L19: Family And Healthcare Across Lifespan

Question 1

What is the definition of family according to Giddens

Answer 1

Individual related by blood, marriage, adoption who from an economic unit, adults members are responsible for the upbringing of children

Question 2

What is the definition of family according to shama

Answer 2

People related to birth, adoption, share a common kitchen and financial resources on a regular basis

Question 3

What is the definition of family according to the office for national statistics

Answer 3

Married civil partnered or cohabiliting couple with/without children or lone parent with at least one child who live in the same address, children that are dependent/independent.

Question 4

What are the 7 family types

Answer 4

Lone parent
Nuclear transitional family 
Nuclear adopted
Nuclear same sex 
Extended
Reconstituted/blended 
Post modern

Question 5

What is a lone parent family

Answer 5

A single adult with a child

Question 6

What is a nuclear transitional family

Answer 6

Mother, farther, biological child

Question 7

What is a nuclear adapted family

Answer 7

Mother, farther and adopted child

Question 8

What is a nuclear same sex family

Answer 8

Mother/mother or farther/farther and children

Question 9

What is an extended family

Answer 9

Parents, child, grandparents, aunts, uncle, brothers and sisters and grandparents that live together

Question 10

What is a reconstituted/blended family

Answer 10

At least one adult has a child from a previous relationship living together with other adult

Question 11

What is a post modern family

Answer 11

Not just extended or nuclear family

Question 12

What are some of the family aspects seen by people

Answer 12

Bringing up children is part of being a family
Socialisation as family teaches norms and rules of behaviour
Relationship with biological, marriage or sexual kind
Microcosm: everyone has defined roles e.g man is breadwinner and women is home maker
Economical unit so family bring and share resources

Question 13

How is the pattern of families changing

Answer 13

• lone parents increase
• having children at a later age
• increase in cohabiliting families i.e parents that are not marries
• increase in same sex families
• moe people living alone

Question 14

What is the definition of a household

Answer 14

Group of people that share a living space

Question 15

Is household the same as family

Answer 15

No

Question 16

What is household more about

Answer 16

Sharing that can intentional i.e with friends or unintentionally i.e shared house because its cheap

Question 17

What is a multiple family household

Answer 17

Parents move back to their own parents house 
Or 
Older parents move in with children 
Or 
Different families living together

Question 18

What are the different stages within a family lifecycle

Answer 18

1) unattached adult
2) newly married couple
3) family with young children
4) family with adolescents
5) launching children and moving on
6) family in later life

Question 19

What is the unattached adult about

Answer 19

Separate from parents and become independent

Question 20

What is a newly married couple stage but

Answer 20

Committing to a new family system

Question 21

What is the family with young children about

Answer 21

Accepting a new generation

Question 22

What is the family with adolescents about

Answer 22

Increase flexibility of family boundaries to accommodate developing children independence

Question 23

What is launching children and moving on about

Answer 23

Accepting exiting family members

Question 24

What is family in later life about

Answer 24

Accepting shifting generational roles e.g children look after parents

Question 25

What are the implication to changes in family to health

Answer 25

Later childbirth risk
Ageing population
Vulnerable people lack support from NHS
More people living alone

Question 26

How does family determine health

Answer 26

• genetic transmission of disease
• healthy/unhealthy lifestyle
• attitude to health and illness
• body image

Question 27

How can family members become involved in the care of a members illness

Answer 27

At onset of illness can prompt to GP
Manage lines to alleviate symptoms
In chronic illness become the carer
Interacting with health services on their behalf i.e descsion making

Question 28

According to transella what are the 3 indications that family is unable to cope with the patients illness

Answer 28

1) family fails to expected care function
2) family member has a physical or psychological breakdown
3) non compliance

Question 29

What are the 2 types of family relationships

Answer 29

Centripetal (close knit ) type

Centrifugal (pulling apart) type

Question 30

What is a centripetal type of family

Answer 30

Members socialise a lot
Minimise conflict
Discourage movement towards autonomy

Question 31

What is a centrifugal type of family

Answer 31

Socialise outside of family
Less communication
Discourage dependence

Question 32

What is the family reaction to illnes

Answer 32

1) daily pattern of family life is disturbed
2) centripetal effect
3) illness becomes chronic or person recovers and family returns to normal

Question 33

What are the effects on the family when illness becomes chronic

Answer 33

Family becomes more centripetal or centrifugal
Family life is organised around linens
Family may cut down involving in community to avoid stigma
Divorce
All attention given to the ill so other members are neglected
Exclude ill person from family by institulasing them

Question 34

What are the implications of a centripetal family in healthcare

Answer 34

Distrust medical advice
Indiviual autonomy at risk
Illness is excuse to shut off the world

Question 35

What are the implications to a centrifugal family

Answer 35

Family may not give support
Lack of understand
Resentment towards ill who makes things difficult