For Parents Who Are Caring for a Chronically-Ill Child, Which

question 30

Multiple Choice

For parents who are caring for a chronically-ill child, which of the following is NOT true?

• A) For a parent who is caring for a sick child, the caregiver role tends to compromise the parent's ability to function in other roles, including the role of parent to the other children in the family.
• B) The stress of a child's chronic illness does not alter the relationships parents have with the child who is ill or with their other children.
• C) As a result of having a member with a chronic illness, other family members might develop special needs and require specialized care and/or family therapy.
• D) One alteration in the family that occurs when a child is chronically ill is that parents especially mothers) tend to modify the family environment to better accommodate the child who is ill.

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