Family Assessment
...Requisites, and Health Deviation Self-Care Requisites of assessed family according to Orem's Self-Care deficit theory.
Family Profile
This large family consists of eighteen children ages four to seventeen. The father (initials F.B.) is approximately forty years old. He is an Admiral in the United States Coast Guard. The mother (H.W.) is approximately forty years old. She is a self employed as a fashion designer. This is a second marriage for both after their respective spouses died. He brings to the marriage eight children. She brings ten; four of these are her biological children. Six are adopted and are of various ethnic backgrounds including African American, Indian and Asian. The children have vastly different interests. The family also has a nanny and a variety of pets. The primary language spoken is English. The children have a multitude of hobbies including boating, music, art and cheerleading. One problem with this family is trying to find a common hobby that all would be interested in participating. Currently this family is not experiencing any health related problems.
Family function
Historically families functioned for the purpose of financial survival, educating and socializing their young, passing along religion and culture, reproduce the species and provide protection from hostile forces, (Kaakinen, Hanson, Birenbaum, n.d.). Over time many of these functions have been delegated to sources outside of the family unit. For example education and socialization is now the role of schools. Churches teach religion, police and fire offer protection. Today the term family health is used interchangeably with family function, (Kaakinen, Hanson, Birenbaum, n.d.). Family assessment today looks at the "psychosocial, spiritual and culture of the family. The biopsychosociocultural-spiritual approach refers to individual members as well as the family unit as a...
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