Factors in Marital Adjustment after Disability

THE major types of family stresses often mentioned in the literature are dismemberment, accession, and demoralization.' Although not falling specifically under any of three, the disabling of a family member, especially the breadwinner or homemaker, may disrupt vital functions and greatly upset the system's equilibrium. The disability of a spouse may actually include elements of all three types of stresses. Roles of the disabled spouse are vacated or left unfulfilled just as in the case of dismemberment. If long hospitalization is required, and if during that time the family redistributes functionsi.e., closes ranks, his or her return can be viewed as a form of accession. Furthermore, the influence of disability upon the psychological condition of the afflicted and the lack of fulfillment

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• The Impact of Physical Disability on Marital Adjustment

  Yen Peterson•The Family Coordinator•1979

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