Nurs 415 Exam 2 (A+ Graded)

Census Bureau definition of family correct answers a family includes a householder and one or more people living in the same household who are related to the householder by birth, marriage, or adoption Inclusive definitions of family correct answers - family means any person(s) playing a significant role in an individual's life - this may include person(s) not legally relate to the individual. - members of family include spouses, domestic partner, and both different-sex and same-sex significant others. - includes a minor's parents, regardless of gender of other parent... without limitation as encompassing legal parents, foster parents, same-sex parents, step-parents, those serving in loco parentis, and others operating in caretaker roles Maclikn (1987) definition of family correct answers a legal lifelong, sexually exclusive marriage between one man and one women, with children, where the male is the primary authority and ultimate authority legal definition of family correct answers a group of individuals who share ties of blood, marriage, or adoption; a group residing together and consisting of parents, children, and other relatives by blood or marriage; a group of individuals residing together who have consented to an arrangement similar to ties of blood or marriage examples of family types correct answers - traditional/nuclear family - cohabitating couples - single-parent families - grandparent-headed families - same sex couples - couples without children Two purposes of family correct answers - meet the needs of society - meet the needs of the individual family members Cohabitation correct answers a living arrangement in which an unmarried couple live together in a long-term relationship that resembles a marriage Family theory approach correct answers 1. any dysfunction that affects one member will probably affect others and the family as a whole 2. the family's wellness is highly dependent on the role of the family in every aspect of health care 3. family wellness can be raised by reducing lifestyle and environmental risks 4. commonalities in risk factors and diseases shared by family members can lead to case finding within family 5. understanding of the individual is only truly assessed within larger context of the family 6. family as a support system must be incorporated into the treatment plan