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Learning Objectives
Differentiate between the key terms involved in discussions of chronic illiness.
Discuss the major assumptions of crisis theory and their application for families with patients experincing chronic illness.
Discuss the major assumptions of family systems theory and their applications for families with patients experiencing chronic illness.
Explain the Family Adjustment and Adaptation Response (FAAR) Model and its application for families with members who are chronically ill.
Describe the impact of chronic illness on the patient and the role of the patient's developmental stage in affecting the meaning and impact of chronic illness.
Describe the types of demands experienced by the family system when a family member is diagnosed with chronic illness.
Describe the variations of coping responses.
Identify and explain factors that influence how families respond to the diagnosis of chronic illness.
Articulate the role of gender in family adaptation to chronic illness.
Discuss the role of spirituality and religiosity in family adaptation to chronic illness.