Family and Mental Illness

Abstract

A family is an exclusive group of people who share a close relationship -a unit typically composed of a matedcouple and their dependent children in co-residence. Families create generations-each of which gain in maturity and self-sufficiency such as to create and provide for subsequent generations. The word 'family' came from the Latin word familiare. Family is a group of people who have tied by kinship. Family has been the society's primaryagency in satisfying common needs for survival, sense of loving and belonging, status andself-esteem, and self-realization since the very onset of human civilization. The family provides for the child's biological needs andsimultaneously directs its development towards becoming an integrated person capableof living in society and maintaining and transmitting culture. Specific to mental health, family plays a very significant role in development of positive mental health and making a person psychologically resourceful and socially organizedFamily factors in conjunction with biological and genetic factors could play instrumental role in causing psychological problems. Chances of occurring of psychological problems could be lessened if family climate is maintained as healthy and supportive to family members-soothing family atmosphere could work as a buffering agent against stress and limit the deleterious effect of stress on one's psyche.

The Role of Emotion Regulation, Family Function, and Sex Differences in Early Adulthood Anxiety

“…Sometimes individuals grow in families that are dysfunctional with the understanding that what happens in their families is normal. Family members with dysfunction usually have the same symptoms and behavior patterns as a result of their experience in the family (Senthil, Vidyarthi, & Kiran, 2014).…”

“…Wang et al (2016) supported this outcome with research that found affective involvement to be identified as a risk factor for anxiety disorders. Senthil et al (2014) adding, both the overzealous pattern of affective involvement and the lack of affective involvement of those who are supposed to, can encourage problems in the family. In this study affective involvement shows a negative correlation with anxiety.…”

“…Some families have flexible patterns of behavior control, while others adopt more rigid patterns. Families who have flexible patterns of behavior are better able to adapt and cope with changing family circumstances (Senthil et al, 2014).…”

Leaving the family home to start university: How is home-leaving related to family environment and attachment?

“…They contribute to young people's life experience, so that when they are perceived as functional, individuals feel supported and are able to deal with the life events they encounter more serenely (Minuchin, 1974). Family relationships respond to children's needs and scaffold their development, so that they can then live independently in society (Senthil et al, 2014). These relationships therefore contribute to the personal development of individual family members (Scabini & Cigoli, 1997).…”

Approche longitudinale de l’ajustement psychosocial des étudiants primo-entrants en contexte universitaire : une question de transition vers l’âge adulte

“…Au-delà de la relation dyadique parents-enfant, les relations au sein de la famille prennent part au processus de transition vers la vie adulte. Elles vont répondre aux besoins de l'enfant et vont diriger son développement pour lui permettre de vivre en société de manière autonome (Senthil, Vidyarthi, & Kiran, 2014). Lors d'événements de vie majeurs, les relations familiales en tant que système à part entière sont à prendre en compte (Picard & Marc, 2013).…”