FAMILY FOCUSED NURSING CARE DENHAM COMPREHENSIVE EXAM SCRIPT COMPLETE
QUESTIONS VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
Question:
What is the scope of family dynamics?
Answer:
It ranges from positive/healthy to negative/dysfunctional interactions between couples, parents and
children, and extended family members.
Question:
How do interactions between family members change?
Answer:
Interactions are fluid and change with growth, development, time, and circumstances.
Question:
Name a concept related to family dynamics.
Answer:
Addiction, Culture and Diversity, Grief and Loss, Reproduction, Stress and Coping, Trauma.
Question:
What does Family Systems Theory emphasize?
Answer:
A family system is part of a larger suprasystem, and a change in one member affects all members.
Question:
, How is the family viewed in Family Systems Theory?
Answer:
The family as a whole is greater than the sum of its individual members.
Question:
What is the significance of circular causality in family dynamics?
Answer:
Family members' behaviors are best understood through circular causality rather than linear
causality.
Question:
What does Structural-Functional Theory state about family roles?
Answer:
Family members have specific roles (e.g., father, mother, daughter, son) that contribute to the social
system.
Question:
What is the goal of maintaining equilibrium in family dynamics?
Answer:
To balance complementary roles within the family.
Question:
What types of boundaries can families maintain?
Answer:
Rigid boundaries that keep outsiders at a distance or open boundaries that allow assistance when
needed.
QUESTIONS VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
Question:
What is the scope of family dynamics?
Answer:
It ranges from positive/healthy to negative/dysfunctional interactions between couples, parents and
children, and extended family members.
Question:
How do interactions between family members change?
Answer:
Interactions are fluid and change with growth, development, time, and circumstances.
Question:
Name a concept related to family dynamics.
Answer:
Addiction, Culture and Diversity, Grief and Loss, Reproduction, Stress and Coping, Trauma.
Question:
What does Family Systems Theory emphasize?
Answer:
A family system is part of a larger suprasystem, and a change in one member affects all members.
Question:
, How is the family viewed in Family Systems Theory?
Answer:
The family as a whole is greater than the sum of its individual members.
Question:
What is the significance of circular causality in family dynamics?
Answer:
Family members' behaviors are best understood through circular causality rather than linear
causality.
Question:
What does Structural-Functional Theory state about family roles?
Answer:
Family members have specific roles (e.g., father, mother, daughter, son) that contribute to the social
system.
Question:
What is the goal of maintaining equilibrium in family dynamics?
Answer:
To balance complementary roles within the family.
Question:
What types of boundaries can families maintain?
Answer:
Rigid boundaries that keep outsiders at a distance or open boundaries that allow assistance when
needed.
