The nurse therapist is working with a family on goal setting. One ...

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The nurse therapist is working with a family on goal setting. One goal that is suggested is for the family to adopt a healthy family structure. Which of the following would be the most appropriate outcome indicator for this goal?
 
  A) Family conflict is avoided.
  B) Family members are protected from external conflict.
  C) Family appears to function in harmony.
  D) Conflicts are resolved in a rational manner.

Question 2

A teenage girl has been admitted to a residential treatment facility because of anorexia nervosa. Her parents agree to tell people that she is attending a boarding school for the remainder of the semester. What is this agreement an example of?
 
  A) Pathology
  B) Interdependency
  C) A family boundary
  D) Carrying out family roles

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Answer to Question 1

Ans: D
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The five roles of the energized or healthy family include responding to family members' needs, coping actively with life's problems and stresses, accomplishing family tasks with equal distribution of power, encouraging interaction among family members and the community, and promoting positive personal health practices.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: C
Feedback:
In a closed family system, boundaries maintain family secrets (eg, sexual abuse, substance abuse, chronic psychiatric illness). The more closed or impermeable a family is to new information and resources, the less likely it will be to have the energy and knowledge to meet its expanding needs (Nichols, 2006).

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