Question

1. Describe the Family Continuum, and give several examples of skills that are promoted in a healthful family. 2. Identify several types of dysfunctional family relationships. 3. Explain how to make healthful adjustments to family changes, including divorce, remarriage, and other major changes. 4. Describe how to establish healthy friendships. 5. Identify the benefits of abstinence and the life skills to support abstinence for young people. 6. Explain faulty thinking that may contribute to the risk of teen pregnancy and parenthood. 7. Compare and contrast facts about methods of contraception.

Answer 1

1. Continuum is that keeps on changing slowly over time. Family continuum includes two extremities. They are dysfunctional family and ideal family. The skills that are promoted in a healthy family are:
• Learn self respecting behaviour
• Learn to value needs of others
• Learn healthful attitudes towards sexuality
• Have healthful sex roles
• Have effective communication skills
• Have a clear sense of value
• Make responsible decisions
• Try to resolve conflicts
• Practice effective coping skills
• Delay gratification
• Express affection
• Respect authority
2. Types of dysfunctional family:
• One or both parents have addiction or compulsions
• One or both parents use threat or physical violence for control
• One or both parents exploit the children and treat them as possessions
• One or both parents are unable to provide basic care and financial support for their children
• One or both parents show strong authoritative power