2 Factors that set apart aging family stress
- Extended family history
2. Coinciding joyful and painful events
2 Stress and Aging Assumptions
- Difference between stress in early or middle adulthood and stress in later life.
- Economic and social resources are assumed to decrease in later life.
6 Areas of Stress to the System of elders
- Health and physical functioning.
- Personal and social problems.
- Difficulties faced by family members.
- Retirement
- Care-giving
- Elder abuse
2 Coping Types
- Problem-focused: Attempts to establish some control.
2. Emotion-focused: Reactionary coping strategies.
3 types of Social Support:
Aid
Affect (emotion)
Affirmation
5 Divorce Effects on Children
- A stressful experience.
- Leads to higher levels of adjustment and mental health problems.
- Most children are resilient and adjust well to divorce over time.
4, Children whose parents divorce report considerable pain, unhappy memories, and continued distress. - Post-divorce family interaction patterns greatly influence adjustment following divorce.
4 Protective Factors for Children:
- Provision of economic resources.
- Positive nurturing relationships with both parents.
- Low levels of interparental and family conflict.
- Enhanced if they have a good relationship with at least one parent.
2 Divorce Interventions:
- Parenting education for Divorcing Parents.
2. Divorce Mediation.
5 Characteristic Patterns in Families facing Addiction
- Negativism
- Parental Inconsistency
- Parental Denial
- Miscarried Expression of Anger
- Unrealistic Parental Expectations
Behavioral Contracting (3)
Written contract for behavior.
Rehearsals
Re-stabilization and reorganization
Behavioral Marital Therapy (6)
Social learning framework. Examine factors maintaining SUD Explore cognitions and affective states related to substance use. Relapse prevention skills Effective communication Teach coping skills
Solution-Focused Family Therapy (2)
Focus on coping ; exceptions. (Miracle Question).
Focus on problems that can be solved.
Integrated Approach (4)
Multi-systemic
Multidimensional
Multimodal
Accommodate
3 Aspects of Accommodate:
Needs of the family
Style and preference of the therapist
Realities of the Tx context.
