Family Adaptation and Resilience
What are the two factors that determine how families react to a loss of income during the Great Depression?
What is Integration and Adaptability?
__________happens if a family fails to overcome a stressor, according to the ABC-X Model.
What is Crisis?
Nature of Stressors:
Regardless of whether the stressors originates within the family unit __________ * a new baby
or ____________, (loss of job)it impacts family dynamics
What is Internally or externally?
The Mundane Extreme Stress Model focuses on understanding the impact of environmental stressors, both, _________ & ________on individuals' mental and physical well-being.
What are ordinary and extraordinary?
__________are neither positive nor negative but become such based on how you perceive them.
What are Stressors?
__________ and __________ factors influence family responses to stressors.
(Family Adjustment and Adaption Response (FAAR))
What are internal and external factors influence family responses to stressors?
The Double ABC-X model considers _______ besides the immediate response to a single stressor?
The cumulative effect of these stressors can be different from the immediate response to a single stressor
The _______ of a stressor, whether affecting an individual family member or the entire family, influences the family's experience
What is scope?
Individuals, particularly those in ________ or _________ communities, experience & adapt to chronic, daily stressors & extreme life events
What are low-income or disadvantaged communities?
Define Pileup.
What are multiple stressors at a time?
Families with limited ________ ________ and negative perceptions of the stressor may struggle to manage the situation and experience negative outcomes (Smith & Hammond, 2021).
What are coping resources?
What does the ABC-X model highlight about the family's perception of the stressor?
The family's perception of the stressor plays a crucial role in determining the outcome.
________ ________ varies, with events like the loss of a child being profoundly distressing compared to the stress of purchasing a new home.
What is the severity of a stressor?
The MEES model takes into account various factors that influence individuals' well-being, including daily stressors such _________ &__________.
What are racism & discrimination?
A state or period of disorganization. Stress becomes a crisis when the family can no longer maintain the status quo when using their existing resources.
What is a crisis?
Family Adjustment & Adaption Response (FAAR) looks at the processes families use to restore ________/________.
What is homeostasis/ balance?
Families with strong coping resources and effective strategies are more likely to adapt successfully to ____________.
What are stressors?
Stressors can be categorized as either artificial (e.g., job loss due to technological advancements)
or natural (e.g., dealing with the aftermath of a hurricane), each posing distinct challenges.
What is Natural vs Artificial?
In addition to the MEES model recognizing racism and discrimination, it also recognizes major _______ _______ & environmental factors.
What are life events?
An unhealthy resolution for the crisis (turning to drugs or alcohol to numb the pain).
What is Adaptation?
Name the four stages families go through when experiencing a stressful situation, according to Hill (1949).
What are 1) Crisis, 2) disorganization, 3) recovery,4) reorganization?
The Double ABC-X model highlights the need to consider how families __________.
What is adapt and evolve as they navigate crisis?
The first day of kindergarten presents a short-term stressor while adjusting to a spouse's cancer diagnosis is a prolonged, chronic stressor
What is Adjustment Time?
The MEES model emphasizes the importance of addressing chronic stressors and supporting individuals & communities facing _______challenges.
What is environmental?
Sense of Coherence.
What is the Ability to see one’s problems as manageable?