Stress is evident in life. This week we learned about stress and how the family handles it. We learned about the ABCX model. A equals the stressor event. B is the management of the stress through coping with resources such as religion, extended family, traditions, planning, etc. C is families definition of the stress, and X is the crisis or stress itself. We learned that a family who does not deal with stress well can turn a stressor into a crisis due to the fact of poor stress management. A stress to one family may be a crisis to another.
Most every family goes through stages of events. These stages are called the family life stages. It starts out when an individual leaves the home. The second is entering into an intimate relationship or coupling. The thrid is parenting young children. This stage can be hard because the husband and wife now have to divide their time between themselves and their child. The fourth is parenting adolescents. The fifth is launching children, and the fourth is retirement.
Interdepence is having a balance of independence and dependence on either a family member, close friend, or relative. This is the most healthy.
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