Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jul 18, 2026

Using Visual and Narrative Methods to Achieve Fair Process in Clinical Care
Published on: February 16, 2011
Family coping, styles, and challenges
G P Jens1, H S Chaney, K E Brodie
1Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Sugarland, Texas 77478, USA. gjens@mdanderson.org
Abstract:
Creating a therapeutic partnership with patients and families during their crisis with cancer is both a challenging and extremely rewarding experience for the oncology nurse. Each family brings to the experience its own structure, maturational stage, culture, and history. They bring individual and group emotional responses, coping strategies and conflicts when confronting a disease over which they have no control. This article describes the nature of contemporary families within the context of initial and ongoing nursing assessment. It also provides examples of family cancer experiences and the therapeutic approaches selected by nurses faced with the challenges of individual and family coping styles.
More Related Videos
Related Concept Videos
Parenting Styles
Authoritarian Parenting
This style is strict and controlling, with little room for open dialogue. Authoritarian parents demand obedience and often enforce rules with minimal warmth. Children raised this way may lack social skills and initiative, usually comparing themselves to others unfavorably.
Authoritative Parenting
This...
Coping Strategies: Problem Focused
For example, consider a student who struggles to understand their...
Coping Strategies: Emotion Focused
Family Therapy
Strategic Family Therapy
Strategic family therapy emphasizes resolving communication barriers and improving problem-solving abilities...
Relationship with Parents: Attachment
Attachment Styles

