The function of family members is affected by such existing physical or psychological conditions as 63-year-old Lus coronary heart disease which prevents her from working actively during a long period of time; 39-year-old Johns asthma; 4-year-old Bens asthma which prevents him from much physical activity; and 4-year-old Anns generalized anxiety disorder which prevents her from interacting successfully at school.
The N. family lives in a house built in suburban territories during the 980s-990s. The community also does not suffer from air pollution because of low industry development. The N. family can be discussed as a middle-class family. Sui works in the retailing industry, and John is a manager in a small local company specialized in delivery. Sui and John are the breadwinners in the family.
Sui and John adequately accomplished all the developmental stages and tasks. 4-year-old Ben demonstrates the successful accomplishment of physical, emotional, cognitive, and social developmental tasks typical for his age. 4-year-old Ann seems to be rather infantile for her age in relation to the emotional and social spheres, the girl is focused on the grandmothers help in resolving the everyday schedule and homework tasks. 63-year-old Lu suffers from the stress caused by the retirement for whi
ch the woman was not prepared psychologically. Stress in the family is often a result of Ann and Lus developmental states (Allender, Rector, & Warner, 204, p. 2). Currently, the N. family is in the developing part of the Parental Years stage. The N. family successfully achieved the previous developmental stages.
The family members have a genetic predisposition to coronary and vascular diseases as well as to chronic respiratory diseases and asthma. The immunization status of the family can be discussed as good; the requirements for vaccination are followed. Adults and children in the family experience a range of health problems because of the lack of physical activity and adult smoking (Mirzaei & Aspin, 203, p. 25). Thus, 63-year-old Lu suffers from coronary heart disease. 34-year-old Sui smokes regularly. 39-year-old John and 4-year-old Ben suffer from asthma. 4-year-old Ann suffers from frequent respiratory diseases and generalized anxiety disorder. 63-year-old Lu was recently hospitalized because of coronary heart disease and increased arrhythmias. The situation became stressful for Sui and John because of impossibility to receive help in caring for Ben. Sui and John chose to hire a qualified nurse for a long period in order to provide Lu with the necessary time for rehabilitation.