Answer 19

Increasing flexibility of family boundaries

to include children’s independence and grandparents’ frailties

Question 20

Changes in Family Status to proceed developmentally involves:

1. Shifting of parent-child relationships to permit adolescents to move in and out of system
2. Focus on midlife marital and career issues

Answer 20

Stage 4: Family w/ Adolescents

Question 21

Stage 5

Answer 21

Launching family

Question 22

Emotional process in St. 5

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Accepting a multitude of exits from and entries into the system

Question 23

Changes in Family Status to proceed developmentally involves:

1. Beginning shift toward joint caring for the older generation
2. Renegotiation of marital status as a dyad
3. Development of adult-to-adult relationships between grown-up offspring and their parents
4. Realignment of relationships to include in-laws and grandchildren
5. Dealing with the disabilities and death of grandparents

Answer 23

Stage 5: Launching Family

Question 24

Stage 6

Answer 24

The family in later life

Question 25

Emotional process in St. 6

Answer 25

Accepting the shifting generational roles

Question 26

Changes in Family Status to proceed developmentally involves:

1. Maintaining own and/ or couple functioning and interests in the face of physiological decline
2. Support for a more central role of middle generation
3. Making room in the system for the wisdom and experience of the elderly and supporting the older generation
4. Dealing with the loss of spouse, siblings, and peers; preparation for one’s own death
5. Life review and integration

Answer 26

Stage 6: Accepting the shifting generational roles