Definition Compromised Family Coping
Situation in which usually supportive primary person (family member or close friend) provides insufficient, ineffective, or compromised support, comfort, assistance, or encouragement that may be needed by client to manage or master adaptive tasks related to health challenge
Defining Characteristics Compromised Family Coping
Objective
Significant person attempts assistive or supportive behaviors with less than satisfactory results; significant person displays protective behavior disproportionate (too little or too much) to client’s abilities or need for autonomy; significant person withdraws or enters into limited or temporary personal communication with client at time of need
Subjective
Client expresses or confirms a concern or complaint about significant other’s response to his or her health problem; significant person describes or confirms an inadequate understanding or knowledge base, which interferes with effective assistance or supportive behaviors; significant person describes preoccupation with personal reaction (e.g., fear, anticipatory grief, guilt, or anxiety) to client’s illness, disability, or other situational or developmental crisis
Related Factors (r/t)
Temporary preoccupation of a significant person who tries to manage emotional conflicts and personal suffering and is unable to perceive or act effectively with regard to client’s needs; temporary family disorganization and role changes; prolonged disease or disability progression that exhausts supportive capacity of significant people; other situational or developmental crises or problems significant person may be facing; inadequate or incorrect information or understanding by primary person; little support provided by client, in turn, for primary person

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