FRHD 1020 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Substance Abuse, Chronic Condition, Silent Treatment

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 1020
• Professor: Ruth Neustifter

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Can occur from a variety of different factors: everyday life and tasks, life transitions and events, chronic illness, sudden accident, disability, substance abuse, violence. How family handles problem will depend on: their outlook, their resources. Coping and outlook can change over time. Hill did not see stressors as either positive or negative but as normative. Stress has potential to initiate change in the system. Longitudinal model: time was added, pile up. Eg. birth of a child at the same time as a major housing relocation for. Tress a(cid:374)d (cid:272)o(cid:374)fli(cid:272)t i(cid:374) fa(cid:373)il(cid:455) life does(cid:374)"t (cid:373)ea(cid:374) that a(cid:271)use (cid:373)ust take pla(cid:272)e: proper handling of stress and crisis can actually strengthen a family and help it grow in intimacy, 3 important dimensions of family functioning: Romantic partners: success based on how we perceive and handle conflict. Workplace/outside influences: can promote conflict management. Co(cid:374)fli(cid:272)t does(cid:374)"t e(cid:454)ist a(cid:374)d do(cid:374)"t re(cid:272)og(cid:374)ize it. Do(cid:374)"t tell a(cid:374)(cid:455)o(cid:374)e else if there is a struggle.