Chapter 13 Flashcards
What’s stress?
A state of tension created when there are heavy demands on resources
What’s a stressor?
Precipitating event that has the potential to cause stress
What are types of stressors?
Accession Dismemberment Loss of family morale and unity Sudden change Daily hassles
(Types of stressors)
What’s are family transitions
Expected or predictable changes in the course of family life that can precipitate stress. They are normative
(Types of stressors)
What’s are non-normative stressors?
Catastrophic events that are not expected or predicted
What’s a crisis?
- imbalance in demands and ability to meet demands-acute disequilibrium
- a serious disturbance that incapacitated the family
What’s the roller coaster model of crisis?
- original level of organization
- event occurs
- period of disorganization
- unable to perform usual roles and tasks
- inability to care for family in usual way - period of organization
- level of reorganization
What’s the ABCX model of family crisis?
A(the stressor event) interacts with B (the resources the family has) and C (the family’s definition of the event) to produce X (the crisis-degree of disruption and disorganization)
Explain the double ABCX model of family crisis?
- examines families over time
- includes coping
- describes adaptation instead of crisis
How does the double ABCX model of family crisis work?
aA=pile up -initial stressor -normative transitions -prior strains -impact of coping bB=existing and new resources cC=definition over time Coping=what family does to manage stressor xX=adaptation
What’s resilience?
The ability to withstand and rebound from adversity
What’s family resilience?
The successful adaptation by the family unit to crisis or adversity
-the strengths that are developed by families
