Question

Family stress theorist Pauline Boss (2003. notes that stress is oftentimes the result of family members being added or subtracted from the family system, and that the stress will remain until the structure is reorganized. This is an example of _____.changes in structure

changes in family roleschanges in family ruleschanges in family location

Answer 1

Answer: changes in structure

Step-by-step explanation:

Pauline Boss describes stress that occurs in families when a member is added or subtracted as normative stress due to changes in structure. Families continuously change structure over time due to births or adoptions, deaths, and marriages and this can create a shifting reality of who belongs to the family or not.

While some families handle this change in structure well, others cannot cope and may spiral into dysfunction.