Final Flashcards
Family transitions
expected or predictable changes in the course of family life
Family stress
a state of tension that arises when demands test or tax a family’s capabilities
Resilient Families
families capable of doing well in the face of adversity
Silver divorce
Divorce among older couples and those in long-term marriages
Legal custody
the right to make important decisions about the children and the obligation to have legal responsibility for them
Sandwich generation
the generation of adults who simultaneously try to meet the competing needs of their parents and their children
Elder abuse
overt acts of aggression against an aging person
Elder neglect
acts of omission or failure to give adequate care to an aging person
Family boundary ambiguity
Lack of clarity about who is in or out of the family or who is performing what roles and tasks within the family system
the stressor event
In the ABC-X model “A”
65-74 years old
young-old
state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
Bereavement
a “team” approach to raising children after divorce
coparenting
Informal caregiving
unpaid assistance provided by family, friends, and neighbors for persons requiring help
Parallel parents
parents who parented alongside each other but with minimal contact or communication or conflict
Divorce mediation
an alternative, nonadversarial means of dispute resolution by which a couple, with the assistance of a third party, negotiate the terms of the divorce settlement
Private face of family
the aspect of the family that provides individuals with intimacy, emotional support, and love
the number of divorces per 1,000 people in the population
Crude divorce rate
Fictive kin
close relations with people we consider “like family” but who are not related to us by blood or marriage
No-fault divorce
a divorce granted without either party having to prove the other party guilty of misconduct
crisis
In the ABC-X family crisis model, “X”
Cultural script
set of socially prescribed and understood guidelines
Papernow’s Model for Family Development
Seven stages stepfamilies go through as the new family system develops: Fantasy, Immersion and Awareness; Mobilization and Action; Contact and Resolution
Ambiguous loss
when a person (family member) is physically present but psychologically absent
Older-old
75-84
Old-old
85+
In the ABC-X family crisis model, “A”
the stressor event
In the ABC-X family crisis model, “B”
family’s ability to cope with a crisis (resources)
In the ABC-X family crisis model, “C”
family’s appraisal of the stressor event.
In the ABC-X family crisis model, “X”
crisis
Vulnerable families
families that are having difficulties or functioning less effectively before the onset of additional stressors or demands
