Family Studies 3340A/B Study Guide - Final Guide: Genogram, Stepfamily, Chemotherapy
30 Dec 2019
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Chapter 6: assessing family resilience: mutually interactive & synergistic - key processes, belief systems (ex. support, organizational processes (ex. connectedness, communication processes (ex. collaborative problem-solving, synergistic influences of transactional processes in resilience pp. Case of hong kong child: chinese parents brought their son to a child clinic bc he was anxiously overattached to his mother. Case of megan: family stress caused by contentious parental divorce & mother"s remarriage. Megan struggled to adapt with her father cutting-off all contact/support. She struggled to adapt to living with a step-family in a new neighborhood (new school, loss of old friends). A genogram construction showed: megan was asked to draw a genogram of close bonds closest bond was with her dog (opened up a conversation about how megan"s dog helped her feel supported through the struggles. Case of rafael: counselor worked with rafael to understand his pessimistic attitude (refused to believe any positive contributions existed in his family).
