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Unit 4 Exam F
Family
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who must identify a set of relationships as family or as a netowrk of individuals who influence each others lives? | The client |
| Can someone outside of the defined family unit be on a family insurance policy? | No |
| Any change in one part of the system requires a change in the other parts of the system. Each person in the family plays a part in the whole system in which approach? | Systems theory |
| What are the basic needs that must be met within a family stucture? | Protection, food, clothing and health care services. |
| What is the set of expectations about how a person occupying a specific position behaves? | Role |
| A Functional Family has the capacity to do what? | tolerate conflict |
| A Functional Family can adapt to adverse circumstances without doing what? | Suffering long term dysfunction or disintegration |
| What is maintained across generations and between functional family members without blurring levels of authority? | Emotional contact |
| What is the term for bringing in a third family member to settle disputes among two people in a family? | Triangulation |
| Why are differences between family members encouraged? | To promote personal growth and creativity |
| What is more highly valued than doing what is "right" or what "should" be done? | Preserving a positive emotional climate |
| What are four things that each spouse must balance to successfuly function in their role as a parent and spouse? | 1. affective expression 2. careful rational thought 3. relationship focus 4. care taking |
| What is an innate or aquired way of responding to a changing environment or a specific problem or situation? | Coping Mechanism |
| What are some internal resources for family coping? | Knowledge, skills, effective communication, sense of mutuality and purpose, use of problem solving process |
| What are some external resources for family coping? | Extended family, friends, religious affiliations, health care professionals, insurance, social services |
| Some children in dysfunctional families may attempt to parent younger siblings. Why do they do this? | To compensate for ineffective or emotionally overwhelmed parents |
| True or False: Children that exhibit poor peer relationships at school most likely come from a functional family. | False |
| True or False: A parent that works long hours or is physically absent from the home can still maintain a healthy relationship with the other members of the family. | False |
| What type of family stressors affect the Natural Lines of Defense? | Developmental crises, marriage, entry of new child into the family |
| What type of family stressors penetrate the Fixed Lines of Defense and the Natural Lines of Defense? | Unemployment, acute physical illness of any member, natural or unnatural disasters, death, marital difficulties |
| What type of family stressors affect the Lines of Resistance? | Substance abuse, chronic physical illness, chronic mental illness, divorce |
| What is a change in family relationships and/or functioning? | Interrupted Family Processes |
| What is the behavior of a family member or other significant person that disables their capacities and the client's capacity to effectively address tasks essential to wither person's adaptation to the health challenge? (wth?lol) | Disabled Family Coping |
| What is the term used for when a caregiver has difficulty performing the responsibilities of the caregiver role? | Caregiver Role Strain |