Family Stress

Paper Summary:

This paper discusses a case study of a fictional family to demonstrate how family stress therapy can be applied to an extended family. The paper relates that the example will help illustrate to students of family psychology and relations how certain family theories may be useful for helping families in crisis. The paper then describes the structure of the fictional family, family stress therapy, and how family stress therapy can be applied to the fictional family.

Outline:
Introduction
Description of Family Structure
Description of Theory to be Applied: Family Stress Theory
Application of the Theory Based on the Fictional Family
Summary and Conclusion

From the Paper:

"Still physically and mentally stable, the grandmother "pays her rent" by taking care of the couple's children, in addition to the cousins, who live with the family because of their parents' death. Both the mother and the father work full-time, so the grandmother is considered the primary child caregiver in the family. In order to help the grandmother care for the children--two boys and two girls who are all under the age of 13--the father's sister visits the home three times during the week. Because she is not living with the family, however, she is not considered part of the extended family."

Sample of Sources Used:

• "Family Stress Adaptation Theory." (2008). Retrieved 3 September from Love To Know.com, http://stress.lovetoknow.com/Family_Stress_Adaptation_Theory
• "Extended Family." (n.d.) Retrieved 3 September 2008 from Prince Edward Island Canada Education and Early Childhood Development, http://www.edu.pe.ca/southernkings/familytypes.htm
• McDonald, Lynn. (n.d.) Hill's Theory of Family Stress And Buffer Factors: Build The Protective Factor Of Social Relations And Positive Perception With Multi-Family Groups. Retrieved 3 September 2008 from Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice, http://cecp.air.org/vc/presentations/2selective/3lmcdon/HILL'S_FAMILY_STRESS_THEORY_AND_FAST.htm
• "What are the Family Types." (n.d.) Retrieved 3 September 2008 from Prince Edward Island Canada Education and Early Childhood Development, http://www.edu.pe.ca/southernkings/familytypes.htm

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