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    The document discusses the family, types of families, and family health. It defines the family and differentiates between types such as the nuclear family, single-parent family, and blended family. It describes the key functions of the family including the affective, socialization, reproductive, economic and physical functions. The document also outlines the stages of the family and tasks associated with each stage, such as establishing the family in the beginning stage or launching children in the later stage. Finally, it discusses the three levels of prevention for family health - primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention.

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    The document discusses the family, types of families, and family health. It defines the family and differentiates between types such as the nuclear family, single-parent family, and blended family. It describes the key functions of the family including the affective, socialization, reproductive, economic and physical functions. The document also outlines the stages of the family and tasks associated with each stage, such as establishing the family in the beginning stage or launching children in the later stage. Finally, it discusses the three levels of prevention for family health - primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention.

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    The Family

    and Family
    Health
    Prepared By:
    HYDEE MEDINA PANGILINAN, RN,MN
    AT THE END OF THE 1ST LECTURE DAY,
    THE STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO:

     Define the Family


     Differentiate the Types of Family
     Explain the Family functions
     Describe the Family stages and
    Tasks
     Enumerate the Levels of Prevention
    in Family Health
    1. GROUP OF PERSONS UNITED BY MARRIAGE,
    BIRTH OR ADOPTION, WHICH CARRIES A COMMON
    PURPOSE:

    Person
    Family
    Community
    Society
    2. UNMARRIED HETEROSEXUAL
    COUPLES

    Nuclear Family
    Nuclear Dyad Family
    Blended Family
    Cohabitation Family
    3. COUPLE, MARRIED OR UNMARRIED;
    HETEROSEXUAL OR SAME SEX WITHOUT
    CHILDREN

    Nuclear family
    Nuclear dyad family
    Blended family
    Cohabitation family
    4. A FAMILY FUNCTION THAT INCLUDE
    TEACHING, TRANSMITTING BELIEFS, VALUES,
    ATTITUDES, AND COPING MECHANISMS.

    Affective
    Socialization
    Reproductive
    Physical
    5. HONORING THE PRIVACY OF
    MEMBERS IS A HEALTHY FAMILY

    True
    False
    Definition
    • Basic unit of the society
    • FUNCTIONS:
    • Meet needs of family members
    • Meet needs of society
    • Group of people related / united with a
    common purpose

    •Collection of people who are integrated,


    interacting, and interdependent.
    New Definition

    • 2 or more individuals who live in


    same household, share common
    emotional bond and perform
    interrelated tasks

    •2 or more persons joined together by bonds


    of sharing and emotional closeness and who
    identify themselves as being part of a
    family
    Family structure
    and function
    • Refers to the characteristics and
    demographics (gender, age, number) of
    individual members who make up family
    units.
    2 BASIC FAMILY TYPES:
    Family of Orientation
    = the family one is born into

    Family of Procreation
    = the family one establishes for
    oneself
    TYPES OF FAMILY
    STRUCTURE
    Nuclear family

    - married couple with children


    - father, mother, and child living together

    ADVANTAGES:
    = provide support during crisis / genuine
    affection
    NUCLEAR DYAD FAMILY
    - 2 people living together (husband & wife)
    without children

    - Single young adults live together in


    apartment / dormitory
    SINGLE-PARENT FAMILY
    - One adult / parent with children

    ADVANTAGES:
    = special parent-child relationship
    = ↑ self-reliance and independence

    DISADVANTAGES:
    = illness (parent) no back up
    = illness (child) no close support system
    = low income (financial support)
    = need to duplicate role (time consuming and physically
    exhausting)
    MULTIGENERATIONAL FAMILY
    - EXTENDED FAMILY
    - Nuclear family + grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins,
    grandchildren
    - 3 generations including married brothers and sisters and
    their families

    ADVANTAGES:
    = more people during crisis
    = more role models for behavior and values

    DISADVANTAGES:
    = Financial
    = Psychological (shift in primary caregiver)
    COHABITATING FAMILY
     Unmarried couple living together

    ADVANTAGE:
    = No pressure

    DISADVANTAGE:
    = Acceptance by society
    COMMUNAL FAMILY
    - comprise groups of people who have chosen to
    live together as an extended family.

    - their relationship to each other is motivated by


    social or religious values rather than kinship
    BLENDED FAMILY
    - Combination of 2 families with children from one
    or both families and sometimes children of the
    newly married couple

    - Divorced / widowed person with children married


    someone who also has children

    - RECONSTITUTED FAMILY
    - REMARRIAGE FAMILY
    - STEP FAMILY
    GAY / LESBIAN FAMILY
    - Individuals of same sex live together as
    partners for companionship, financial security,
    and sexual fulfillment

    - May include children from previous heterosexual


    marriages, artificial insemination, and adoption

    DISADVANTAGE:
    = limited health insurance
    SINGLE ADULT
    - Single adult living alone

    - Never married, divorced, or widowed


    KIN NETWORK
     Two or more reciprocal households
    (related by birth or marriage)
    COMPOUND FAMILY
     One man / woman with
     SEVERAL spouses
    FOSTER FAMILY
    Substitute Home

     Children whose parents can no longer


    care for them
    Family Functions
    Categories:
    a. Affective Function
    -Most vital function

    - Provision of emotional support,


    affirmation, and respect

    - Ability to meet physiologic needs


    (affection and understanding)

    - Opening effective means of


    communication, establishing values,
    and enforcing common regulations for
    all (mealtime, bulletin/chalk board,
    ”family night”)

    - Help members establish an identity


    during times of stress
    B. SOCIALIZATION FUNCTION
    - Preparing children to live in the community and to interact
    with people within and outside family (teaching,
    transmitting beliefs, values, attitudes, and
    coping mechanisms, and guiding problem-
    solving)
    c. Reproductive function
    - Procreation

    - Met by the birth of children

    - It may be thought of as the


    family’s provision of recruits
    for society to ensure the
    continuity of the
    intergenerational family and
    society
    D. ECONOMIC FUNCTION

    - Allocation of adequate
    resources (monetary,
    space)

    - Provision of sufficient
    income to provide basic
    necessities

    - Determining which family


    needs will be met and their
    order of priority
    (justification, consistency,
    and fairness)
    D. PHYSICAL FUNCTION
    - Provision of material goods (food, clothing, shelter, and health
    care - providing a safe, comfortable environment necessary to
    growth, development and rest.
    - Maslow’s hierarchy of needs

    - Physiologic (foods, fluids, shelter, sleep, O2, elimination)

    - Safety (physiologically and psychologically)

    - Love and Belongingness (establish meaningful relationships)

    - Self-esteem, (valued by those around us / need to be accepted and


    approved)
    - Self-actualization (joyfully fulfill one’s potential)
    CHARACTERISTICS OF HEALTHY
    FAMILIES
     Thefamily tends to communicate well and listen to all
    members.

     The family affirms and supports all of its members.

     Teaching respect for others is valued by the family.

     The family members have a sense of trust.

     The family plays together, and humor is present.

     All members interact with each other, and a balance


    in the interactions is noted among the members.
    CHARACTERISTICS OF HEALTHY
    FAMILIES
     The family shares leisure time together.
     The family has a shared sense of responsibility.
     The family has traditions and rituals.
     The family shares a religious core.
     Privacy of members is honored by the family.
     Thefamily opens its boundaries to admit and
    seek help with problems.
    FAMILY STAGES AND TASKS
    1) ESTABLISHING (BEGINNING) FAMILY
    = marital couple / establish mutually satisfying relationship
    = adjust to routines (sleep, eating, house cleaning), sexual
    and financial aspects
    = relating to extended family / ↑ divorce / separation /
    unplanned pregnancy

    2) EARLY CHILDBEARING
    = birth / adoption of first baby
    = manage time and energy / develop parenting skills

    N = health education about child care


    FAMILY STAGES AND TASKS
    3) PRE-SCHOOL
    = 3-5 y/o / maintaining a stable marriage (more time
    required)
    = ↑ accidents / coping with lack of privacy and energy

    4) SCHOOL AGE
    = 6-12 y/o / socializing children (prepare to function in
    complex world)
    = friends and counseling (support)
    N = immunization, dental care, child safety
    FAMILY STAGES AND TASKS
    5) ADOLESCENT (TEENAGE)
    = 13-20 y/o / family must loosen family ties to allow more
    freedom and prepare them for life on their own
    = independence with responsibility / maintaining open
    communication
    N = counseling (violence, STD, safe driving, safe sex,
    chemical abuse)

    6) LAUNCHING
    = child leaves home to establish their own
    households
    = caring for aging parents (low self-esteem, feel
    replaced, feel old)
    FAMILY STAGES AND TASKS
    7) MIDDLE AGE
    = family returns to a 2-partner unit /
    preparing for retirement
    = recreational activities to prevent boredom
    (travel, hobbies)

    8) AGING
    = retirement to death of both spouses
    (chronic and disabling conditions)
    Levels of Prevention in Family Health
    1. Primary prevention
    - HEALTH PROMOTION
    - DISEASE PREVENTION
    = Immunization (polio, measles)
    = Family planning (condom - STDs)
    = Smoking cessation (heart and lung disease)
    = Hygiene
    = Fitness classes
    = Alcohol and drug prevention
    = Seat belts
    = Environmental protection
    2. SECONDARY PREVENTION
     EARLY IDENTIFICATION
     EARLY TREATMENT
    = PA
    = HPN screening (BP screening)
    = SBE
    = Hearing and Vision screening
    = Mammography
    = TB screening
    = Scoliosis screening
    3. TERTIARY PREVENTION
    = MAXIMIZE RECOVERY after an injury or illness
    = PREVENT RETURN OF PROBLEM
    = PREVENT FURTHER PROGRESS OF DISEASE
    (reach maximum potential despite presence of chronic
    conditions)

    = Teaching and counseling regarding lifestyle changes (low-


    sodium diet, exercise)
    = Stress and home management after diagnosis of chronic
    illness
    = Physical therapy / speech therapy (stroke/VA)

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