BHS 430 2021 NEW SOLUTION Madison Thomas Family Cohesion and Flexibility Grand Canyon University

BHS 430 2021 NEW SOLUTION Madison Thomas Family Cohesion and Flexibility Grand Canyon University Madison Thomas Family Cohesion and Flexibility September 15, 2021 Personal Answers Questions for Assessing Family Cohesion 1. Separateness/togetherness: How much do family members go their own way versus spending time with the family? 2. I–we balance: Do family members have a good balance of time apart and together? 3. Closeness: Do people feel close to each other? 4. Loyalty: Is the family a top priority compared with work or friends? 5. Activities: Do people spend much time having fun together? 6. Dependence/independence: Do family members stay in close contact? Other Useful Questions to Assess Family Cohesion 1. How does your family celebrate birthdays and holidays? 2. Describe your typical dinnertime meal in terms of who is present, who prepares the meal, who cleans up, and the type of family interaction that occurs. 3. What is a typical weekend like in your family? 4. Do you have special times when you get together as a family? Questions for Assessing Family Flexibility 1. Leadership: Is leadership shared between parents? 2. Discipline: Is (was) discipline strict? 3. Negotiation: How do you negotiate differences in your family? 4. Roles: Does each spouse do only certain tasks? 5. Rules: Do rules change in your family? 6. Change: Is change upsetting to your family? Other Useful Questions to Assess Family Adaptability 1. How open is your family to change? 2. Is your family good at problem solving? 3. Does your family seem disorganized? 4. Who is in charge—the parent(s) or the child(ren)? Little Sister’s Answers Questions for Assessing Family Cohesion 1. Separateness/togetherness: How much do family members go their own way versus spending time with the family? - Most of the time we are all doing our own thing. 2. I–we balance: Do family members have a good balance of time apart and together? - No, we do not have a good balance. We spend more time alone rather than together. 3. Closeness: Do people feel close to each other? - This depends, I personally feel like my family are the some of the closest to me, but they might not feel the same due to lack of communication. 4. Loyalty: Is the family a top priority compared with work or friends? - No, the lack of time spent together is because of work or school. 5. Activities: Do people spend much time having fun together? - Our parents often spend weekends with each other outside of the house. 6. Dependence/independence: Do family members stay in close contact? - Yes, usually we all know where each other are, or how we are doing. Other Useful Questions to Assess Family Cohesion 1. How does your family celebrate birthdays and holidays? - Holidays are spent with extended family in a different state. Birthdays are either celebrated with a special dinner or going somewhere like the beach. 2. Describe your typical dinnertime meal in terms of who is present, who prepares the meal, who cleans up, and the type of family interaction that occurs. - During dinner, parents eat together. On the other hand, sometimes I get home after dinner has been served or I have too much homework to eat with them. 3. What is a typical weekend like in your family? -A typical weekend in my family, our parents leave and have their own fun while I am at home. 4. Do you have special times when you get together as a family? - When we can get together as a family, it is special because we do not get the chance to get together often. Questions for Assessing Family Flexibility 1. Leadership: Is leadership shared between parents? 2. Discipline: Is (was) discipline strict? 3. Negotiation: How do you negotiate differences in your family? 4. Roles: Does each spouse do only certain tasks? 5. Rules: Do rules change in your family 6. Change: Is change upsetting to your family? Other Useful Questions to Assess Family Adaptability 1. How open is your family to change? 2. Is your family good at problem solving? 3. Does your family seem disorganized? 4. Who is in charge—the parent(s) or the child(ren)? Summary 1. Do you and your family members see your family the same way? 2. What do you think influences your results?