Family Stress Theory: The ABC-X Model

Family stress theory is best explained through the ABC-X model. This model states that the family stress theory is defined by an event taken place which causes stress to the family, “A”, the resources the family has to use to deal with the stressor, “B”, and the outcome after the use of said resources, “C”. A family could either regain their strength as a family unit after using their resources or the family could deteriorate. The X is what the family sees that the crises. One would want the family’s X to see a little x instead of a big X.
When thinking about the use of medical marijuana with children that have cancer, it makes one think of side effects. In reference to the interview with a woman at a doctor’s office that prescribes
This is controversial because a child can choose to get plants to smoke instead of ingesting. Consider a non-normative event, something that does not happen to every family. An example would be a child that is eight years old that has leukemia and is going through chemotherapy, “A”, and this same child is experiencing loss of appetite, nausea, and vomiting from chemo. The stress the family is going through with just a child that is sick is immense, not to mention all the sick days that come along after chemotherapy, “A”. A family has to be able to work together and know what their resources are. One of them is helping their child with the side effects through the use of medicinal marijuana, “B”. If a family chooses this as a resources, their child could have less sick days after chemotherapy, “C”. Their child would be able to
According to The Use of Medical Marijuana for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Review of the Current Literature, “there is a growing amount of neurobiological evidence and animal studies suggesting potential neurologically based reasons for reported efficacy” (Yarnell, S. MD, PhD. 2015). In some states, such as Colorado, psychiatric conditions are not a valid medical reason to prescribe medicinal marijuana. This is heartbreaking because there is medical proof that marijuana could help our Veterans with PTSD. This ties into the family stress theory because think of a wife with a husband that has come home from war. Her husband is isolating, withdrawn from their life, has intrusive and uncontrollable thoughts, and trapped in his own mind, “A”. The same article states that the use of medical marijuana helps alleviate some of the side effects of PTSD, “B”, allowing this husband to be able to be part of the family unit again, “C”. This could only happen if more states allow the use of medicinal marijuana as a valid treatment for PTSD. The use of medical marijuana as a valid treatment and resource need to be more prevalent and in more states. When we give this option to families as a resource, it really helps the family to be able to have better outcomes in dealing with situations as best as they