Exam 13: Family Stress, Crisis, and Resilience

In the ABC-X family crisis model, "A" is the

The text points out that adding a family member is stressful because doing so involves

Some families do not recover from crisis intact, as today's illustrate(s).

In there is "an imbalance between pressure and supports."

Resilient families rely on one another for support.

Winning the lottery or getting a significant promotion can never be stressors.

Trying to counsel and help a family who was living in New York on September 11, 2001, and who still struggle with the resulting trauma illustrates which theoretical perspective?

Families capable of "doing well in the face of adversity" are called families.

Reuben Hill formulated the model of family crisis.

The likelihood of death in our society influences how we define a death in the family.

includes not just the stressor but also previously existing family strains and future hardships induced by the stressor event.

Ian and Joanne have been married for ten years and have two children. Recently, a number of family-related problems have occurred, causing Ian and Joanne a great deal of difficulty. Their coping mechanisms seem to be largely ineffective under the strain of these problems. The text labels Ian and Joanne's situation as an illustration of

When adjustments are not easy to come by, family stress can lead to a .

According to the text, job loss, unwanted pregnancy, homelessness, and being the brunt of racist treatment are all examples of

In the double ABC-X model, "A" becomes "Aa," or family

The text points out that something must happen to cause family stress or to precipitate a family crisis. That something is what social scientists call a

Families that are having difficulties or functioning less than effectively before the onset of additional stressors or demands are said to be families

Characteristically, stressor overload

In the ABC-X family crisis model, "X" is the

Once a crisis hits bottom, things often begin to improve.