Schizophrenia and the family life cycle.
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Title
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Schizophrenia and the family life cycle.
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Identifier
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AAI9304678
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identifier
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9304678
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Creator
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Jones, Samuel Carl.
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Contributor
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Adviser: Irwin Epstein
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Date
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1992
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Social Work | Psychology, Clinical | Sociology, Individual and Family Studies
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Abstract
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This study, which is based on Wynn's (1988) epigenetic model of family process and Carter & McGoldricks (1980) model of the family life cycle stages and tasks, looks at how families negotiate life cycle tasks when one of the children suffers from schizophrenia.;A stratified random sample of urban, multi-racial, English speaking parents (N = 30) with schizophrenic children were interviewed. They all fell within the last three stages of C & M life cycle model which is when schizophrenia tend to be present.;The respondents were asked question developed from the C & M family life cycle model, Rolland's (1987) chronic illness and life cycle framework and Combrink-Graham's (1985) developmental model for family systems. The F-COPES instrument was also used to assess problem solving attitudes and behaviors which families develop to respond to difficulties.;The results indicated that the success of a family in negotiating life cycle tasks is dependent on a variety of variables within the family. The process of negotiating tasks is not all together stopped. It is often frustrated and slowed down depending on family internal and external resources.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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D.S.W.
