Family Dynamics, Basic Human Needs & Maslow – Lecture Review

Vocabulary flashcards cover major terms from the lecture on family dynamics, risk factors, community influences, and Maslow’s hierarchy of basic human needs.

Family (general definition)

Any group of people who live together and depend on one another for physical, emotional, and financial support.

Nuclear Family

Traditional family structure consisting of two parents and their children living together.

Extended Family

Family unit that includes relatives such as aunts, uncles, and grandparents in addition to parents and children.

Blended Family

Family in which two parents bring unrelated children from previous relationships to live together.

Single-Parent Family

Household headed by one adult who may be separated, divorced, widowed, or never married.

Physical Family Function

Provision of basic bodily needs such as food, shelter, and clothing for family members.

Economic Family Function

Family’s responsibility to provide financial resources and manage material needs.

Reproductive Family Function

Role of the family in bearing and raising children to continue the society.

Affective and Coping Function

Family’s role in providing emotional support, affection, and strategies for dealing with stress.

Socialization Function

Process by which the family teaches children values, beliefs, culture, and acceptable behaviors.

Lifestyle Risk Factors

Behaviors or habits within a family (e.g., smoking, diet, inactivity) that can threaten health.

Psychosocial Risk Factors

Stressors such as inadequate social support or ineffective coping that impact family health.

Environmental Risk Factors

External conditions like housing quality or neighborhood safety that affect family wellbeing.

Developmental Risk Factors

Health threats linked to family life-cycle stages, e.g., new parenthood or adolescent changes.

Biologic Risk Factors

Genetic or hereditary conditions within a family that predispose members to illness.

Community Social Support Systems

Networks of relatives, friends, and groups that provide emotional or practical assistance.

Community Health-Care Structure

Availability and organization of local health services that influence individual and family health.

Basic Human Needs

Fundamental physiological and psychosocial requirements essential for human survival and health.

Characteristics of Basic Needs

Unmet needs cause illness; meeting them prevents illness, restores health, and brings satisfaction.

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

Model ranking human needs from basic physiologic needs to self-actualization.

Physiological Needs (Maslow)

Most essential needs—oxygen, water, food, elimination, temperature regulation, sexuality, activity, rest.

Safety and Security Needs

Second-level needs for physical protection and emotional security, met through measures like infection control and safe environments.

Love and Belonging Needs

Third-level needs for affectionate relationships and group acceptance; unmet needs lead to loneliness.

Self-Esteem Needs

Fourth-level needs for self-respect, achievement, and recognition by others, contributing to confidence and independence.

Self-Actualization Needs

Highest-level needs for realizing personal potential, creativity, and acceptance of self and others.