Stress, Poverty, and disability Flashcards
What is stress?
A multifaceted concept that encompasses both individual and family experiences. Generally defined as a state of emotional or mental strain resulting from challenging or demanding circumstances
What pattern do family crises follow?
Disorganization: Marked by a sense of shock, confusion, and instability. family routines and roles are disrupted, and communication may break down
Reorganization: This stage involves a gradual shift towards restoring order and finding new ways to function
-Problem solving
-Role adjustment
-seeking support
Recovery: This final stage represents a return to a state of stability and equalibrium
-acceptance
-meaning making
-integration
what is the ABC-X model?
A: The stressor: This refers to the initial event that disrupts the families equalibrium
B: The families resources: The strengths and asserts that the family can draw upon
-Individual reponse
family resources
social resources
C: The appraisal of the stressor: This represents the meaning that the family attaches to the event, their perception of its severit, and their beleifs about their ability to cope. Influenced by:
-Cultural background
-previous experiences with stress and crisis
-values and beliefs about family roles and responsibilities
X: The crisis: This is the outcome, the level of disorganization and disruption experiencd by the family as a resulkt of an interplay between the stressor, resources, and appraisal
what is the double ABC-X model
recognizes that families face multiple stressors. An initial crisis can trigger a chain of reaction of challenges and adjustment
aA: Pileup: This represents the accumulation of stressors and strains that a family experiences.
-Normative stresses: Unexpected life changes
-Prior strains:
Unresolves issues
-The efforst to cope with the intitial stressor
-Ambiguity:
UNcertainty and lack of clarity
bB: Existing and new resources
cC: Perception of crisis and pileup
xX: Adaption
How is stress effected by the economy?
Our stress levels often reflect broader societal changes.
Poverty and unemployment
Boom and bust economy: Inflation
