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

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.