Family Structure 1

A group of people who love and care for each other.

• Divorce

• socializing

• marriage

• family

What functions do families serve?

• emotional support, physical needs, social skills

• surgery, research, library

• college scholarship, teacher degree, oral exam

• none of the answers are correct

Name 2 characteristics of a good families

• respect for each other and communications

• drugs and alcohol

• body and kinesthetic

• spending money and dressing up

The emotional and intellectual stages you pass through from childhood to your retirement years as a member of a family are

• connections

• separation

• marriage counseling

• the family cycle

Situations such as severe illness, financial problems, or the ______________ of a loved one can have an effect on how well you pass through the family stages.

• money

• death

• volunteer

• no answers are correct

what are some stages of the family cycle?

• independence

• marriage

• parenting

• empty ness

• all of these are correct

The stress of daily living or coping with a ____________________or other crisis disrupts the normal family cycle.

• rich bank account

• healthy foods

• chronic medical condition

• no answer is correct

A __________________or ongoing stress can delay the transition to the next phase of the family life Cycle.

• crisis

• counselor

• visual aid

• happy family

Self-examination, education, and perhaps _________________ are ways to improve yourself and your family life.

• counseling

• violence

• neglect

• abuse

What stage is the most critical stage of the family life cycle?

• indepencence

• marriage

• empty nest

• birth