HDFS470 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Prenatal Care, Impulsivity, Birth Weight

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Human Development and Family Studies
• Course: HDFS470
• Professor: Radnai- Griffin Dorit

Document Summary

What is a family: common elements of a family. Some models include: family systems model, the bioecological framework, models of coping and adaptation to stress. Feedback -- the outputs and inputs of the family system: the system is not a reality but rather a way of knowing about the family, understanding organization and experiences of families, rather than an actual physical phenomenon. Subsystems within the family: could be parents, siblings, marital subsystem, parent-child subsystem, etc. Application of the family systems approach to risk / disability. Input variables into family interaction: values and beliefs, cultural backgrounds, socioeconomic status, disability, health status, family resources, the outputs of family interaction address the fulfillment of family needs through accomplishing family functions. Bioecological systems models: these models place emphasis on how individuals and families adapt to changing conditions, key assumptions. Chapter 5: families with children with disabilities (pgs.