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Stress
Factors in Family of Asthmatic Child
- Rigidity in thoughts.
- Poor family communication and
problem solving.
- Repression of feeling.
- Overt hostility.
- Frequent criticism from parents.
- Less agreement between mother and
father in decision making.
Stress
consequences of Asthma on a Child
- More likely to get in to fights.
- Non-cooperative.
- Stubborn.
- Depressed.
- Scary.
- Timid.
- Withdrawn.
Stress
consequences of Asthma on Mother
- Depression.
- Fatigue.
- Headache.
- Insomnia.
- Loss of appetite.
Employment can buffer these problems.
Stress
consequences of Asthma on Sibling
- Strong emotional feelings.
- Feeling guilty of causing the illness.
- Jealously and anger over special attention their
ill sibling receives.
- Fear of contracting illness.
- Feel embarrassed at the uncontrolled symptoms of
their ill sibling.
Consequences and
Solution of Stress of Asthma in a Family
When a child suffers from asthma not
only he experiences agony of the disease but practically
whole family suffers from it. Nevertheless, many
children and their families cope with the illness with
little psychological damage. Family support can buffer
agony of the asthma. Early onset of disease mean a
better adjustment later on, for both child and family,
because they are used to in dealing with the condition.
Therefore, a 12 years old who has been asthmatic since
infancy may be coping better with the Illness than a
peer who has recently been diagnosed. In addition sure
knowledge of a serious disease often is easier to cope
with than troubling uncertainty. It is helpful for the
parents to distinguish between acute and chronic phases
of the disease in setting limits and insisting on
discipline and structure. Behavior that is tolerated
during acute phases need not necessarily become the norm
during day-to-day, chronic phase of the disease.
Joint-family and multi-family
with common problems therapy groups appear to be an especially
effective means of introducing psychotherapy to the families.
Often these groups provide all that is needed. In these groups
parents and siblings share the challenges they are in common.
Participants hear other people's perception and problems. It
helps them get a more objective view of their situation. The
families begins to see the universal stress of dealing with
asthma and many families are able to break the guilt/blame
cycle and proceed to realistic problem solving.
It is virtually impossible to separate
physiological and psychological health of a chronically ill
asthmatic child from the family he lives. Likewise, the health
of that family as unit and as individual, often is
significantly affected by a sick child. Despite challenges,
with proper guidance an ill asthmatic child and his family can
cope, overcome and defeat the problem of asthma monster to
live and thrive a happy life.
Asthmatic
Style of coping Asthma in Family
- Realize that,
- Asthma is a
chronic disease.
- Tendency may
persist throughout life.
- Asthma may becomes
silent but may reoccur again after years or
sometimes after decades.
- Asthma can easily
be controlled with minimal medication on regular
basis.
- Communicate with asthmatic child regularly.
- Discuss and solve the problem of asthmatic child.
- Set tolerance limits of acute and chronic phase.
- Therapy by joint or multi-family meetings.
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