Family Stress and Intervention Flashcards
Who are the members of this family?
Courtney (mother); David (father); Stephen (oldest child); and Jake (younger child).
What is the main stressor in this family?
Jake was diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome
Apply the Double ABCX Model to this family and their stressors.
A: diagnosis of Asperger’s syndrome; family disruption
B: school staff + instructors, supportive mom, insurance
C: Courtney realized something was wrong and put in a lot of effort to help Jake; David refuses to accept son’s condition
X: as a family–maladaptation; David–maladaptation; and Courtney–bonadaptation
Apply the Family Circumplex Model to this family.
As a family, they are very disengaged. Courtney and Jake, and David and Stephen, have built cohesive relationships between each other, but as a family, they are very separate from each other.
Define morphostasis.
Morphostasis is the maintenance of and resistance to changes in family interaction.
Define morphogenesis.
Morphogenesis relates to the ways in which families grow and change.
What is the psycho-educational approach?
Refers to the education offered to individuals with a mental health condition and their families to help empower them and deal with their condition in an optimal way.
What is a token economy?
A child earns points for appropriate behavior, and when he or she has accumulated enough points, the child is allowed to purchase a larger reward on which the parents and child have agreed.
