Family Interactional Theory
o Family focused, family members assign ———– to events in their world, this is impacted by –
———– of the situation
o Strengths: focus is on ————– dynamics of family
o Limits: Interactionalists may consider families to be ———— unit with little in———— on
society
Answer:
meaning
relevancy
internal
closed/little influence
Q: Family Social Science Theories:
Family STRESS THEORY Family focused; ————— causing stress changes family
dynamics.
Resources in family for dealing with stressors, implications or the reality of the event is on
families and how they will adapt.
o Strengths: Easily —————, good c——– a——— for Family nurse
o Weakness: limited application for meeting needs of ——– families, health promotion and
disease p————
Answer:
ILLNESS
understand/clinical application
healthy families/prevention.
Q: Family Social Science Theories:
Change Theory focuses on family unit and how they change over time.
o Strengths: strong family ——— is predictive of success with new health ———
o Limits: Lack of family ———— and ————- relationships.
Answer:
support/behaviors
support/adaptive
Q: Family Therapy Theories:
Interactional/communication Family Therapy: – Focus on the Family: Therapy consists of
communication skills and the intent of messages sent and received; how communication affects
behavior
- Strengths for Family Nursing: Attention is on ———- of communication in the family unit
- Limitations for Family Nursing: Looks only at ————– structure of family and not impact
of ————- variables
Answer:
patterns
internal/not external
Q: Family Therapy Theories:
Structural Family Therapy: – Focus on the Family: Family interactions are altered by ———– in
the structure of the family as facilitated by therapy
o Strengths for Family Nursing: Concepts are ———– and well———
o Limitations for Family Nursing: Therapists take an ———– approach which may not be ——-
—– to family members and therapists
Answer:
change
valid and well-developed
intense/acceptable
Q: Family Therapy Theories:
Family Systems Therapy Focus on the Family: The ——— is differentiated; i———– and e—–
— are fostered in the individual unit of each family - Strengths for Family Nursing: Can develop a family ————- from discussion on family tree
with therapist, ————— leads over emotion - Limitations for Family Nursing: Families do not complete the ———– of the therapy and are
unable to see the ———— of the outcomes
Answer:
self/intellect and emotion
genogram/Intellect
term/benefits
Q: Characteristics of a family system: - Emphasized the family is an ———— unit or network of interlocking relationships but best
understood from a ———— or transgenerational perspective. - Best understood when analyzed within a —————— framework.
- Emphasized the significance of ——— family relationships on an individual on one hand, and
the systems approaches that focus on the family unit as it is ———- interacting on the other.
Answer:
emotional/historical
multigenerational
past/presently
Q: Structural functional theory: Key Concepts - Family structure: “structure” explains the characteristics of families in this theory
- Family structural dimensions include: family p——– structure, r——- structure, family role
structure, family c———— patterns, and family ————structure.
Answer:
power
role
communication
value
Q: Structural functional theory: Key Concepts
o Affective: family members meet the ———— needs of each other, this is the way the family
unit rewards each other.
o Socialization and Social Placement: socialization and the assumption of roles in society is a
necessity of the family; ————- occurs with mastering this function.
o ——————-: this is the priority to the family nurse; this function is presented again in
Chapter 16, with more detail
o Reproductive: in the traditional family, reproduction of family members for society was a
priority, with the sexual revolution and choice, and evolution from traditional family forms, ——
—- is not the primary priority
o ———–: the resources the family members such as financial, space, and material’ the types of
resources a family possesses can exemplify a family value system.