The nurse is assessing a family's effective coping strategies and ineffective defensive strategies. The nurse will use the family-social-system theory known as
1. family-stress theory.
2. family-development theory.
3. family-systems theory,as evolvedfrom general-systems theory.
4. the Resiliency Model of Family Stress,Adjustment,and Adaptation
Answer:1
Rationale:Family-stress theory indicates an array of coping strategies that effectively help reduce stress,in contrast with the defensive strategies of dysfunctional families.Family-development theory suggests developmental tasks for families in each stage.Family-systems theory looks at the relationships among and between family members and the environment. The Resiliency Model of Family Stress, Adjustment,and Adaptation discusses two levels of severity for crises;one requires adjustment,while the other requires adaptation.
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