Stress And The Family

First published in 1983. This is Volume 1 of two in a collection of on stress and the family. The books view the family as both producing and reacting to stress and attempt to identify the sources of stress from either inside or outside the family microsystem. Further the volumes distinguish between sudden unpredictable and overwhelming catastrophic stress and the more normal gradual and cumulative life stressors encountered over the life span. Moreover the series brings into focus several rich perspectives which effectively integrate the hundreds of generalizations about the functional and dysfunctional methods family members use to cope with stress.