Systems Theory correct answers theory that describes the interconnected elements of a system in
which a change in one element affects all of the other elements
developmental perspective correct answers modern psychological perspective emphasizing that
change occurs across a lifespan; focus has shifted over recent years to teens and adults
Duvall and Miller identified stages of family life cycle—critical family developmental tasks
family structure correct answers The legal and genetic relationships among relatives living in the
same home; includes nuclear family, extended family, stepfamily, and so on.
who is the income earner of the family, who is the care taker in the family correct answers
example of structural component of the family
Health Perception-Health Management Pattern correct answers A family's perceived health,
management, and preventative practices
Concerns about children
Development issues
Relationship of health/safety practices to children's health
Health-related behaviors
Environmental safety
Health beliefs/practices, lifestyle practices, chronic diseases, unattended health problems, risk
factors
Use of health care, experiences in health care system correct answers Selected assessment
parameters in health perception- health management pattern
, Cognitive-Perceptual Pattern correct answers Language, cognitive skills, perception that
influence family activities
Decision-making power within family to solve problems is important
Family access/interpretation of information about health
How decisions are made about health in family
Knowledge/choices about lifestyle
Types of care used, including alternative or traditional practices correct answers Selected
assessment parameters in cognitive-perceptual pattern
purpose of genogram correct answers Depicts transgenerational information about the family
Highlights membership and structure
Three generations
Identifies family health patterns
Ecomap correct answers Pictorial technique to document family organizational patterns
Functional rather than structural approach to family assessment
Identification of family values/beliefs
Flexibility of rules
Family view of spirituality; role of religion
Cultural or ethnic practices; effect on illness/health
Family traditions/practices
Value conflicts within family
Effect of values on health correct answers Selected assessment parameters for value belief
pattern
Adjust to new roles in function and responsibility