Dysfunctional family

Introduction A family system can be described as a social or biological make up of people related by a blood or interdependent relationships. A family can be a mother, father and children or a brother, uncles, aunts and extended relatives. In this essay, we will take a further look at the relationship between a family system and healthy development and unhealthy consequences of a family system as it relates to development. The determining factors that can help shape a healthy family…

go through more than those who don’t; they are known to take more responsibility which can cause unneeded stress on the child. Mood disorders like bipolar disorder or depression can often affect the mood of the entire family(Nadelson, 38). This can cause more arguments among family members, which can lead to added tension, stress, and/or abuse. Children and teens get very little emotional help due to taking care of an emotional roller coaster at home which can lead to difficulty building…

stress out for the role that he has to play in his family as the care taker and giver to provide for his family. He struggles with having so much responsibility at a young age. Consequently, Gilbert should be spending his time enjoying life instead of having to deal with the burdens of his family’s members. The film addresses many elements of social emotional learning, responsibility and conflict theory; while living in a dysfunctional family. Nevertheless, the town’s people treat the…

Realism, family having your back, and dysfunctional systems are connections I made from Stickup Kid to The Wire. The Wire uses a realistic approach where they tell real stories that have happened. Also, The Wire has characters that are ordinary citizens from Baltimore. For example, in The Wire, they chose to film in Baltimore, and they use characters that represent the police and criminals of Baltimore. Thus, The Wire radiates realism because the show, characters, plot, and setting all represent…

extended family is the “kin networks that extend outside or beyond the nuclear family”. In the case of Hidden America: Children of the Mountains (2009), extended family is a type of family in where relatives (aunts, uncles, grandparents, and cousins) as well as parents and their children live in the same house. Most of the families seen in the film were extended families in which the head of the house was the mother of the family. In these cases, a father figure is usually absent. Most families…

relationship for a better life for themselves and their children. Living in a dysfunctional household is not a healthy environment for the people involved, and it would spiral out of control. Children who come from a dysfunctional family will suffer from anxiety, depression, and relationship issues and these will have lasting effects. Sometimes it is better to live in a single parent household than living with both parents in a dysfunctional home. Even though…

For example in the case of Janssens family, the mother was struggling to gain power and control over her current family dynamics (Rober, 2011). The family would be considered to be functioning at a dysfunctional level. The communication between the mother and her two sons were closed (Bitter, 2014). In society today the majority of families come from different ethnical backgrounds, same sex, blended families, unmarried families and so on. The traditional family is the majority in society.…

they are dysfunctional with a lot of issues individually and as a family. The predominant influence is that the drama surrounding the family and Olive, who wants to compete in the beauty pageant. In the film, for example, the family eating habits are unhealthy to say the least. The Hoover family typically eat fast food, for instance, fried chicken and Grandpa Edwin gets fed up with eating out regularly and not having home cooked meals as typical American families do. Also, when the family is…

Teenage years can be one of the most difficult times of a person’s life. They learn to comprehend family struggles and are searching for true friends to interact with. Catcher in the Rye talks about Holden’s life, a kid who is searching for a mean of escape from his reality. While Superassassin, talks about the life of a kid who is obsessed with comics and uses superheroes as role models. Holden’s and the Kid’s personality is similar, although their situation is not the same. Holden and the…

Utilizing Structural Family Theory in Case Study The use of mezzo-perspective is to focus on Literature Review of Theory Structural family theory was developed in the 1960’s by Salvador Minuchin, used to focus structural change within a dysfunctional family. The purpose of understanding the structure of the family is to assist in creating a healthy balance within the family while allowing each person to maintain their own identity. Minuchin reported that his theory was similar to the yin-yang…