labonte's model of health

Question 1

List the 8 phases of the family cycle of health and illness.

Answer 1

1) Individual and family health
2) Family vulnerability and symptom experience
3) Sick role and family appraisal
4) Medical contact and diagnoses
5) Illness career and family adjustment
6) Recovery and rehab
7) Chronic readjustment
8) Death and family reorganization

Question 2

Describe the coping tasks associated with phase one: individual and family health

Answer 2

Participation in health promoting behaviours

Participation in risk reduction behaviours

Question 3

Describe the coping tasks associated with phase two: family vulnerability and symptom experience

Answer 3

Awareness of symptoms indicating a possible illness (family decides seriousness)

Application of folk medicine: (self-medicating)

Question 4

Describe the coping tasks associated with phase three the sick role and family appraisal.

Answer 4

acceptance of the sick role by the family and ill member

adjustment or adaptation to the sick role

respond to the situation

Question 5

Describe the coping tasks associated with phase four: medical contact and diagnosis

Answer 5

establish relationship with HCP

gather information about the diagnosis

acceptance of the diagnosis

Question 6

Describe the coping tasks associated with phase five: Illness carrer and family adjustment/adaptation.

Answer 6

acceptance of the treatment plan

family reorganization and role changes

maintenance of relationship with HCP

Question 7

Describe the coping tasks associated with phase six: recovery and rehabilitation

Answer 7

Relinquishment of sick role

adapt to newly defined normal or re-establish old family system

Question 8

Describe the coping tasks associated with phase seven: chronic adjustment/adaptation.

Answer 8

Family and individual learn to modify and learn new patterns, skills, and roles and mainatain a sense of control

redefine sense of normal

maintain relationships with HCPs

adapt to altered social relationships and stigma of disability

complete tasks of grieving process in relation to losses incurred and anticipated from disability

balance needs of the family with those of the ill individual

Question 9

Why is phase 7 a wavy line on the diagram?

Answer 9

because it is challenging, unstable, and dynamic

Question 10

Describe the coping tasks associated with phase 8: Death and family reorganization.

Answer 10

Work through grief

reorganization to fill family gap left by deceased

realignment of roles