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| Maslow's Hierarchy of Human Needs | A theory that arranges human needs in order of their priority with lower-level needs being met before higher needs can be recognized and fulfilled |
| physical needs | Maintaining wellness of the human body and avoiding illness |
| safety and security needs | Keeping family members protected from harm within and from outside the home |
| love and acceptance | Having a sense of belonging and unconditional love, being wanted and included, as in a group of friends |
| esteem needs | Feeling good about yourself and accepting a realistic view of your strengths and weaknesses |
| self-actualization needs | To become what we are capable of becoming |
| youthful perspective | Seeing the world through the eyes of a child or young person |
| emotional fulfillment | Something that is deeply satisfying, such as a child’s smile to a parent |
| personal growth | Learning about oneself |
| sense of pride | A feeling of a job well done --- for example, the pride of a parent when children live independently and give something back to the world |
| family continuation | Carrying on the family traditions and values |
| new responsibilities | Different tasks that parents will have to do due to having a child |
| lifestyle changes | Changes in the way you spend your daily schedule due to child being added to family |
| emotional adjustments | Changes in a person’s attitudes and perspectives--- for examples, worries and fears parents have after a child is born |
| changes in relationships | Changes in the feelings that a couple may have for each other after a child is born due to added pressures |
| employment | Having a job or career and responsibilities that go with it |
| family | Individuals related to each other biologically or legally |
| parent | Caregiver that has legal responsibility for a child |
| healthy relationship | Characterized by respect, sharing, trust and support between two people |
| beginning family | A family of young adults who marry; newlyweds |
| expanding family | A child-bearing family; has one or more young children |
| parenting family | A developing family, with children growing into middle childhood and early teens |
| launching family | A family with middle-age parents and children leaving home for college, etc. |
| mid-years family | A pre-retirement family, no children at home |
| aging family | A family of elderly adults, usually retired |
| variations of families | Families that do not follow the “typical” life cycle stages |
| nuclear family | Includes husband, wife, and one or more of their biological children |
| extended family | Includes all relatives in a family, such as grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins |
| single-parent family | Includes one parent and one or more children |
| blended family | Includes married couple, each spouse’s children from previous relationships, and any children they have together |
| adoptive family | Parents and one or more children that are permanently and legally placed; these families may be nuclear, single-parent, blended or extended family structures |
| foster family | A family unit that serves as a substitute family for a child These families may be nuclear, single-parent, blended or extended family structures. |
| transition period | A period of changing from one time in life to another |
| authority figure | The person in charge of a family |
| mutual support | Equal support from each parent in the family |
| “instant family” | Children that come along with a marriage in a blended family |
