“Home wasn’t really home anymore”: Understanding caregivers’ perspectives of the impact of blood cancer caregiving on the family system

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carla L. Fisher ◽  
Michaela D. Mullis ◽  
Amanda Kastrinos ◽  
Easton Wollney ◽  
Elisa S. Weiss ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Family System ◽  
Blood Cancer ◽  
The Family ◽  
Cancer Caregiving ◽  
The Impact

Family Estrangement

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kylie Agllias
Keyword(s):  
Family System ◽  
Family Systems Theory ◽  
Structural Factors ◽  
Bowen Family Systems Theory ◽  
Political Awareness ◽  
Parental Alienation ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
The Family ◽  
Grief Responses ◽  
The Impact

Family estrangement—a concept similar to emotional cutoff in Bowen family systems theory—is the unsatisfactory physical or emotional distancing between at least two family members. It is attributed to a number of biological, psychological, social, and structural factors affecting the family, including attachment disorders, incompatible values and beliefs, unfulfilled expectations, critical life events and transitions, parental alienation, and ineffective communication patterns. Family estrangement is often experienced as a considerable loss; its ambiguous nature and social disenfranchisement can contribute to significant grief responses, perceived stigma, and social isolation in some cases. The social-work profession has a role to play in raising social and political awareness of the prevalence of, contributors to, and effects of estrangement on the intergenerational family, with clinicians working to assess and address the impact of estrangement on individuals and the family system.

The Impact of Intrafamilial Homicide on the Family System

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Corrie L. Jackson ◽  
Sam Margolius ◽  
Julie Stout ◽  
Scott Browning
Keyword(s):  
Family System ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Introduction to the Special Issue: Parenting and Family Dynamics in Times of the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joyce Weeland ◽  
Loes Keijsers ◽  
Susan Branje
Keyword(s):  
Family Dynamics ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Family System ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
World Health ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Contextual Risk ◽  
The Family ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
The Impact

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of COVID-19 a pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic brought about worldwide challenges and had a profound impact on family dynamics, relationships and routines. At the same time, the impact may differ largely due to regional differences in the numbers of infections and severity of preventive measures, as well as individual and contextual risk and protective factors. The aims of this special issue were therefore to (1) provide insight into the impact of the pandemic on the family system and (2) increase our understanding of how this impact may differ between families. This special issue consists of 13 original empirical studies that show how the pandemic affected families across different levels of the family system. At first sight, it seems that many families were able to cope relatively well with the stressors. Yet, for others the demands of the pandemic and pandemic-related measures seemed to exceed their capabilities and available resources. Importantly, the studies in this special issue suggest that the pandemic disproportionally affected children, caregivers and families who were already at risk. Together, the contributions to the special issue offer knowledge on the consequences of both the pandemic and preventive measures on family functioning. At the same time it also raises questions on the long-term impact of the pandemic and its impact on families who are currently underrepresented in empirical research.

scholarly journals Functioning of a family with a child suffering from cystic fibrosis and short bowel syndrome - case study

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 100-111
Author(s):  
Justyna Świerczyńska ◽  
Agnieszka Mazur ◽  
Izabela Chojnowska-Ćwiąkała ◽  
Agnieszka Podosek
Keyword(s):  
Cystic Fibrosis ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Short Bowel Syndrome ◽  
Family System ◽  
Short Bowel ◽  
The Family ◽  
Child Patient ◽  
The Impact

Abstract This article presents the problem of the functioning of a family with a child suffering from two painful, chronic and incurable diseases - cystic fibrosis and short bowel syndrome. Its aim is to learn about the impact of these diseases on the occurrence and course of mental disorders in a child and on the functioning of the whole family in which such a child is brought up. Like any long-term illness of a child, it has influenced changes in the functioning of the family system. The parents’ functioning and the flexibility of the family system conditioned the acceptance of the diagnosis and determined further participation of the family in the treatment process. This article also discusses the risk of unfavorable attitudes of parents towards the child’s illnesses, which may contribute to the development of mental disorders in the child patient, as well as in his/her parents or siblings. In the process of treatment and rehabilitation, the necessity for cooperation of medical staff, the patient and his/her parents has been emphasised.

Teen Suicide Attempt: The Subjective Experience of the Family

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Szmulewicz T ◽  
◽  
Echávarri O ◽  
Morales S ◽  
Maino M de la P ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Suicide Attempt ◽  
Subjective Experience ◽  
Family System ◽  
Metropolitan Region ◽  
Relational Dynamics ◽  
Entire Family ◽  
Analysis Process ◽  
The Family ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Impact

This study aimed to understand the impact of a teenage child’s suicide attempt at a family level, based on the subjective experience of the family as a whole. A qualitative study based on an hour and a half interview with the entire family was performed within two weeks of the suicide attempt. Ten adolescents hospitalized in a psychiatric unit of a Health Service of the Metropolitan Region, in Chile, and their families, were interviewed. The interviews were recorded, transcribed and analyzed using the Grounded Theory methodology. Three major categories emerge from the analysis: Process Vision, Family Dynamics and Hospitalization Experience. Families perceive a before and after of the suicide attempt in the subsequent evolution of the family system. Changes occur in the way they ‘read’ the experiences and signs prior to the suicide attempt, in the understanding of what happened, and in the transformations of the relational dynamics as a consequence. Family resilience will depend on their history and how they have learned to cope with difficulties. Although one of the most recurrent reports regarding the suicide attempt refers to the traumatic component that it had in all the family members, they also state that this event has meant great learning as a family and an opportunity to grow, to get to know each other better and help each other. The benefits for the family of having a safe space to talk about how they feel and elaborate on what happened, without fear of being judged, has been highlighted. This enhance the need to incorporate the family as a whole when we think about an adolescent suicide attempt, both in understanding the phenomenon and in intervention and treatment.

Impact of Parental Conflict and Emotional Abuse on Children and Families

Partner Abuse ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 379-400 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa L. Sturge-Apple ◽  
Michael A. Skibo ◽  
Patrick T. Davies
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Abuse ◽  
Family System ◽  
Family Stress ◽  
Parental Conflict ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Children And Families ◽  
Couple Conflict ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Impact

The goal of this review is to summarize empirical research conducted over the past several decades examining the impact of parental conflict and emotional abuse on children and families. Toward this goal, four different subtopics are categorized and reviewed. These include the impact of mutual couple conflict, verbal, and emotional abuse/control on children; the impact of father-perpetrated verbal and emotional abuse/control on children; the impact of mother-perpetrated verbal and emotional abuse/control on children; and the impact of partner abuse on the family system including consideration of family stress, boundaries, alliances, and family structure. A review of the literature revealed 105 empirical papers, which are referenced in tables. Overarching theoretical and conceptual frameworks proposed within the field of interparental conflict and child development are used to organize and distill the broad findings evident across these studies. Recommendations for future avenues of research are presented.

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