Final Exam Flashcards
Defintion of a Family
- “family is who the members say it is
- a group of two or more persons who are linked together by intimate association, resources values and consider themselves to be family
Legal Definition of Family
relationships through blood ties, adoption, guardianship, or marriage
Biological Definition of Family
genetic biological netoworks among and between people
Sociological Definition of Family
groups of people living together with or without legal or biological ties
Psychological Definition of Family
groups with strong emotional ties
Healthy Family (what constitutes one)
- communicates and listens
- fosters table time and conversation
- Affirms and supports each member
- teaches respect respect for others
- develops sense of trust
- has a sense of play and humor
- has a balance of interaction among members
- shares leisure time
- exhibits a sense of shared responsibility
- Teaches a sense of right and wrong
- abounds in rituals and traditions
- shares a religious core
- respects the privacy of each member
- values service to others
- admits to problems and seeks help
Family Type: Nuclear Dyad
Maried couple, no children
Family Type: Nuclear
Husband, wife, children
Family Type: Binuclear
Two post divorce families with children as members of both
Family Type: Extended
Nuclear family plus blood relatives
Family Type: Blended
Husband, wife and children of previous relationships
Family Type: Single Parent
One parent and child
Family Type: Commune
Group of men, women and children
Family Type: Cohabitation
Unmarried man and woman sharing a household
Family Type: Homosexual
Same-gender couple
Family Type: Single person
One person in a household
Family Process
Definition: Family process is the ongoing interaction between family members through which they accomplish their instrumental and expressive tasks
- Family communication
- family decision making
- family rituals and routines
Family Functions
Family function relates to the larger purposes or roles of families in society-at-large.
- Affective
- Socialization
- health care
- economic
- reproductive
Family Assessment and Intervention Model: addresses three areas
- Wellness-health promotion activities - problems identification and family factors at lines of defense and resistance
- Family reaction and instability at lines of defense and resistance
- Restoration of family stability and family functioning at levels of prevention and intervention
FS3I
- Tool that helps guide nurses working with families who are undergoing stressful health events and to build on the strengths of the family
- intended for use with multiple family members
Addresses:
- primary interventions
- secondary interventions
- tertiary prevention