Individual and Family Stress and Crises

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Individual and Family Stress and Crises
December 2010 | 272 pages | Sage US
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Description

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.

Contents

PART I: HISTORY AND DEFINITION OF STRESS THEORY

  • 1. History of Stress Theory
  • 2. Definitions

PART II: INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY STRESS MODELS

  • 3. The Profile of Trouble, the Truncated Roller Coaster Profile of Adjustment, and the Family Ecosystemic Model of Stress
  • 4. The ABCX Formula and the Double ABCX Model
  • 5. The Natural History of Individual Reactions to Disaster, the Components of an Emotional Crisis, the Four Phases of Crisis Development, and the Crisis Paradigm
  • 6. The Family Adjustment and Adaptation Response Model
  • 7. The Typology Model of Family Adjustment and Adaptation
  • 8. The Resiliency Model of Family Stress, Adjustment, and Adaptation
  • 9. The Family Distress Model and the Contextual Model of Family Stress

PART III: FLUENCY OF STRESS THEORY APPLIED TO FORMAL CRISIS MANAGEMENT

  • 10. The History of Formal Crisis Management
  • 11. The Practice of Formal Crisis Management
  • About the Authior

Description

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.

Contents

PART I: HISTORY AND DEFINITION OF STRESS THEORY

  • 1. History of Stress Theory
  • 2. Definitions

PART II: INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY STRESS MODELS

  • 3. The Profile of Trouble, the Truncated Roller Coaster Profile of Adjustment, and the Family Ecosystemic Model of Stress
  • 4. The ABCX Formula and the Double ABCX Model
  • 5. The Natural History of Individual Reactions to Disaster, the Components of an Emotional Crisis, the Four Phases of Crisis Development, and the Crisis Paradigm
  • 6. The Family Adjustment and Adaptation Response Model
  • 7. The Typology Model of Family Adjustment and Adaptation
  • 8. The Resiliency Model of Family Stress, Adjustment, and Adaptation
  • 9. The Family Distress Model and the Contextual Model of Family Stress

PART III: FLUENCY OF STRESS THEORY APPLIED TO FORMAL CRISIS MANAGEMENT

  • 10. The History of Formal Crisis Management
  • 11. The Practice of Formal Crisis Management
  • About the Authior
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Individual and Family Stress and Crises


December 2010 | 272 pages | Sage US

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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.


Table Of Contents:

  • PART I: HISTORY AND DEFINITION OF STRESS THEORY
  • 1. History of Stress Theory
  • 2. Definitions
  • PART II: INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY STRESS MODELS
  • 3. The Profile of Trouble, the Truncated Roller Coaster Profile of Adjustment, and the Family Ecosystemic Model of Stress
  • 4. The ABCX Formula and the Double ABCX Model
  • 5. The Natural History of Individual Reactions to Disaster, the Components of an Emotional Crisis, the Four Phases of Crisis Development, and the Crisis Paradigm
  • 6. The Family Adjustment and Adaptation Response Model
  • 7. The Typology Model of Family Adjustment and Adaptation
  • 8. The Resiliency Model of Family Stress, Adjustment, and Adaptation
  • 9. The Family Distress Model and the Contextual Model of Family Stress
  • PART III: FLUENCY OF STRESS THEORY APPLIED TO FORMAL CRISIS MANAGEMENT
  • 10. The History of Formal Crisis Management
  • 11. The Practice of Formal Crisis Management
  • About the Authior

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