CFD 135 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Homeostasis, Stressor, Male Privilege
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Chapter 15 - family change: stress, crisis, and transition. Family stress ability to cope with it. The imbalance between demands an event places on a family and that family"s. Stressor = anything that elicits a physiological and/or psychological response. Comes from greek word meaning to judge and to choose. Crisis is a moment when you must choose among various alternatives. Any stimulus that affects body systems in complex ways. As a whole seek homeostasis / balance. Exhaustion (or recovery) - somatic and social issues. Person develops a higher baseline of stress hormones in their bodies and brains. Interaction between person and his / her environment dictates perception of stress. Styles of family coping (moos & schaefer) Domestic violence (family violence / intimate partner violence) Cycle of violence - dr. lenore walker. Tonight: nearly 25,000 women will find refuge in a dv shelter. Tonight: 19,000 children will have witnessed dv.
