The nurse is concerned that specific families in a community are at increased risk for transgenerational violence. Which family situation exemplifies the transgenerational theory of violence?

Question

1. Family with a daughter who has severe arthritis and finds it increasingly difficult to deal with her forgetful, frail mother
2. Family with a daughter who abuses alcohol whose father was a chronic alcoholic and is currently suffering from cirrhosis
3. Family with a daughter who is working two jobs with significant debts and cares for her father, who is becoming more confused and dependent
4. Family with a son who, as a teenager and young adult, had serious arguments with both of his parents, who were emotionally and sexually abusive to him

Answer 1

4. Family with a son who, as a teenager and young adult, had serious arguments with both of his parents, who were emotionally and sexually abusive to him

Explanation: 1. The theory of psychopathology of the abuser refers to caregivers who have preexisting conditions that impair their abilities to provide proper care, as in the case of an adult child with severe arthritis.
2. The theory of psychopathology of the abuser refers to caregivers who have preexisting conditions that impair their abilities to provide proper care, as in the case of an adult child who has an ongoing alcohol abuse problem.
3. Situational theory or caregiver stress involves care burdens that outweigh the caregiver's abilities to deliver care. Examples of caregiver stress are severe financial or time constraints paired with the older adult requirements for more physical care or supervision.
4. The theory of transgenerational violence involves a continuum of family violence. A child grows up in a home where there is a contentious family relationship and some form of abuse is the norm. Then, the child who was abused grows up and later becomes aggressive and abusive to the elderly parent.