Crisis Components Of Child Development

The crisis components of this case were revealed throughout the session Cherie had with the counselor. During this session, Cherie revealed that her husband yells at her and the children when she spends money on food or uses the credit cards to purchase necessities for the children. He also becomes irate when Cherie talks on the telephone with family or friends. The rage Tyrone exhibits in front of the children intimidates not only Cherie but the children who are witnessing the behavior. This is a crisis component because this behavior is psychologically and emotionally damaging to children. These children are learning negative behavior within their environment, have no control over their surroundings, and lack the capacity to change
their situation. This pattern of behavior often leads to physical aggression as children are often unaware of how to express themselves effectively. Furthermore, research has shown a link between witnessing various types of abuse as a child and exhibiting abuse toward a significant other as an adult (James & Gilliland, 2013, p.302). Although Cherie’s volatile relationship has not erupted into physical violence, Tyrone’s threatening behavior could easily escalate from controlling and intimidating behavior to outright domestic violence, which adds another crisis component to this case.