Basic Types of Family Structure

• Happens when there is awareness and identification of the person. 


  Perception
• Relates to how one perceives oneself.

  Self-perception
• Refers to the combination of relatives that comprise a family. 


  Family structure
• Types of family


  1. Nuclear family
  2. Single-parent family
  3. Extended family
  4. Step family
  5. Grandparent family
• Comprises a couple and at least one child.

  Nuclear family
• This is also called 'conjugal families.'

  Nuclear family
• Consists of one parent, either a father or a mother, exclusively taking up the responsibility of raising his or her children.

  Single-parent family
• A structure of two parents, children, aunts, uncles, grandparents, or non-relatives living together under one roof.

  Extended family
• Also called a reconstituted family. 


  Step family
• Formed by the joining of two adults through marriage, cohabitation, or civil partnership. 


  Step family
• Composed of the grandparents and the grandchildren living together as a family.

  Grandparent family
• A pictorial display of a person's family relationships and medical history.

  Genogram
• Was first used and made popular in the clinical setting by

  Monica McGoldrick and Randy Gerson