Though No One Can Say How Parents Will Respond to Discovering

question 41

Essay

Though no one can say how parents will respond to discovering their child has a disability, what does contemporary stage theory suggest might happen?​

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Definitions:

Acculturative Stress

The psychological impact of adapting to a new culture, which can include feelings of loss, confusion, and conflict between cultural norms.

Epinephrine

A hormone and neurotransmitter also known as adrenaline, involved in regulating heart rate, blood vessel and air passage diameters, and metabolic shifts; its release is crucial in the body's acute stress response.

General Adaptation Syndrome

A three-stage response (alarm, resistance, exhaustion) that the body has to stress.

Skeletal Muscles

The muscles connected to bones that are responsible for voluntary movements of the body parts.