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FCS 4845

Cultural Perspectives on Stress. Families from all cultural groups experience family stressAll families have some internal strengths for managing stress in their family systemFamilies tend first to use internal resources before seeking external resources . The Curvilinear Nature of Stress. Life is

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FCS 4845

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    1. FCS 4845 Family Stress and Coping

    2. Cultural Perspectives on Stress Families from all cultural groups experience family stress All families have some internal strengths for managing stress in their family system Families tend first to use internal resources before seeking external resources

    3. The Curvilinear Nature of Stress Life is stressful Stress in an individual affects the family Family Stress Theory = Reuben Hill developed an ABC-X theory of stress = A= nature of the event B= family resources C= family’s perception of event X= crisis

    4. Cont. Hamilton McCubbin and Joan Patterson expanded the model into the Double ABC-X theory = describes stress pileup and adaptation to stress

    5. Stressors for families Common types of family stressors Stressors across the family life cycle Common life events at all stages of the life cycle = life cycle stages: 1. Incomplete tasks 2.Emotional difficulties in family life 3.Sexual difficulties between husband and wife

    6. Cont. 4.Unstable economic conditions 5. Major economic investments and purchases 6. Medical and/or dental expenses 7. Money for the basics of family living

    7. Cont. 8. Changing jobs and/or careers 9. Losing, quitting, or retiring from a job 10. Illness and death in the family

    8. Cont. Boundary ambiguity and family stress Families who manage stress successfully Biopsychosocial theory of stress = this approach to stress has clearly demonstrated how stress affects individuals emotionally and physiologically.

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