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FAMILY HEALTH ASSESSMENT

5. Single parent family: One adult male or female (separated, divorced,
widowed) with children

6. Step family: One or both parents have children from previous marriage.

7. Polygons family: Family with more than one wife.

B- Non-traditional families

1. Cohabitating family: A male and a female living together without marriage,
with or without children.

2. Communal family: Several adults and children living together because of
religious or financial necessity.

3. Skip generation family: Grandparents are raising their grandchildren
because of working parents.

Family functions and related tasks:

Function refers to how families go about meeting the needs of
individuals and meeting the purposes of the broader society. Every family has
six main functions: -
Functions Tasks

 Meeting physical needs (food,
1. Providing affection shelter, clothing, health care).
 Provides dependability.

 Provide need fulfillment.
2. Providing security and acceptance
 Offers a safe retreat.
3. Instilling identity and satisfaction  Teaching roles.
 Instilling values and goals.
4. Promoting affiliation  To give a sense of belonging.
 Provide a connection to a family.
5. Providing socialization  Transmit their culture.
 Learn roles within the family.

6. Establishing controls  Maintain order.
 Learn right and wrong.
 Teach division of labor.

Family life cycle and developmental tasks

Families grow and develop as the individuals within them mature and
adapt to changes. A family’s composition, set of roles, and interpersonal
relationships change with time. Any family passes through eight stages in its
life cycle. In every stage the family has certain developmental tasks that must

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