Exam 6 Flashcards
Stressor
Something that causes stress
Eustress
A stressor that is good stress
Distress
A stressor that is bad stress
Acute
A relatively short time
Chronic
Long lasting
Family crisis
A situation that upsets that normal functioning of the family and requires a new set of reposes to the stressor
General Adaptation Syndrome
Reaction, resistance, exhaustion
Fight or flight
the instinctive response to a threatening situation. One readies to either fight of run away
Life Change event
Typically a life altering event that requires big adjustment
Social Readjustment Rating Scale
A scale identifying associations between life events and life transitions and the impact of those events on health
Family Stress
The result of an imbalance between the demands an event places on a family and that family’s ability to meet them
Transactional model of stress
Stress is the result of an interaction between the person and his or her environment
External Locus of control
Refers to the perception that we cannot control what happens in our life
Internal Locus of control
The perception that we are in control of what happens in our life
Problem Management
Management strategies aimed directly at attacking the stressor
Emotional regulation
Strategies designed to help one change the meaning of the stressor so that they can control their emotions
Meaning based coupling
Employing deliberate strategies to produce positive emotion, in order to remain optimistic
ABC -X Family Crisis model
Reuben hills model that views family crisis situations as a combination of various factors
A factor
Initial crisis causing events
B factor
The resources a family has at its disposal to meet the demands of the crisis
C factor
The meanings families ascribe to the event
X factor
The outcomes of the event, the results of whether or not a family copes effectively with the crisis event
Pile-up
The accumulation of stressors that can result from a stressor that coincides with a life event
Double ABC-X model
A model to better understand the effects of the accumulation or pile up of stressors and strains and how families adapt to them
Appraisal focussed coping
Attempts to understand why the crisis occurred to find meaning in the circumstances
Cognitive redefinition
Occurs when families attempt to reframe the life event other than stressor in ways that are seen as more favorable
Cognitive avoidance
The attempt to deny the seriousness of a particular situation or events
Problem focused coping
Coping that seeks to fix the problem head on
Emotion focused coping
Coping that makes one feel better, but does not fix the problem
Progressive desensitization
occurs when family members gradually allow themselves increasing exposure to the stressor
Emotional discharge
The act of venting in response to tragic or unexpected news
Resigned acceptance
The ultimate acceptance of circumstances
Solution focused therapy model
focuses on a person’s present and future circumstances and goals, not on past experiences
Family resilience
A family’s ability to function during times of change stress adversity crisis and transition
Domestic violence
Violence perpetrated against family members
Batterer
a person who commits domestic violence
Intimate partner
Violence perpetrated against a relationship partner
Gender based violence
Violence against an individual because of their gender
Child maltreatment
Any act, intentional or not that results in harm to a child
Adverse Childhood experiences
Experiences that occur during childhood and are potentially traumatic life altering events
Cycle of violence model
A model illustrating three phases of violence commonly seen in abusive relationships
Baby Boomers
People born between 1946 and 1964
Life Expectancy
The age at which adults are expected to die
Gerontologists
Scientists who study aging
Lifespan Perspective
Emphasizes that human beings are in a constant state of growth
Normative Age graded influences
Developmental changes caused by biological psychosocial and sociocultural factors
Social clock
Culturally established norms associated with the timing of events
Normative history graded events
Events or conditions that people in a given culture or society experience simultaneously
Primary aging
Basic biological processes that are genetically programmed to occur over time
Hayflick Limit
Each species has a genetic time limit
Secondary aging
Physiological declines that are a result of environmental and behavioral influences
Empty nest
The home with no children after children have grown and left
Gray Divorce
A term used for people over 50 who divorce after 20 or more years of marriage
Intergenerational ties
the relationships between family members across multiple generations
Grandfamilies
Families in which the grandparents are responsible for their grandchildren
Formal Grand parenting
a Style of grandparenting in which grandparents see their role along common traditional lines
Companionate relationship
Companionate grandparents enjoy warm loving relationships with their grandchildren
Fun seeker
A grandparent whose relationship with their grandchild is characterized by fun
remote Relationship
the distant grandparent who only sees their grandchildren over holidays
Involved relationships
The grandparent who is very involved in their grandchildren’s life
Dispenser of wisdom
The grandparent who offers wisdom and advice to the grandchild
Life orientation
The emphasis before retirement on the family
Caregiver burden
The physical and emotional wear and tear that a caregiver has to go through
Sandwich generation
Adults who are parenting adolescents or younger children while at the same time caring for aging parents
Death Anxiety
Tension, feelings of distress, and apprehension because of talks about death
Lingering Trajectory
A lengthy transition from life to death
Expected Quick trajectory
A transition from life to death that is expected and fast
Unexpected Quick trajectory
A transition from life to death that is sudden and unexpected
Mourning
Culturally prescribed expressions of the thoughts and feelings that are involved with the person who passed
Bereaved person
Someone who suffers the loss of a loved one
Bereavement
A person’s specific relations following the news of the death of the loved one
grief
Physical and emotional responses to the painful loss of a loved one
