Five functions have been identified as being essential to the growth of individuals and families. One of these functions is education and support. How is support manifested in the context of coping with crisis and illness situations?
A) Making clear distinctions between the generations
B) Actions that tell family members they are cared about and loved
C) The promotion of exercise in the lifestyle
D) Transmitting culture and acceptable behaviors
Ans: B
Feedback: Five family functions are viewed as essential to the growth of individuals and families. The first function, management, involves the use of power, decision making about resources, establishment of rules, provision of finances, and future planning — responsibilities assumed by the adults of the family. The second function, boundary setting, makes clear distinctions between the generations and the roles of adults and children within the family structure. The third function, communication, is important to individual and family growth; healthy families have a full range of clear, direct, and meaningful communication among their members. The fourth function is education and support. Education involves modeling skills for living a physically, emotionally, and socially healthy life. Support is manifested by actions that tell family members they are cared about and loved; it promotes health and is seen as a critical factor in coping with crises and illness situations. The fifth function, socialization, involves families' transmission of culture and the acceptable behaviors needed to perform adequately in the home and in the world. Therefore options A, C, and D are incorrect responses.
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