FAMILY IN HEALTH AND ILLNESS Flashcards
(28 cards)
A family is a Group of persons united by ties of _______ , _______ or _______ interacting and communicating with each other in their respective social roles
blood
marriage
adoption
family differs from household in that ????
all the members in the household may not be of blood relations
The family is any group of people related _________ , _________ or by _________, from whom an individual can expect a measure of _________ and _________ support and with whom an individual shares a common past, present and future
biologically ; legally
choice ; material
emotional
BASIC TASKS OF THE FAMILY
•————- of resources – resources includes finances, personal time and energy.
•Division of Labor: Family members decide ____________________________ (providing income or managing the household tasks)
Allocation
who will assume what responsibility
BASIC TASKS OF THE FAMILY
•Placement of Members in the larger society: Family members establish ________ in the larger society through relationships in the church, school, political and economical system, and protect members from undesirable __________ _________.
Physical Maintenance- the family is responsible for providing ______, _________, ______, and healthcare
roots ; outside influence.
Shelter, food, clothing
BASIC TASKS OF THE FAMILY
Maintenance of order: Order is a maintained by the ___________ of acceptable behavior.
Maintenance of motivation and morale: Family members __________ each other for their achievements, family unity and loyalty enable members to adapt to both personal and family crisis.
communication
reward
BASIC TASKS OF THE FAMILY
Reproduction, recruitment and release of family members: _________,___________, and _________ of _________ are family responsibilities, along with incorporating new members through __________
Socialization of Family Members: The family guides development of mature patterns of _____________ behavior in eating, sexuality and interaction with others.
Childbearing ; adoption
rearing of children; marriage
socially acceptable
families influence and are influenced by the health of their members
T/F
T
The family-oriented primary care can lead to improved health for both the individual and the family as a whole
T/F
T
FAMILY HEALTH AND ILLNESS CYCLE
What makes up the cycle
Adaptation to Illness and
Recovery
Health Promotion
and Risk Reduction
Vulnerability and Disease Onset or Relapse
Illness Appraisal
Acute response
The category “health promotion and risk reduction” refers to family _______ and behavior patterns that either help family members __________ or put them at ______-term _______ for developing disease.
beliefs
stay healthy
long; risk
“vulnerability and disease onset or relapse,” refers to life events and experiences of the family that make family members _________________________________ or to ____________________________.
more susceptible to becoming ill
having a relapse of a chronic illness.
“Illness appraisal” refers to family beliefs about a family member’s _________ and to family decisions about how to __________________. This is the family’s gatekeeping function vis-A-vis the health care system.
illness
deal with the illness.
“acute response,” refers to the ___________ of the illness for the family. This family experience is likely to be tied closely to family _____________ , because the early response to an illness episode is influenced by the family‘s ___________ of its ___________.
aftermath ; illness appraisal
assessment ; seriousness.
“Adaptation to illness and recovery,” refers to how a family ____________ around a chronic illness or disability of a family member and to the ways that a family ________ to the recovery of an ill member.
reorganizes itself
adapts
Influence of family on health care
•Family is a primary social context in which health issues are addressed
•Marital and family relationships have powerful impact on health outcomes
•__________ , not ________________ , provide most of health care for patients
Family members
health professionals
The three lifestyle behavior patterns believed to have the strongest links to health and disease are ??
dietary practices, exercise patterns, and cigarette smoking
Family tasks in health and disease
Child ________
________
________ formation
Care of ________ ________
Stabilizing the adult ________
Family ________ to disease
________ family
________ families
Child rearing
Socialization
Personality formation
Care of dependent adults
Stabilizing the adult personality
Family susceptibility to disease
Broken family
Problem families
Child rearing
Physical care of the ________ young in order that they _______ up to ________ and __________ the family
dependent
survive ; adulthood
perpetuate
Socialization
is the process by which people
learn to ________ the norms, values, attitudes, and behaviours accepted and practiced by the ongoing system
adopt
Personality formation
Capacity of an individual to withstand stress and strain are determined by _______________ in the family
Family acts as a ‘____________’ excluding various influences, modifying others that pass through it in laying foundation of physical, mental and social health of the child
early experiences
PLACENTA
Role of family in stress
Anything that forces one to ________ is a stressor (divorce, a child leaving home, a planned pregnancy, move to a new town, career change, graduating Msc,….
The way in which the family _________ the stressor explains the values and _______________ of the family in meeting the crisis
adjust; perceives
previous experiences
Care of the dependent
Care of the _______ and _______
Care of women during _______ & _______
Care of the _______
Care of the _______
sick ; injured
pregnancy ; childhood
aged ; handicap
Care of the sick, pregnant
_________ of society to pregnant and child-bearing may have an important bearing on the infant deaths, maternal morbidity and mortality
Attitude
