Identify and describe at least 8 of the 10 known general family resiliency factors. How might you use this information in your early childhood education practice?
What will be an ideal response?
Question 2
Match the numbered questions with the corresponding letter answer.
a. family coping f. crises
b. unpredictable stressors g. adjustment
c. elasticity h. adaptation
d. buoyancy i. PL 93-247
e. vulnerability j. PL 94-142
1. property of the family system that enables it to maintain its established patterns of functioning after being challenged by risk factors
2. familys possibility of being faced with risk factors that may negatively affect family functions
3. engages a familys protective factors in order to continue to perform necessary functions even when faced with risks
4. management of a stressful event by the family as a unit with no detrimental effects on any individual in the family
5. Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
6. the possibility for a familys ongoing instability or dysfunction
7. familys ability to recover quickly from an event that requires changes in the familys pattern of functioning
8. Education for All Handicapped Children Act
9. family violence, substance abuse, homelessness, disabilities
10. engages a familys recovery factors regarding their ability to bounce back or recover after dealing with a crisis