HDFS 1060 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: No Surprises
29 Mar 2017
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Family system rules require adjustment: family system is under stress. Key concepts transitions = system stress. *horizontal stressors: stress event that occurs over the life cycle of an individual. *vertical stressors: system issues, emotional legacy, system residuals, by part of how people have interacted and gotten along. How you were raised is gonna help determine how you are gonna raise your child and how stressful that is for you. Coping resources: to help deal with stress; general sense when dealing with a stress event. Two important coping resources, the ability to turn to others (experts) for information and support, information seeking. Pregnancy and parenthood can be thought of as examples of horizontal stressors how these are managed is some function of the coping resources available within the family as these interact with the vertical stressors. Shifting family themes: time, talking about it. Money, buying necessities, shifting to more child focused, prepare and organize.
