FNF 100 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Asthma, Family Therapy

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Family Studies
• Course: FNF 100
• Professor: Dan Mahoney

Document Summary

Relationships between family rituals, family routines and health. People adhere to activities that are mutually satisfying. Family rituals are related to things such as celebrations and symbolic events. Family rituals and routines; provide information about family identity. Family rituals are bounded behaviours with symbolic meanings; cultures; celebrations, valued traditions. Family routine tied to family identity, member needs and valued family events. Defines usual roles and responsibilities, organizes daily life and reflects underlying family characteristics (ex. Family routines occur within families in a house. Families use patterned behaviours to arrange ordinary life to cope with health and illness events. Appraising family routines can assist nurses to help family members differentiate between current practices and needed household changes. Close associations between family routines and functional aspects of the family exist with changes in routine regularity, member roles and individual responsibilities. Adolescents with an alcoholic parent reported less valued family rituals. Parents with an alcoholic problem passed it on to the children.