FRHD 1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Substance Abuse, Chronic Condition, Cortisol

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

Document Summary

Can occur from a variety of diferent factors o o o o. Impact on memory: oxycoin (cuddle hormone) helps calm stress. How family handles problem will depend on: o o o. Emphasizes systems and the importance of family development across the life course over just looking at individual development o o o o. B - family"s resources or strengths at the ime of the event. C - meaning/percepion atached to the event by the family. Hill did not see the stressors as either posiive or negaive, but as normaive. Stress has potenial to iniiate change in the system. E. g. , birth of a child at the same ime as a major housing relocaion for work. Stress and conlict in family life doesn"t mean that abuse must take place o. Proper handling of stress and crisis can actually strengthen a family and help it grow in inimacy. 3 important dimensions of family funcioning: o o o.