Porter Family Case Study

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Joey was given a more stern parenting style while he was staying with the Porters. This helped Joey see that there are times when you cannot say no and get away with it. It helped teach Joey respect for adults. The Porters could have helped Joey by easing him into their different style of parenting. The Campbell’s usually did not disagree on how to parent Joey. He had a time schedule and was pretty flexible with Joey. They were extremely nurturing for Joey in the household. The family needs to realize that raising Joey like this may cause problems for him in the future because he does not experience adversity. If everything if given to Joey when he wants it, he will grow up believing that he is entitled. 2. How does each family cope with stress? Describe how each member copes with stress. …show more content…

When an issue occurs that they do not have control over they run away from the situation instead of facing it head on. Jack would try to pay people off, so that they stressful situation would go away, while Molly would end up in tears. 3. How do the family’s coping mechanisms impact overall family functioning for each family? In general, the Porter family is not able to cope well with stressors or substandard situations. Rip and Wendy need to work out the issue of domestic violence and alcoholism before they would be able to function as a family. The family is not able to function in a healthy way because of the issues that they face. Wendy needs to face the violence that she experiences because she wants to stay in love with Rip. Wendy needs to get herself out of the negative situation. The Campbell family does not have any beneficial coping mechanisms. Finding coping mechanisms would be beneficial for the family. The family needs to be able to support each other during hardships. If they are unable to find ways to cope the entire family structure could end up in turmoil which will become a cycle of issues for the

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