Sentences with phrase «affect family function»

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To his discredit, Sherkat, a sociologist of religion who does not appear to have done any research on family and sexuality issues (but for a single article studying how religion and political affiliation affect views of same - sex marriage), nonetheless appoints himself a final referee of the merits of Regnerus's research — not a function he was asked to perform — and opines that it should not have been published.

In a small percentage of families, the conflict between brothers and sisters is so severe that it disrupts daily functioning, or particularly affects kids emotionally or psychologically.

A post-partum mood adjustment, after the birth of a new baby (post-partum), affects feelings and thoughts (mood) in a way that inhibits healthy functioning in the new family (adjustment).

It was striking that neither poor childhood family relationships nor poorer social functioning prior to the pregnancy affected young men's involvement nine months after the birth.

Second, poor family functioning could affect both parents» and children's sleep.

It affected my life, my family, how I functioned, and my mood.»

Alsin's function isn't clear, but because the affected family members have two defective copies of the gene, called ALS2, the protein could play a role in motor neuron function.

This was not understood a generation ago; these actions are often destructive to the victim's emotional and psychological wellbeing, their work performance and general organisation functioning, as well as affecting those around the victim, including their family who live with them and work colleagues.

In 2012 the Illinois legislature enacted HB 5877, the Judicial Privacy Act, to prevent the release of personal information related to judges and their immediate families, allowing «judicial officers... to administer justice fairly without fear of personal reprisal from individuals affected by the decisions they make in the course of carrying out their public function.»

• Provide education and orientation to patients and their families regarding hospital procedures • Assist patients in understanding the role medication and medical procedures will play in making them well • Develop care plans in accordance to patients» diseases and symptoms • Monitor and ensure that the care plan is being carried out in an effective manner • Resolve any problems that may affect the progression and efficacy of care plans • Foster peer support and expedite completion of tests • Review doctors» schedules and sync them with patients» appointments • Act as a liaison between care providers and patients • Take patient history and record information in preset hospital database • Work with medical staff to control disease symptoms • Create and implement disease management modules for chronic diseases • Obtain and verify insurance information • Explain the function of each health team member to patients and families • Document patient care initiatives and services on a constant basis • Ensure that appropriate referrals are made for patients not accepted for care • Schedule surgeries and prepare patient charts • Handle payment collection activities and transcribe clinical correspondence • Make sure that patients are kept aware of their progress • File and re-file patient records at the end of each shift • Ensure that all procedures are carried out in a time efficient manner and in accordance to patient care plans

Aided individuals and families having problems concerning family relationships and other aspects of their social functioning affecting unity of family and welfare of community.

For individuals, we will explore areas such as how childhood family origins affect how you function in relationships, work and parenting.

She specializes in working with youth presenting with externalizing behaviors (e.g., noncompliance, ADHD, emotional outbursts, oppositional behavior), internalizing behaviors (e.g., generalized anxiety, social anxiety, selective mutism, and depression), and other concerning behaviors (e.g., sleep disruptions, toileting difficulties, eating difficulties, interpersonal problems) that affect individual and family functioning.

Family therapy or family counseling is a form of treatment that is designed to address specific issues affecting the health and functioning of a fFamily therapy or family counseling is a form of treatment that is designed to address specific issues affecting the health and functioning of a ffamily counseling is a form of treatment that is designed to address specific issues affecting the health and functioning of a familyfamily.

Advocacy, including but not limited to: Understanding the political process, governmental structure and function Organizing, lobbying, and networking Laws and regulations affecting children and families

Such disturbances profoundly affect the functioning of both the parent and the family.

Self - esteem and social support are closely associated with life and self - satisfaction and thus are affected by the perceived level of function in everyday life (it is common for patients with MS to report feeling like a burden to their family and loved ones).

An alternative explanation for the association between poverty, family instability and children's cognitive functioning is that all of these factors might be associated with each other due to their association with previous characteristics of the parent (such as mother's age and education).25, 30 According to the selection hypothesis24 parents» own characteristics may affect their ability to maintain a stable income or a stable and committed partnership, and impact on the characteristics of their children, either through the environment in the home, through genetic transmission, or more likely the combination of both.

Early diagnosis and intervention for children with FASD are thought to be key to preventing behavioural, mental health and learning difficulties.36 — 38 However, Fitzroy Valley community members have reported that a current lack of diagnostic and intervention support for children with FASD impacts their children's ability to reach their full potential.14 Children with FASD need access to interventions which support their development of emotional and behavioural regulation skills.38 It is recognised that educators, alongside the family, play a crucial role in supporting children with FASD to improve life outcomes through contextually appropriate and evidence - based interventions.36 While there is limited evidence for strategies that can assist children affected by FASD, 2 particularly to improve self - regulation and executive functioning skills, 8 17 32 39 the Alert Program for Self - Regulation has evidence to suggest it is a promising intervention.17 39

According to a submission from the Royal Children's Hospital to the Human Rights Commission National Enquiry 2014 «detention denies children, adolescents and families the basic environmental requirements for their health, development and their wellbeing... There is evidence that all forms of detention adversely affect parenting, family functioning and the mental health of children, adolescents, parents and families.

Typically, growth and development are measured by the families» perceptions of the overall functioning of the family unit, the «manageability» of their children, and parents» affect toward the children.

As suggested above, this may adversely affect other aspects of the family functioning.

Attention - deficit / hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common neurobehavioral disorder that affects children and adolescents.1 ADHD results in impairment of academic, social, and family functioning.

She collaborates with Debra Lobato, PhD, and Barbara Kao, PhD, on projects examining factors (including family and cultural variables) affecting sibling functioning, as well as how siblings influence and support family management of childhood disease.

Moreover, parenting style, defined as a global climate in which a family functions, was not investigated in the present study and can influence the way in which anti-smoking practices affect adolescent behavior (Darling and Steinberg, 1993).

Given that early - onset antisocial behavior is associated with (1) subtle neurological impairment, (2) harsh, punitive, and neglectful parenting, and (3) family contexts characterized by substance abuse and criminal behavior,2 - 5 it is important to note that this program has affected these aspects of maternal, child, and family functioning at earlier phases in the child's development.6 - 11 Moreover, genetic vulnerability to impulsivity and aggression is expressed much more frequently when vulnerable rhesus monkeys experience aberrant rearing21 (also Allyson J. Bennett, PhD, K. Peter Lesch, Armin Heils, et al, unpublished data, 1998), adding to the plausibility of the findings reported here.

Attention - deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects 3 % — 5 % of children and young people under 18 years old.1 The core symptoms include inattention, impulsivity and hyperactivity leading to significant impairments in academic and social function and increased risk of substance misuse, unemployment, criminality and mental health problems.2 3 Early treatment is crucial to improve symptoms and reduce the burden on the family and wider social and healthcare systems.4 With the increasing rates of diagnosis of ADHD, spending on ADHD medication has increased sevenfold between 1998 and 2005,5 and expenditure on medication treatment costs in the UK is now estimated at # 78 million per year.5 6 This has placed increasing financial burden on health services and highlighted the need for more efficient and cost - effective services to diagnose and treat the condition.

The analyses showed that our model was a good fit to the metabolic functioning data in the CARDIA sample, implicating low childhood SES and early family environment effects on metabolic functioning that were mediated in part by poor social support and chronic negative affect.

Youth depression is a problem of major proportions, affecting millions of children and families and interfering with children's social, emotional, and academic functioning.

I specialize in working with children, adolescents and their families; specifically with anxiety, eating disorders, trauma, domestic violence, depression, sports psychology, and other issues affecting a familyâ $ ™ s daily functioning.

Employing a process - person - context model, this study extends these literatures to examine whether various neighborhood conditions — both positive and negative — affect mothers» mental health and the overall functioning of families with a child with an ASD.

It also affects the functioning of the whole family.

Inappropriate sexual behaviors toward younger children, such as fondling, compulsive masturbation, oral copulation, sexual or physical coercion, and sexual acting out that is so compulsive that it is affecting the child's life and the family's functioning.

Child internalizing symptoms: Contributions of child temperament, maternal negative affect, and family functioning.

In fact, many families face numerous hardships that affect their ability to function normally.

Mental health services for children and families affected by maltreatment to improve family communication and functioning

Shifting to children's gender, in line with previous studies, this study confirmed that parents» perception of family functioning did not result to be affected by their children's gender, at least as it is measured by FAM - III (Tiffin et al., 2007).

Recently, researchers have shown an increased interest in paternal psychological status because it is strictly related to maternal one and to child development.9 These few studies evidence that also fathers can be affected by this type of mood alterations and that the transition to parenthood represents a stressor and an anxiety experience for 10 % of fathers, 10 revaluating the paternal role in family functioning after childbirth.9 - 11

A growing body of evidence suggests that stressors associated with war - related events may predispose youth to adverse outcomes.10 - 17 This stream of research is consistent with family systems theory, which suggests that the experiences of a military - connected parent will affect the functioning of youth in that family system.18 Although some studies have considered the impact of military life during wartime, 12,17,19 to our knowledge, most researchers have examined negative outcomes associated specifically with deployments.1, 7,20 These studies have examined the psychosocial functioning of children during the deployment of a parent4, 14 or following 1 or multiple deployments.11, 13,21 Although many military - connected youth fare relatively well despite stressors, these studies concluded that a sizeable proportion appears to struggle with experiences of deployment and other war - related stressors.

Because there was no difference in the perceived support and because the literature on this subject is small, future research is needed to focus on the subject of how support affects positively the adaptation of parents and how that support affects successful family functioning, in order to be implemented in practice.

Rather than assuming a general relation between family functioning and delinquent involvement, specific aspects of family functioning may need to be targeted to affect different patterns of delinquent involvement.

Third, because parent — child relationships develop as a function of reciprocal interactions between parent and child, the quality of those relationships are likely to be affected by child characteristics, such as temperament, as well as the emotional climate of the family (Rutter, 1979).

Family functioning may be affected by a child's developmental disorder, but it can also have an impact on how the child develops [81 — 83].

Child Internalizing Symptoms: Contributions of Child Temperament, Maternal Negative Affect, and Family Functioning.

While marital satisfaction was found to affect individual mental health, family functioning and child development, the various parenting correlates may buffer the association between parenting stress and marital satisfaction.

When families are functioning well, roles are clear, communication is open and straightforward, and affect is well regulated.

In a sample of affected sibling pairs, both maternal history of mood disorder and current ADHD was a predictor of impairment in family functioning [29].

«TRID is 1,888 pages in length and affects every business functioning in the single - family mortgage market,» said Jeffrey Schummer, MBA's vice president of education development.

«TRID is 1,888 pages in length and affects every business functioning in the single - family mortgage market,» said Jeffrey Schummer, the Mortgage Bankers Association's vice president of education development.

How well our home functions and pleases our sense of beauty and order affects our stress levels as a family, how effective we are in our daily responsibilities, and whether or not we are completely comfortable with opening our home and lives up to guests.