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Terms
Family Life Cycle
Types of Families
Characteristics of Strong Families
Functions/
Changes/Cope
100
A brother or sister
What is a sibling?
100
Adapts to life with another person; adapts to spouse's personality
What is beginning stage?
100
Formed when two people marry and at least one have children from a previous marriage
What is blended family?
100
YES OR NO...members communicate effectively
What is YES
100
List a function of the family
What is to provide for physical needs, etc.
200
A person or group of people joined together by blood, marriage, adoption or other bonds who are committed to each other
What is a family?
200
Begins retirement; forms strong bonds with grandchildren
What is aging stage?
200
One parent with one or more children
What is single parent family?
200
YES OR NO...member feel safe and secure
What is YES?
200
List a life change that could impact individual and family life
What is divorce, etc.
300
An unstable or critical situation in which the outcome will make a decisive difference for better or worse
What is a crisis?
300
accepts responsibility as role model for children; guides children's behavior; makes arrangements for quality childcare
What is developing or parenting stage?
300
Includes two parents and two or more children
What is nuclear family?
300
YES OR NO...Family members are encouraged to stay at home and avoid contact with persons outside the family
What is NO?
300
List a coping strategy for managing life changes
What is plan ahead, etc.
400
Series of stages through which an average family passes
What is family life cycle?
400
Encourages older children to become independent adults; adjusts to decreasing size of family; plans for graduations, engagements, etc
What is launching stage?
400
Formed when you take legal responsibility for a child that is not biologically yours and raise it as your own
What is adoptive family?
400
YES OR NO...parents work together and set a good example
What is YES?
400
Significant events that transform individuals and families
What are life changes?
500
Family in which the members relate to each other in positive ways.
What is a functional family?
500
Adjusts to being a father and mother as well as husband and wife; adjusts to needs and wants of active, demanding children
What is child bearing stage?
500
One or two parents and children as well as other relatives, such as grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc.
What is an extended family?
500
YES OR NO...One family member assumes all responsibility at the home
What is NO?
500
To use acceptable techniques to overcome difficulties or adapt to a situation
What is cope?