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NUR151-FamilyLife
NUR151 - Family Life
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| General Systems Theory | group of units so combined as to form a whole & to operate in unison; a complex of interacting components - A human body; a family; a football team; A/V system; the government |
| Dynamic Systems | all living things & social groups are dynamic (self evolving or growing) |
| Dynamic Systems | all living things and social groups are dynamic (self evolving or growing |
| Open system | has unlimited number of ever-changing dynamics - more open the system the less predictable the outcome of any change in a system |
| Closed | react w/predictable outcome - Temperature regulating mechanism in the human body is a relatively closed system |
| Trust Versus Mistrust (Birth to 1 Year) | Develops trust following consistency in caregiving/nurturing interactions - Distinguishes self from environment |
| Autonomy Versus Shame and Doubt (1 to 3 Years) | Begins to communicate likes/dislikes - Increasingly independent in thoughts/actions - Appreciates body appearance/function - dressing, feeding, talking, and walking |
| Initiative Versus Guilt (3 to 6 Years) | Identifies w/gender, Enhances self-awareness, Increases language skills, including identification of feelings |
| Industry Versus Inferiority (6 to 12 Years) | Incorporates feedback from peers & teachers - Increases self-esteem w/new skill mastery (e.g., reading, math) - aware of strengths & limitations |
| Identity Versus Role Confusion (12 to 20 Years) | Accepts body changes/maturation - Examines attitudes, values, & beliefs; establishes goals for future - Feels positive about expanded sense of self |
| Intimacy Versus Isolation (Mid-20s to Mid-40s) | Has stable, positive feelings about self - Experiences successful role transitions & increased responsibilities |
| Generativity Versus Self-Absorption (Mid-40s to Mid-60s) | Able to accept changes in appearance & physical endurance - Reassesses life goals - Shows contentment with aging |
| Ego Integrity Versus Despair (Late 60s to Death) | Feels positive about life & meaning - Interested in providing a legacy for next generation |
| The more open the system, the more | tolerance it has for stress & less likely psychosocial or psychosocial dysfunction |
| Family | Two or more related people living together who have a commitment to one-an-other |
| Family of origin | family unto which a person is born; includes immediate family members & other consistent members of household |
| Nuclear family | new family created by a couple & their children (including children from pervious marriages = blended family) |
| Extended family | family network beyond family of origin or nuclear family - relatives and/or in-laws |
| Flexibility | ability to recognize need to change as members move through family life cycle - ability to come up w/available options to cope w/situation that requires change |
| The more flexible the family is | the more open system is to differences & new ideas w/o family members feeling threatened or fearful to losing control or their identity |
| Single Young Adult Stage | accepting separation from parents & responsibility for self - Forming separate identity, Establishing intimate peer relationships, Advancing toward fin independence |
| Newly Married Couple Stage | Goal is commitment to new system - Establishing new identity as couple, Realigning relationships w/members of extended family, decisions about having children |
| Family With Young Children Stage | accepting new generation of members into system - Adjusting marital relationship to parental responsibilities while preserving couple relationship |
| Family With Adolescents Stage | increase flexibility of family boundaries to include children’s independence/grandparents’ dependence |
| Launching Grown Children Stage | accept a multitude of exits from/entries into family system - renegotiations of marital system |
| Family in Later Life Stage | Accepting shifting of generational roles - Maintaining own and/or couple functioning & interest in fact of physiological decline |