The family systems theory describes the role of a family in an individual's overall behavioral pattern. Through analyzing key concepts of this theory like emotional cut-off, sibling behavior, family problems, nuclear family issues, one would know how a family is functioning overall. For example, if someone in the family starts going for walks in the morning, he or she can influence other family members to do the same (Erdem & Safi, 2018). The effect of family on a child's mental health is very significant. In the early years of the child, care giving, love, and warmth can prove positive in increasing emotional attachment and peer bonding.
Conclusion
While assessing the interview questionnaire regarding a family of seven people living in Victoria which is Melbourne, Australia it can be seen that the identity, relationship, and overall health behavior within the family is moderate. This family responds positively whereas in terms of coping with stress and anxiety, this family supports each other while also being critical of each other's decisions. But the overall bonding in the family is good.
Develop an interview questionnaire to be used in a family-focused functional assessment. The questionnaire must include three open-ended, family-focused questions to assess functional health patterns for each of the following:
1. Values/Health Perception
2. Nutrition
3. Sleep/Rest
4. Elimination
5. Activity/Exercise
6. Cognitive
7. Sensory-Perception
8. Self-Perception
9. Role Relationship
10. Sexuality
11. Coping
Select a family, other than your own, and seek permission from the family to conduct an interview. Utilize the interview questions complied in your interview questionnaire to conduct a family-focused functional assessment. Document the responses as you conduct the interview.
Family Health Assessment Questionnaire:
Values/Health Perception
1. Why you consider health as the most important aspect of your family?
2. What is the family values regarding the health of the children?
3. How does your social and medical conditions work parallel to each other?
Nutrition
1. Do you take nutritious food regularly?
2. What kind of unhealthy food do you allow your children to have?
3. What kind of special diet do you consider to fit the elderly?
Sleep/Rest
1. How many hours a day do you sleep? If less hour of sleeps why so?
2. How far do you consider that you have the required amount of sleep?
3. How far do you think the amount of rest you take is more than necessary?
Elimination
1. How many times do you use the washroom in a day?
2. How far do you consider elimination benefits your family?
3. Do you have any issues regarding proper elimination?
Activity/Exercise
1. How many times a week do you work out? If less why?
2. What kind of exercises do you like to do?
3. Are you involved in any kind of sports? If not, why?
Cognitive
1. What are the obstacles you have faced while learning something?
2. How many languages can you read/write?
3. What are the languages that you speak excluding your mother tongue?
Sensory-Perception
1. How many times a month do you go for eye checkups?
2. Do you suffer from any hearing problem? If so, why?
3. Do you suffer from any breathing problem?
Self-Perception
1. What do you think about yourself as a person?
2. What do you do when you are depressed?
3. Do you have any doubt regarding your external appearance?
Role Relationship
1. How far do you think you are involved in the everyday dealings of the family?
2. How do you consider the family as the most important aspect?
3. How is your bonding with other family members?
Sexuality
1. How your religion bars you from any kind of sexual activity?
2. Have you imparted any kind of sex education to your children?
3. What are the methods of safe sex that you practice?
Coping
1. How do you cope with any kind of monetary crisis?
2. How do you cope with any kind of medical emergency?
3. How do you deal with any kind of personal crisis?