Summary
Contents
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The first comprehensive text on stress and crisis management specifically tailored to courses focusing on the family
Organized by stress model, this book helps readers understand the relationships among models, research, crisis prevention, and crisis management with individuals and families. Providing a balance of theory, research, hands-on applications, and intervention strategies, this innovative text presents a comprehensive overview of the field.
Intended Audience
Individual and Family Stress and Crises is ideal as a core text for upper division undergraduate and graduate students in courses such as Family Crisis, Family Stress & Coping, and Dysfunctions in Marriage & Family.
The Family Distress Model and the Contextual Model of Family Stress
The Family Distress Model and the Contextual Model of Family Stress
The Family Distress Model
Cornille, a marriage and family therapist, and Boroto, a psychologist (1992), developed the Family Distress Model (FDM) “as a guide to understanding the process families go through to confront and accommodate change” (p. 182). The authors proposed that the model, heavily influenced by family systems medicine, has utility for guiding both research and intervention with families dealing with stressors (Cornille & Boroto, 1992).
Conceptual Framework of the Family Distress Model
The Family Distress Model consists of five phases (Cornille, Mullis, & Mullis, 2006) originally termed stages (Cornille & Boroto, 1992). Figure 9.1 illustrates the five phases of the model, and a discussion of ...
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