FRHD 1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Every Day Life, Substance Abuse, Chronic Condition

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 1020
• Professor: Sandra Pericak

Document Summary

Individual factors: normative life stresses, coping and outlook can change overtime. Double abc-x models of stress: longitudinal model, time was added, pile up. Circumplex model (olsen: proper handling of stress and crisis can actually strengthen a family and help it grow intimacy. Important decision of family functioning identified: cohesion, flexibility, communication. How do we learn about it: family members, romantic partners, workplace/ outside influences. What is conflict: conflict is an expressed struggle between at least two interdependent parties who perceive incompatible goals, scarce resources and interference from other in achieving their goals. Interdependence: people who are not dependant upon each other, perceived compatible goals, this is what we fight about, perceived scarce resources. Conflict and communication: communication is central in all interpersonal conflict, activated by a triggering event. Minority stress model: some canadian families have to deal with extra baseline stress, lgbtq families, families of colour. Family violence: department of justice canada definition.