A family has experienced a family crisis. Which of the following best describes this situation?
a. Husband loses job and family is now homeless
b. Child dies and parents go to grief coun-seling
c. Mother is hospitalized for 2 weeks and neighbors help care for the children
d. Nurse goes to home to give chemotherapy to child with cancer
ANS: A
A family crisis occurs when the family is not able to cope with an event and becomes disor-ganized or dysfunctional. This occurs when the demands of the situation exceed the resources of the family, a family crisis exists. The best example of this would be when a husband loses his job and the family becomes homeless. Parents seeking grief counseling after a death of a child, neighbors assisting to care for children, and a nurse giving a child chemotherapy at home all demonstrate appropriate coping mechanisms, although all of these events can cause additional stress for the family.
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