Family & Family Types

1.Mr. Raju, aged 35 years who is working as a painter and a smoker for 15 years has reported to your health center with complaints of evening rise of temperature, associated with cough and productive sputum for more than 3 weeks. Also presents with h/o loss of weight and appetite. He belongs to a nuclear family consisting of wife and one infant. As a medical officer. • How do you diagnose the case. • How would you treat the case. • What measures will be taken for the family members. Problems

1.Problems of nuclear families

2.Functions of the ‘family’

1.Functions of a family

2.Joint family and Nuclear family

3.Problem families lag behind the rest of the community List the following

4.Types of family

5.It is the responsibility of the family to socialize the “stream of new-born barbarians”. List the following

6.Two advantages and disadvantages of a nuclear family