Context of Family Structure and Adolescent Drug Use.” Journal of Marriage and Family 64 (May 2002): 314-330. In a study of 6‚500 children from the ADDHEALTH database‚ father closeness was negatively correlated with the number of a child’s friends who smoke‚ drink‚ and smoke marijuana. Closeness was also correlated with a child’s use of alcohol‚ cigarettes‚ and hard drugs and was connected to family structure. Intact families ranked higher on father closeness than single-parent families. Source:
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The Ideal Family Component The ideal family consists of a husband and wife‚ two and a half children‚ a dog and a cat‚ living in beautiful home surrounded by a white picket fence. This is what is seen as the ideal family since the 1950’s‚ but what really are the key components that one would say make up a family? There could be an endless series of novels written on this topic. I personally feel that to be called a family there are three key components‚ those components are: marriage‚ children
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The Family Genogram Tonya Jernigan Walden University March 31‚ 2013 THE FAMILY GENOGRAM A genogram can be a valuable tool‚ for a counselor who is trying to figure out family issues and how family members relate to one another. It can help the counselor narrow down or pinpoint exactly where certain dysfunctional characteristics began in a family. “The genogram is a tool used to collect and organize important data over at least three generations (Bitter‚ Long‚ & Young‚ 2010). This is
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As soon as the man steps in this world‚ the first individuals he comes across are his family members (obviously excluding the hospital staffJ). The first individual is the mother who has taken great pain to bring him to this world. Then is the father who is always there to care for him. Then come the siblings. The word family has multiple meanings in dictionary. It is ‘a social unit living together’ or ‘parents and their children‚ considered as a group‚ whether dwelling together or not’. In a
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Challenges children face of divorced families | Challenges Children Face in Divorced Families | Mercy College | | Mayra Mayorga | 3/21/2012 | The death of a parent is less devastating to a child than a divorce. (Billota‚ 2012) There are long term and short effects that children face during and post divorce. There are six stations in which most couples face while going through these trials. About fifty percent of married couples will get a divorced before the children are of the age
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Family Assessment Assignment As a nurse practicing in today’s health care environment it is always important to be very attentive for the needs of the patient and the patient’s family. In order to realize the needs of the patient and the patients loved ones it is often helpful to conduct a family assessment. This assessment was carried out on an urban family which is in the middle income group. Some of the factors which were inferred from the assessment were as follows. In terms of values‚ health
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For most people‚ they grow up surrounded by family whether it is parents‚ siblings‚ aunts‚ uncles‚ and/or grandparents. Some people may see them as life-long relationships that have its ups and downs. With any relationship come issues that can may not necessarily be ignored. One issue is how family life can create considerable stress on someone. "Stress is a feeling that is created when we react to particular events. It is the body’s way of rising to a challenge and preparing to meet a tough situation
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In Fences‚ by August Wilson‚ a father’s struggle to maintain a prosperous relationship with his family and friends is influenced by the conflicts and hardships that he has endured throughout his life. Troy Maxson‚ the protagonist of the play‚ changes from a responsible character who is loyal to his family and friends‚ to a character that makes wrong decisions‚ which eventually lead to the break up between he and those who love him. The numerous obstacles Troy has faced in his life have shown to
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THE FAMILY OF WOODSTOCK BSHS 355 xxxxxxxxxxxx October 20‚ 2014 Professor xxxxxxxx The Family of Woodstock Paper This paper will explore the factors that led the Founders to create the Family of Woodstock while discussing its ability to meet the needs of the community. Further discussion will include creation of the agency’s values‚ attitudes and beliefs and how they have changed over its 40 year period of service to the community and how specialization has become a trend in the human services
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self-help plan. The family systems theory can provide different perspectives to see if a problem is not as large as it may seem. This can come from something that is or is not within your control and it affects people in either a negative or positive way. In this paper family system tools‚ and behaviorism and social learning‚ Adlerian theory‚ contingency and conflict theories will be discussed. Each section will talk about the individual theory and how it can be used. Family Systems Tools As we
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