FRHD 4020 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Extraordinary Measures, Family Therapy, Maladaptation
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During the great depression there were two factors that were determined in which families were able to deal with the stress: Hill"s roller coaster model (cid:449)ho did(cid:374)"t (cid:894)a(cid:374)gell, 1936(cid:895) Four stages that families go through when in a stressful situation: crisis, disorganization: when families attempt to cope with situation, recovery, reorganization, ex. New parents with lack of sleep with baby: some will succeed and others will continue to experience difficulties and challenges as it remains a constant stress. The roller coaster model is predecessor of the abc x model by hill which is the foundation of family stress theory: this included the separation and reunion during wartime. B being the family resources or strengths. C (cid:271)ei(cid:374)g the fa(cid:373)ily"s per(cid:272)eptio(cid:374) of the e(cid:448)e(cid:374)t of ho(cid:449) they defi(cid:374)e or attri(cid:271)ute (cid:373)ea(cid:374)i(cid:374)g to the event. X if the event or stressor is such that the family cannot immediately figure out how to solve the problem.