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The effect of a child with a cleft lip and palate on family functioning

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dc.contributor.advisor Visser, E. en
dc.contributor.advisor Nieuwoudt, J. M. en
dc.contributor.author Rich, Eileen Patricia en
dc.date.accessioned 2009-08-25T11:04:38Z
dc.date.available 2009-08-25T11:04:38Z
dc.date.issued 2009-08
dc.date.submitted 2003-10-31 en
dc.identifier.citation Rich, Eileen Patricia (2009) The effect of a child with a cleft lip and palate on family functioning, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/2553> en
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10500/2553
dc.description.abstract The present study explored the effect of the birth of a child with a cleft lip and palate on family functioning within the context of family systems theory. Five families, each with a child who was born with a cleft lip and palate, were included in the study. The five couples were all married and they were the biological parents of their children whose ages ranged from two months to five years. All five sets of parents were initially interviewed together and then had separate individual interviews where the Family Assessment Measure-III was administered. The results reflected each family's distinctive patterns of interaction and how they adapted to the birth of a child with an orofacial cleft. Factors found to affect family functioning included: External support systems, individual coping skills, family rules and boundaries, open communication and cohesion among family members. en
dc.format.extent 1 online resource (216 leaves)
dc.language.iso en en
dc.subject Family functioning en
dc.subject Family structure en
dc.subject Family systems theory en
dc.subject Family Assessment Measure - III (FAM-III) en
dc.subject Coping behaviour en
dc.subject Task Accomplishment en
dc.subject Role Performance en
dc.subject Communication en
dc.subject Involvement en
dc.subject Orofacial cleft en
dc.subject Cleft lip and palate en
dc.subject.ddc Cleft lip
dc.subject.lcsh Cleft palate children
dc.subject.lcsh Systemic therapy (Family therapy)
dc.subject.lcsh Cleft palate -- Psychological aspects
dc.subject.lcsh Family Assessment Measure-III
dc.subject.lcsh Family counseling
dc.subject.lcsh Family assessment
dc.subject.lcsh Life skills
dc.title The effect of a child with a cleft lip and palate on family functioning en
dc.type Dissertation en
dc.description.department Psychology en
dc.description.degree M. A. (Psychology) en


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