Glossary F

Glossary F

- Family history study : Family history study is the study of the Heritability of a disorder involving identifying people with the disorder and people without the disorder and then determining the disorder's

Family household is defined as two (2) or more individuals living together who are related by birth, marriage, or adoption.

Family life chronology refers to a way of recording significant events in a family's development.

Family life cycle is defined as an orderly sequence of developmental stages that families tend to progress through.It is the series of predictable changes that most families experience.

Family literacy refers to literacy practices that occur in the home, that include reading labels, newspapers, magazines, and books and writing lists, notes, and letters.

Family of origin refers to the family one was born into or raised by.

Family of procreation is defined as the family that develops when one marries and has children.

Family perspective refers to a theoretical perspective in which it is assumed that abnormality is caused by disturbances in the pattern of interactions and relationships within the family.