When a family member is diagnosed with AIDS, the family is forced to undergo a process of adjusting and responding to the diagnosis and providing support for the diagnosed individual
Family dynamics are often stressed and may include which of the following elements?
A) Older parents may have to adapt to having a previously independent adult who has now become dependent on them.
B) Younger parents may have difficulty incorporating the diagnosed family member at a time when they are having more children.
C) Families rarely need to make financial adjustments because health care coverage for AIDS is very well established.
D) Families usually adjust very well due to the overwhelming community and social support they typically receive when others hear of their difficulties.
Ans: A
Usually, those diagnosed with AIDS have already been independent from their families of origin and their parents are typically retirement age. Finances are a large concern because much of AIDS care is not supported by insurance companies. In addition, families are often isolated due to the stigma that a diagnosis of AIDS carries with it in the American culture. Coleman (1988) describes the diagnosis of AIDS as creating major challenges to the fragile balance of roles in the family system.
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