family assessment tools

Question 1

alows us to have a systematic mean of understanding the family and also to aid in the evaluation of the impact of illness to person and to family function

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family assessment tools

Question 2

a schematic chart representation of both the genetic pedigree of family and key psychosocial and interactional data using standardized symbols

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family tree/genogram

Question 3

four components of family genogram

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SPED structure problems events demographics

Question 4

gather inheritance patterns, family illnesses, family members, structure and emotional process over time

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family tree/ genogram

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involves family members who are reluctant to be involved in discussion on family matters

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family tree/ genogram

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Question 9

greatest barrier to the universal adoption of the genogram

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time

Question 10

allows one to judge the totality of the family unit, strength and weakness, and its ability to withstand future stressful situations

gives a more dynamic image of the family especially of relationship of members

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functional chart

Question 11

small circles are drawn depending their significance or influence

disadvantage: standard in interpreting

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family circle

Question 12

reflects family relationships and interaction patterns

provides schematic description

possible source of somatic complaint will also be identified

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family map

Question 13

how power and authority is distributed in the family

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heirarchy

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rules defining who participates in the subsystem and how they participate

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boundaries

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relationship between at least 3 people where 2 collude against another

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coalition

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positive relationship between any two members of a system

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alliance

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unconscious assignment of roles t each member of the family

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role selection

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occurs when boundaries are diffuse, as when parents have no privacy from their children or when members are overly reactive to stress on one member & demonstrate lack of individual autonomy

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enmeshment

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boundaries that are too rigid, as when the mother & the child exclude the father’s involvement in parenting

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disengagement

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occurs when a third person is drawn into a two pair system so as to diffuse anxiety or conflict

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triangulation

Question 21

are ordered sequences of interaction that typify how families function

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family patterns

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functional relationship

dysfunction

over-involved relationship with plenty of intrusion

rigid boundary: rules are clear but non negotiable

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clear boundary but negotiable

unclear or difuse boundary

coalition or alliance

escape from the system

3rd person trangulated by the conflict between the other two

Question 24

tool that qualitatively measures family functioning

elicits a person’s perception and level of satisfaction on the current state of family relationships

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family APGAR

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meaning of APGAR

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adaptation partnership growth affection resolve

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capability of the family to use inherent resources which are either intra-familial or extra-familial

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adaptation

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Sharing of decision-making Measures the satisfaction attained in solving problems by communicating

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partnership

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both physical and emtional Measures satisfaction of the available freedom to change

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growth

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how emotions like love, anger, and hatred are shared between members Measures the member’s satisfaction with the intimacy and emotional interaction in the family

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affection

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Refers to how time, space and money are shared Measures member’s satisfaction with the commitment made by other members of the family

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resolve

Question 31

used in 1. symptoms that manifest as psychomatic disorder 2. difficult patient 3. marital and sexual difficulties 4. multiple presentations by multiple fmily members 5. drug or alcohol abuse 6. evidence of physical or sexual abuse 7. multiple presentation of a family member

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Family APGAR

Question 32

limited to what the patient is willing to disclose about himself and the family measures patient's satisfaction with their family's functioning and not the family functioning itself

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family APGAR

Question 33

helps define degree of patient's satisfaction or dissatisfaction with family function 8-10 highly functional 4-7 moderately dysfunctional 0-3 severely dysfunctional 2-1-0 always-sometimes-never

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family APGAR part1

Question 34

delineates relationship with other members identifies persons who can give assistance to patient indicates conflict not reveled in part 1

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family APGAR part2

Question 35

SCREEM meaning

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social cultural religious economic educational medical

Question 36

acronym that represents family resources tool to identify and asses resources can also see pathology in certain situations for LONG TERM care resources of difficult, non-complaint patients

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SCREEM

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family members have well-balanced lines of communication Pathology: family is socially isolated from extra familial groups

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social

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pride or satisfaction can be identified especially in distinct ethnic groups pathology: family has feelings of cultural/ethnic inferiority or shame

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cultural

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satisfying spiritual experiences contacts with extra-familial support group pathology: limit family's problem solving capacity

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religion

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reasonable satisfaction with financial status ability to meet economic demands of normal life events and illnesses pathology: financial problems

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economic

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allows members to solve or comprehend most of the problems that arise within the format of the lifestyle established by the family

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educational

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available through channels that are easily established and have prevously been experienced in a satisfactory manner

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medical

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individual's or family's significant events over a period of time in a chronologically sequenced manner allows quick retrieval of information long term illness based on most significant events

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family lifeline