12 Questions
What is the focus of the family stress model that conceptualizes stress as occurring at different levels of abstraction?
Change in family's orientation and philosophy of life
What characterizes a situation where a family is experiencing level II stress?
Encountering difficulties that require fundamental changes
How does a family typically cope with level I stress according to Burr & Klein (1994)?
By making role adjustments and changing rules
What is the implication for a family when level I processes are unsuccessful?
The family transitions to level II stress
In the context of the text, what is indicated by a family experiencing level III stress?
The family is making fundamental changes in approach to each other
Based on Burr & Klein's model, what occurs when a family must make more fundamental changes due to level II stress?
The family questions its orientation in life
What does level I stress according to Burr & Klein (1994) typically cause a family to do?
Change role expectations or rules
In the context of Burr & Klein's model, what happens when a family fails to effectively handle a stressor at level I?
They experience level III stress
What distinguishes level II stress from level I stress in Burr & Klein's model?
The family makes fundamental changes in their approach to relating to each other
When a family experiences level III stress according to Burr & Klein (1994), what aspect of the family is typically in trouble?
The fabric of the family
What type of changes are usually required when a family encounters level II stress based on Burr & Klein's model?
Developing new rules and making role adjustments
According to Burr & Klein's model, what signifies that a family is in a period of recovery after experiencing a level I stressor?
Entering a phase of mastery over the stressor
Study Notes
Family Stress Model
- The model proposes that family stress occurs at one of three levels of abstraction: Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 (Burr & Klein, 1994)
Level 1 Stress
- Characterized by changes in role expectations or rules to cope with the stressor
- Examples of Level 1 stressors: birth of a child, raising an adolescent child
- Coping mechanisms: developing new rules (e.g., curfew), making role adjustments (e.g., assigning household chores)
Level 2 Stress
- Occurs when Level 1 processes are unsuccessful
- Requires more fundamental changes in the family's approach to relating to each other
- Involves rearranging rules or making simple changes in roles, but this is not sufficient to deal with the stressor
Level 3 Stress
- Causes the family to question its most basic assumptions
- The very fabric of the family is in trouble
- Requires examining and often changing or discarding the family's most basic orientation and philosophy of life
Test your knowledge on the levels of family stress based on the model proposed by Burr & Klein in 1994. Understand the different levels of abstraction and how families deal with stressors at each level.
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