1. Define adaptive processes and how they fit into the VSA Model.
Adaptive processes are methods utilized to manage inconveniences that occur. An example of an adaptive process for a family would be a wife expressing her frustration more, making the children take more responsibilities, or creating a calendar. They would utilize this calendar to keep organization within the family as well as have a set basis of communication. Furthermore, these adaptive processes are utilized within the Vulnerability-Stress-Adaption model. The purpose of the Vulnerability-Stress-Adaptation model is to identify how stressful occurrence may be connected to relational outcomes, by analyzing the vulnerabilities they endure and adaptive processes. The adaptive processes fit into the VSA model by forecasting first identifying the hassle and then predicting their well-being based on their coping mechanisms.
2. Discuss gender differences in adaptive processes.
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I think the reason the initiate the conflict with their spouse and not their children due to them having less interaction with their children and more with their spouse. I also feel like it would cause additional conflict if they “take their anger out” on their children. For instance, it may lead to the children repeating these actions they’ve seen. An additional gender difference in adaptive processes were when men had more heavy workloads at work, they did less work when they arrived home. Similarly, women did the same, however, men did not help the women with their work load when they experienced these types of days. Additionally, this further explains the gender differences in experiences and
The Stress Model we have chosen is the Double ABCX Model. This model is suitable for our movie family because we are able to see the problems that the family has faced. The model encompasses the major variables of interest in the movie, including our pre-crises, crises, and post crises. We can see this in the first marriage, the divorce, and the second marriage; as well as everything in between. Many of the stressors are found in many categories. This is because they were not resolved by the crisis- divorce. Resources fall into many categories as well, because how they are used changes how they affect the family system.
Some effort have been made in order to measure the level of resilience. Several model has been generated as a result. In this paper there are only three model that will be discussed. That are PEOPLE model, Cutters model and Torrens model.
Resiliency Model of Family Stress, Adjustment and Adaptation was developed from the Hill’s Family Stress Theory and is a method to describe how families perceive and respond to stress (Friedman et al., 2003). It can be an effective way for counselors to allow for the “consideration of cultural an...
In the first chapter of her book, You Just Don't Understand, Men and Women in Conversation, Deborah Tannen quotes, "...studies have shown that married couples that live together spend less than half an hour a week talking to each other...". (24) This book is a wonderful tool for couples to use for help in understanding each other. The two things it stresses most is to listen, and to make yourself heard. This book opened my eyes to the relationship I am in now, with a wonderful person, for about four years. It made me realize that most of our little squabble-like fights could have been avoided, if one or the other of us could sit down and shut up for a minute to listen. Most of our fights had erupted from a misunderstanding or miscommunication on either of our parts, and we're only dating! I can only imagine the conflict two partners would have in a marriage with children. This book outlined a lot of couples' problems, where they may have started, and how to circumvent them. After starting to read this book, I realized to do a book report on the entire book would be very difficult, so I chose situations that most related to me to report on.
There have been numerous research attempts to understand how individuals cope with negative life events. Freud (1993) refer to defence mechanisms and the unconscious processes individuals resort to in an attempt to address the internal conflicts they experience. Coping strategies serves as a mediator between perceived threats and their anticipated consequences (Endler and Parker, 1990). When confronted with a threat individuals resort to certain behaviour responses in order to cope with the perceived threat. More and more evidence acknowledge the important role that coping strategies play when individuals respond to perceived stressful life events.
Davis-Laak, Paula. "7easy resilience strategies for busy, complicated lives." Phsycology today. N.P, 10 Jan. 2011. Web. 9 Dec. 2013.
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“Family stress theory emphasizes the active processes families engage in to balance family demands with family capabilities as these interact with family meanings to arrive at a level of family adjustment or adaptation” (Patterson, 1988, 1989, 1993). In order for a family to be resilient, it ...
The Theory of Caregiver Stress is derived from the Roy Adaptation Model (RAM), which is used in many studies, but only a few studies of caregiving have utilized it (Tsai, 2003). RAM was developed from the three human responses (focal, contextual, and residual), based from the input of stimuli from the environment (Tsai, 2003). The output response follows which is based on the input, which will follow either a compensat...
The first published theory of coping was imagined by Lazarus (1984), who ascribed to the cognitive viewpoint. Lazarus was interested in the concept of stress as a transaction, and suggested that people go through stages of appraisal. The first stage is where the individual determines whether or not the event is a threat. If the event is identified as threatening, the individual then evaluates their ability to cope with the stressor. These evaluations are repeated regularly to ensure continued accuracy, especially as the individual attempts to deal with the stressor. Dienstbier (1989) refined this theory so that the term "stress" pertained only to negative outcomes, whereas the term "challenge" was introduced in reference to transactions which could lead to either a positive or negative outcome. The distinction was important because these outcomes resulted in different physiological responses. Frankenhaeuser (1986) discovered that these responses were tied to the level of dissatisfaction the ...
Picture yourself living with an angry wife and a couple of children and anything you do to help is not good enough. This is the same situation author Eric Bartels faces in the midst of his marriage. Eric Bartels describes his marriage as a “battlefield” of “paroxysmal anger” (61), which fuels the arguments between Bartels and his wife. In his situation. Bartels could settle for divorce, but instead, he decides to look past the arguments and as a result his marriage continues. However, not all couples are able to iron out arguments and this leads to 40-50% of marriages resulting in divorce (Popenoe and Whitehead 16) and with that, 28% of the divorcing couples have at least one child under the age of six (Leon). When divorce occurs, damage happens
Stress has been viewed as a stimulus or response. It can be viewed as a stimulus when it arises from catastrophic event (tornadoes and earthquakes), major life events (getting married, moving) or chronic circumstances (living in disturbing environment). Hans Selye “assumed that critical life events, regardless of their specific (e.g., positive or negative) quality, stimulate change that produces challenge to the organism.“(H.W.Khrone, 2002). Stress can be seen as a response when somebody answers to a particular situation. Two types of response can be: physiological or psychological.
Marital couples are sometimes oblivious to how much their marital conflict effects the lives of their children. Even though there are ways to have a disagreement in an amicable way, many children have a chance to see their parents resolve a conflict in a way that will not have a negative impact on their lives. Many of their conflict deteriorate and escalate into yelling matches, belittling, and sometimes domestic violence. Children who are consistently exposed to this kind of behavior will not be equipped to handle conflict in their own relationships and lives and repeat a pattern that they learned in their household. According to Rafiq and Rafiq (2017) marital conflicts significantly affect the child development, therefore resolution
Pam Leo stated, “Let’s raise children that won’t have to recover from their childhood”. Research continues to prove that marital discord in families with children leave a lasting impact on their offspring. Studies have shown that children who witness their parents arguing are negatively affected psychologically and behaviorally. In young children, how they regulate their emotional state and peer interactions seems to suffer the most from parental conflict. Adult children have a hard time recovering later in life if they grew up in a frequent hostile environment. Marital discord has been proven to negatively affect all children whether they be in preschool or into their adult years.