Bsnc 1000 Module 10: Family Study Guide Graded A+

What is hardiness characterized by? {Ans: -Sense of control over outcome of life -Percieved change = beneficial for growth -Take an active approach when faced with stressful events? -Hardiness promotes resilience}Hardiness Definition {Ans: -Internal strength and durability of family unit -Ex: Younger people = more hardiness, less resilience}Family Approaches: Family as a Context {Ans: -The family has a traditional focus placing individual first and family second -The family as a context serves as a strength/stressor to individual health and illness issues -The nurse is interested in the individual and recognizes that the family is an influence to their health}Family Definition {Ans: -A set of relationships that the patient identifies as their family (includes blood relative, close friends, pets, etc.) -How a person defines family is subjective to that person}Resilience Definition {Ans: -How people cope with expected and unexpected stressors (ex: role changes, developmental milestones, crises) -Successful coping under stress and adversity -Ex: older people = more resilience, less hardiness (comes with experience in life)}Family Approaches: Family as a System {Ans: -Focus is on the family as a client -Approaches both family and individual members at the same time -Interaction between members of that system