Mod 6

Question 1

family varies by

Answer 1

organization, discipline, and individual

Question 2

primary social agent in the promotion of health and well-being”. A family consists of two or more individuals who share a residence or live near one another;

Answer 2

Family ; World Health
Organization (1976)

Question 3

compositions comprise the collective characteristics of individuals who make up a family unit.

Answer 3

family structures

Question 4

composed of a legally married couple with their children living in the same household

Answer 4

Nuclear family

Question 5

nuclear family and relatives such as aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandparents living together in the same household

Answer 5

Extended families

Question 6

-One parent with children, as a consequence of divorce, abandonment or separation
- Elderly person left alone through death of spouse
- Never-married man or women who became a parent through adoption

Answer 6

Single-parent family

Question 7

Unmarried adult living alone in a household

Answer 7

Single adult family

Question 8

unwed mother and child living together in a single household

Answer 8

Unmarried parent and child family

Question 9

a common-law (wife) marriage with illegitimate children living together

Answer 9

Unmarried couple and child family

Question 10

unmarried couple living together for a variety of reasons (relationship, financial needs)

Answer 10

Cohabiting family

Question 11

persons of the same sex living together with or without children

Answer 11

Gay / Lesbian family

Question 12

childless legally married couple living together

Answer 12

Nuclear dyad family

Question 13

household of more than one monogamous couple with children sharing common facilities, resources, and changing value

Answer 13

Commune family

Question 14

male head as decision maker

Answer 14

Patriarchal

Question 15

female head as decision maker

Answer 15

Matriarchal

Question 16

behaviors or activities by family members that maintain the family and meet family needs, individual member needs, and society’s views of family.

Answer 16

Family functioning

Question 17

concerned with how well the family functions together as a unit.

Answer 17

Family health

Question 18

refers to the health status of a given family at a given point in time. It includes all the attitudes, beliefs, knowledge, and habits that families use to obtain, sustain, or regain maximum health.

Answer 18

Family health

Question 19

Five of the most important family universals for community health are

Answer 19

1. Every family is a small social system.
2. Every family has its own cultural values and rules.
3. Every family has structure.
4. Every family has certain basic functions.
5. Every family moves through stages in its life cycle.

Question 20

Six functions are typical of families today and are essential for the maintenance and promotion of family health:

Answer 20

:(1) providing affection
2) providing security
3) instilling identity
4) promoting affiliation
5) providing socialization
6) establishing controls.