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Constantine, Larry L. – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1983
Develops a detailed profile of dysfunction and disablement in the open family system: its intrinsic defects, response to crisis, and likely process of breakdown when overstressed. Suggests that somatic symptoms of stress in children may grow out of accelerated independence combined with parental overinvolvement. (JAC)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Decision Making, Family (Sociological Unit), Family Problems
Neilans, Thomas H.; And Others – 1981
This paper describes the application of a systems approach model to assessing families with a labeled noncompliant child. The first section describes and comments on the applied methodology for the model. The second section describes the classification of 61 families containing a child labeled by the family as noncompliant. An analysis of data…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems, Classification, Family Counseling
Rose, Steven R. – 1998
Children and adolescents are prone to develop a range of social problems in family and peer relationships, mental health, substance abuse, and school performance. With a reduction in support available to them in many family environments, peer relationships become increasingly important. A number of the social problems children and adolescents face…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Decision Making Skills, Family Problems