This week we learned about family crisis.
We looked at how families can go through similar trials but the responses to it are completely different between families. This can be explained using the ABC-X model.
A- actual event
B-behavioral response
C- cognition (thoughts)
and then all those together equal X which is total experience.

We then went on to discuss the other things that effect how stressful a crisis is.
It can be internal or external, normative or nonnormative, ambiguous or non ambiguous, volitional or non volitional, chronic or acute, and cumulative or isolated.
One of the things that I found interesting from this list was volitional or non volitional. Because if we have some choice in the event then it is not as stressful to us. Because we like to feel in control.

We then talked about ways of coping with crisis.
If you are prepared for them, then they will not have the same effects, and the stress will push our families closer together instead of opening up a gap.

Responsibility during an event was another things we also discussed. How we need to recognize the responsibly that we have. But we also talked about in some crisis that we are the victim and didn't have control over the situation. but the responsibility for that is spelled response-ability. We are still in control of how we respond.