PSYC 404 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Stranger Danger
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Recognize patterns between families, it doesn"t have to be individual counseling when it has to do with parents. To have insurance pay for family counseling, an individual needs to be identified to the company. Disequilibrium- is necessary for families to go to achieve a change. For instance, an alcoholic father quits drinking, it can be stressful and it requires an adjustment from the family. If a child is autistic, a parent could become a bit colder ( refrigerator mom ) because it is stressful to raise an autistic child because typically autistic children don"t want to be nurtured. Issues that may appear one-sided are likely to actually be reciprocal. Some children will be more sensitive and parents will change parenting style overtime. Parents have their own identity development issues. Once a system is in place it is difficult to break old habits. The highest likelihood of positive effects on adolescents. Very high demand, yet also culturally- defined high warmth.
