Examples Of Predictable And Predictable Stressors

The case study of The Thompson family presented in Chapter 10 of our textbook, “Essentials of Human Behavior” delivers a scenario that many individuals longing to become parents are faced with in life. As the wife of a retired military Staff Sergeant, this case study is a reminder of my experience of my husband’s two deployments to Iraq. The Life course perspective gives an outline of how people’s lives are shaped by different life events that we have abso1utely no control over and the also the challenges associated with managing the stressors of life. In this case study I will analyze the challenges that Will and Felicia Thompson are faced with in their transition of parenthood.

Many experts on divorce and the effects on children agree that the actual separation of parents may not be the leading factor in depression. Robert Aseltine explains, "Divorce is seen as setting off a chain of negative events and transitions that are causally related to youths' psychological distress and may be more potent stressors than the physical separation of parents" (134). My personal experience has shown that money does not last as long when only one income supports the same number of children as two incomes previously supported. Aseltine concurs by stating, "Economic hardship is…thought to play a prominent role in explaining children's distress…Disrupted families generally experience dramatic declines in standard of living…" (134). When any person goes from one standard of living to a substantially lesser standard of living in a short amount of time they will have emotional stresses that will be difficult to deal with. This will cause great stresses in their lives creating barriers toward success. Financial situations are not always the main stress factor in depression among children of divorced parents.

The process is characterized by hiding one’s own authenticity from the world, in hopes of conforming and fitting into his or her own norms. This was explained well by my own example of a friend that found it mandatory to hide his sexual orientation from his family and the society he was surrounded by, for fear of ridicule or neglect. In exchange for the protection it gave him from his surroundings, all it offered was a very limited existence, making him unable to express his stance on many topics or even on who he truly was. The inability to express his True Self helps explain how it ties into civil rights, constantly discouraging change in favor of a more submissive approach, merely allowing individuals to blend in with those around them, as opposed to speaking out for

This usually comes when the couple believes they have their ducks in a row and the creation of an infant would only bring more satisfaction and joy. When women get pregnant the first thing that they usually do is run to the book store and they’ll pick up “What to Expect When You’re Expecting” by Heidi Murkoff. Naturally, expecting a child causes a mommy-to-be to read into what to is to come in the months awaiting the arrival of the child. Not because that mother had an essay to write on it the next day but because that mother could feel the flutters in her tummy- which could have either been the baby kicking or gas. This is inconclusive. When the newborn arrives the couple experienced exactly what they sought which was the pleasure of bringing a human being into the world. Raising a child isn’t completely filled with ease but this form of secondary education taught them a lot about themselves as the baby developed. The new parents learned to be unselfish by not spending frivolously in order to save up for their child’s college fund. Having a child also encouraged this couple to improve their health. “Fatherhood comes with a lot of great health perks” says Marcus Goldman, M.D., author of The Joy of Fatherhood: The First Twelve Months. “Not only does it inspire men to take better care of themselves physically, but it also

Robin Wood, the author of "The American Nightmare: Horror in the 70s" does an extraordinary job in explaining American Horror Films and how it is that they provokes fear to the public. A very important topic in his article is the topic of repression. Wood takes the term repression (a type of holding down) a step further and categorizes it into two different types. One type being basic repression and the second one being surplus repression. Basic repression is described by Wood as "universal, necessary, and inescapable." Robin would argue that basic repression is a process in which all humans have or will go through at some point in their life. Basic repression is what allows us to become distinguishable mammals. It's the ability to remain

“Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” -Philip K. Dick

This means they fear to face reality, which according to them depress them i.e. they make their own self-concept. They do not accept them-selves the

Anne-Rigt Poortman and Judith A. Seltzer. "Parents' Expectations about Childrearing After Divorce: Does Anticipating Difficulty Deter Divorce?" Journal of Marriage and Family 69.1 (2007): 254-69.

Building on research conducted in prior decades, family scholars have continued to document the major risk factors for divorce. These factors include marrying as a teenager, being poor, experiencing unemployment, having a low level of education, living with one's future spouse or another partner prior to marriage, having a premarital birth, bringing children from a previous union into a new marriage (especially among mothers), marrying someone of a different race, being in a second- or higher order marriage, and growing up in a household without two continuously married parents (Amato & DeBoer, 2001; Bramlett & Mosher, 2002; Bratter & King, 2008; Sweeney & Phillips, 2004; Teachman, 2002).

This causes a great deal of stress by having to encounter the responsibilities of raising the girls and maintaining a household without support.

In order to find the appropriate research-based intervention, it is important to review the lifespan developmental theories which may apply in this case.

Regression is one of the defence mechanisms identified by Freud. According to Freud there are times when people are faced with circumstances that make them feel at such unease and threatened, that they cannot deal with it and they protect themselves, by retreating to an earlier stage of development. Many children who use regression as a defence mechanism, may begin to suck their thumb again.

First, denial involves refusing to accept the truth or the reality of an experience or a

This view is very broad when covering the human personality, and had huge followings at times. Many psychologists agree that we are influenced by instinct and

Repression: shoving thoughts and urges that are unacceptable or distressing into our unconscious. This is what happens to the unacceptable urges of childhood--the ego represses them. Taboo ideas, like incest, would probably never get into consciousness or, if they got there, they'd be quickly repressed. Sometimes dreams or slips of the tongue or attempts at humor reveal our unconscious motives. For example, if a teacher ridiculed you in class, you might dream he/she had a horrible auto accident. Or, trying hard to say something nice to the teacher a few days later, you comment after class, "each of your lectures seems better than the next." Or, if you were unfortunate enough to be asked to introduce your former teacher at a symposium and said, "I'd like to prevent--huh--I mean present Dr.___," some might guess the truth. All these speculations about repressed feelings are just guesses.