In chapter 13, it was interesting to see the ways that
children form resilience. Resilience is formed by children positively reacting
to a negative occurrence such a rejection from a parent. Resilience to such a
situation means the child with find another adult figure to grow close to and
form a relationship with. Accumulative
stress impairs ability to form resilience. Factors such as poverty, death of relatives,
relocation, change of caregivers, and disruption of schooling are just a few example
of traumatizing incidences the children of hurricane Katrina underwent. Coping
mechanisms against accumulative stress allows reduction of the impact of
repeated stresses. Religious faith and social support are forms of resilience that
provide support from the community, psychologically protection, and ethic guidelines
to follow (p. 356). It seems that prayer offers a structure for managing stress as well as hope that hardships will subside.
Children can deal with parent’s divorces, or family dynamic
changes if 1.) They do not feel they are the cause of the problem, and if 2.) they
don’t blame themselves. According to Berger, one coping
mechanism is called parentification, when a child takes on the responsibilities
of a the parent (p. 355).
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