FMSC 431 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Psychoeducation, Systems Theory, Family Process
27 Feb 2018
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Be able to apply abcx model to scenarios involving people reacting to life experiences. A provoking or stressor event; sufficient enough to cause change in a family. Family stress theory: not all stress is negative, but when a family"s response is not effective, symptoms can arise. Systemic, interconnectedness of families = even if a stressor affects one family member, it will affect the system. B family"s resources/strengths or in a row. Family"s interpretation of meaning and capacity to manage: meaning largely contributes to behavioral response. The abc"s determine the degree of stress. Types of stressors (e. g. , internal vs. external, normative vs. non-normative, volitional vs. non- volitional, transitory vs. chronic). This must be from the february 11 slides. Normative stressors: daily hassles (cumulative effect; can pile up especially in single-parent families, developmental transitions (e. g. , adolescence (cid:1688)letting go(cid:1689) process; differential acculturation rates of parents and children in immigrant families)
