PSYC 275 Lecture 9: Content, Lecture # 9 on Crisis, Stress and Equilibrating Process
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Lecture # 9 on crisis, stress, the equilibrating. Process and develop awareness for the dynamics of crises situations. the resolution of crises and facilitating the return of normal marital (family) functions. Crises are a very real and anticipated part of "marital interactions, Family functions and human intimacy"; therefore it should not be thought of in a negative way; "any sudden changes (may be a turning point in life) that creates a condition where the habitual patterns of behavior are no longer adequate. " "dynamics of family crisis" with analysis of various kinds of crisis producing events; Identify various "types of stressors" and signs of stressors . In mental health terms; crisis refers not necessarily to a traumatic situation or event, but to the reaction of a person to such event. -- crisis can be a serious disruption within the individual"s functions, which will stop the person from his/her usual coping mechanisms.
