Section 5.2 Family Problems
Family Problems
Objectives
List some causes of stress in families.
Describe three types of abuse that can happen
in families.
Explain what problems runaways are likely to
have.
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Dear Advice Line,
My parents are getting a divorce. My father
complains to me about my mother and my mother
does the same about my father. It feels like they want
me to pick a side.
What advice would you give to someone
whose parents are getting a divorce?
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Causes of Family Stress
Some sources of family stress are
• illness
• financial problems
• divorce
• drug abuse
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Illness
• When one family member has a serious illness, it
affects everyone in the family.
• The family’s focus is on the person who is sick.
• Other family members may feel ignored, and then
they may feel guilty.
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Financial Problems
• Financial problems can have serious emotional
effects on all family members.
• Financial problems can be less stressful if family
members work together to improve the situation.
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Separation and Divorce
• A separation is an arrangement in which spouses
live apart and try to work out their problems.
• Children may think that the separation or divorce is
their fault.
• They need to be reassured that they are not to
blame for their parents’ problems.
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Drug Abuse
• When a family member has a problem with alcohol
or another drug, the whole family is affected.
Family members may be
• embarrassed
• worried
• afraid to go home
• There are groups that can help families deal with a
drug or alcohol problem.
• Al-Anon
• Alateen
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Family Violence
• The heart of the problem is one person’s desire to
have power or control over others.
• The violence, or abuse, may be
• physical
• sexual
• emotional
• The abuse of one spouse by the other is sometimes
called domestic abuse.
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Physical Abuse
• When an adult punishes a child and leaves a mark
that can be seen the next day, this act is considered
physical abuse.
• Physical abuse is intentionally causing physical
harm to another person.
• Children who are physically abused often hide the
signs of abuse.
• If children cannot find an appropriate group to call,
they should talk with a trusted adult.
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Sexual Abuse
• When an adult uses a child or adolescent for sexual
purposes, he or she commits a criminal offense
known as sexual abuse.
• Typically, the adult is someone the child knows well.
• Even a single instance of sexual abuse can have a
devastating effect.
• Victims of sexual abuse should talk with a trusted
adult or call the Child Abuse Hotline.
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Emotional Abuse
• A child who constantly hears negative statements
like these is likely to suffer from emotional abuse.
• Emotional abuse is the nonphysical mistreatment
of a person.
• Children who are emotionally abused need help just
as much as children who are physically or sexually
abused.
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Neglect
• When adults fail to provide for the basic needs of
children, it is called neglect.
• Victims of emotional neglect often have trouble
developing a healthy personality.
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Runaways
• A runaway is a child who leaves home without
permission and stays away for at least one night, or
two nights for teens 15 or older.
• Some runaways become easy targets for people
who are involved with prostitution, pornography,
and drugs.
• If you are thinking of running away, you owe it to
yourself to call your local runaway hotline.
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Vocabulary
separation
domestic abuse
physical abuse
sexual abuse
emotional abuse
An arrangement in which spouses live apart and
try to work out their problems.
The abuse of one spouse by the other.
Intentionally causing physical harm to another
person.
A criminal offense involving the use of a child or
adolescent for sexual purposes by an adult.
The nonphysical mistreatment of a person.
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Vocabulary
neglect
The failure to provide for the basic needs of
children.
runaway
A child who leaves home without permission
and stays away for at least one night, or two
nights for teens 15 or older.
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