...About 15% of premarital couples report as “Conflicted” couples. The goal of this assignment is to evaluate the provided case study on a “Conflicted” couple and to submit a clinical analysis to support this couple. This will require addressing 3 main areas: (1) identifying the key strengths and weaknesses between the couple, (2) discussing how the couple’s personalities might be influencing the situation, (3) developing a strategy to counsel, and potentially support, the couple. Your paper must be 9–12 pages (not including title page and references) and must include at least 1 research-based approach from 8 scholarly sources. You must utilize course materials, research and the Bible. This amounts to about 3 pages per section. Your paper must also include section headings clearly identifying the 3 required areas of concern outlined below. Identify Key Areas (strengths and weaknesses)—This section must explore the overall case study and must clearly identify the problems at hand. Do not simply label the issues; explore the implications of the identified problems and how they might contribute to the overall conflicted relationship of the couple. Remember to review the couple’s background and other factors that may contribute to conflict. The case study contains significant data. Be sure to explore it thoroughly. Understanding this will provide the platform on which to counsel the couple. A subsection of this area must be focused on identifying the couple strengths. Personalities—This...
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...suggesting that their partners aren't interested in them either sexually or emotionally. This study lacks population validly as only university students were used, therefore it can't be generalised to the majority of the population. The reasons for to have an affair may change with age and the marital statues of the couple. This is supported by real world application, couples who struggle with social skills can take part in a Couples Coping Enchantment training, this sensitises couples to the idea of equity and aid them in communicating. Cina et al (2003) compared to groups of couples a controlled group who didn't receive CCET and the test group who did, she found that the test group had a better quality of marriage after receiving the training. This study despite having a large participant number can not be generalised to the entirety as it has cultural bias. In some cultures equity is seen differently and other aspects of marriage have more value. The lack of skills also links into the lack of stimulation, this is the idea that if it is felt that a reactions hip isn't going anywhere or boredom the relationship will breakdown, this is supported by Baxter. If a couple are unable to see each other it may cause a strain on the...
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...providing a venue where youths can respond to God’s call to holiness. Please consider this weekend to be a wonderful time for your youth to respond and learn how it is to have Jesus in their lives. Registration: Please fill out and sign the registration form with your check (full camp fee is $75.00) payable to CFC (Couples for Christ) Address: City: Zip Code: Phone: Email: Birthday: Age: Emergency Contact: Phone: Specify any dietary restrictions/health conditions: Parents are CFC members? □yes □no CONSENT AND RELEASE WAVER FORM I, the undersigned parent and/or guardian of the child whose name appears below, (hereinafter be known as “Participant”) hereby give my consent for the Participant to attend the CFC Youth For Christ, Youth Camp which will be held at the Camp Arev, Frazier Park, Ca on October 15 – 17, 2010 COUPLES FOR CHRIST – YOUTH FOR CHRIST is therefore fully absolved and released from any responsibility and/or liability for my child while engaged in any of the activities within the scope of the program. I agree and understand that I hold harmless, Couples For Christ – Youth For Christ from all or any liability, costs, damage, to any property caused by or arising out of my child’s participation in the retreat....
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...l i f e As children around the world thank their mothers for all their love and care on Mother’s Day, Anu Gulmohar takes a look at people who are choosing to stay childfree… the sunday indian 46 17 may 2009 l i f e childfree by choice woman. I, later, fell in love with a man who did not care if he had children and was inclined to remain childless because it gave him the freedom to travel and pursue a career in international sales and later take the financial risks required to be an entrepreneur.” Having done his bit of parenting rather early in his life as he helped raise his mentally-challenged younger brother, and with little hope of ever going to college because of not being economically sound, Fred (from Phoenix, Arizona) told me friends who have children.” The concept of being childfree might leave many Indians aghast and understandably, people childfree by choice here are not as vocal about their decision as in western countries. Childfree people around the world though have been seeking similar-minded people through social clubs and websites. No Kidding is a social group with chapters in countries like US, Spain, China and New Zealand. LT Ciaccio from No Kidding told TSI about its members, “Here in New York, there are people art, galleries and books, and try new kinds of foods like Ethiopian food, so it’s a lot of fun. They’re very accepting of all different kinds of religions and ideas. But outside of that, the childfree people are very different. Some are...
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...Ethical Implications of Assisted Reproduction The ethical implications of assisted reproduction are obvious. There is no doubt the process of assisted reproduction has caused more harm than good as massive killing of unwanted fertilized embryos are carried out during the process. Also some of the babies born through this process have some serious physical and genetic deformities that make some of their parents regret having them. Even a doctor once asserted that he did not get into assisted reproduction to help in creating severely damaged babies (Pence 88). This concern expressed by a physician shows how ethically horrendous assisted reproduction could be. Assisted reproduction has been a hotly debated issue in recent times mainly because of its ethical implications. Despite the ethical implications, assisted reproduction also has some moral, social, and religious concerns coupled with some psychological and biological or genetic implications both to the conceived embryos and their mothers. It is not an overstatement to adduce that there are disastrous health implications and consequences associated with assisted reproduction, which more often than not are overlooked by physicians and those desperate for children. There are three main types of assisted reproduction namely – artificial insemination, In Vitro Fertilization (IVF), and surrogacy. The ethical concern of these procedures is that they are unnatural method of conception, creating life in the laboratory, and fertilizing...
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...ATTITUDE AND INFERTILITY Infertility can have a serious impact on both the psychological well-being and the social status of women in the developing world. As a result of their infertile status, they suffer physical and mental abuse, neglect, abandonment, economic deprivation and social ostracism as well as exclusion from certain social activities and traditional ceremonies. This becomes particularly traumatic with previous pregnancies that end in abortions, stillbirths and neonatal/infant deaths or in live births of daughters only. A survey conducted in Southern Ghana revealed that the majority (64%) of women felt stigmatized, and that higher levels of perceived stigma were associated with increased infertility-related stress as well as lower levels of education, (Donkor and Sandall J., 2007). Insufficient family income, poor quality of life, life stress, and discontentment with daily routines as well as ‘bad’ relationships with family members (husband, mother- and father-in-law) are significant correlates of female infertility. Infertile women are more likely to underestimate the importance of sexual intimacy, and have a negative attitude towards sex, (Schmidt, 2010). Female infertility is associated with various social correlates leading to higher remarriage rates and to further complicating the problem of infertility. Thus, a correction of women’s basic attitudes and their relationships to their surrounding social habitat should be an essential component of any program...
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...Pros and Cons of Cloning Name of Student Name of Institution Outline Topic: Cloning: Pros and Cons I. Introduction What is cloning? Thesis statement – cloning should not be completely banned since is has positive benefits to human beings. II. Body A. Advantages of cloning 1. Present medicine a. Treating cancer and Alzheimer’s b. Organ transplant 2. Solution to infertility and aging a. Cloning human beings for children b. Reversing effects of aging 3. Conservation of endangered animals and food security a. Cloning of almost extinct animals b. Cloning livestock for food security B. Disadvantages of cloning 1. Trial and error technique a. Cloning of dolly b. Possibility of failure 2. Transfer of diseases and abnormalities 3. Disregard for life and God III. Conclusion A. Logical Summary B. Reworded thesis statement C. closing Statement Pros and Cons of Cloning Cloning is explained as the process in which a precise genetic copy of another cell, tissue or organism is created. The genetic make up of the copied material is identical to the original and it is known as a clone. Cloning takes place naturally during the formation of identical twins. The first living thing to be cloned was a sheep known as Dolly at the Roslin Institute in Scotland by Ian Wilmut (Devolder ,1-4). In my opinion cloning should not be completely banned because even if it has disadvantages it also has positive benefits. Cloning has advantages and disadvantages. Cloning...
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...The Family Life Cycle Starla Zelaya Sociology October 3, 2014 The Family Life Cycle Starla Zelaya Sociology October 3, 2014 Starla Zelaya Sociology October 3, 2014 Ms. Marilynn Tulcey The Family Life Cylce: An Annotated Bibliography “Erik and Elena Brewer’s Weblog”. February 12, 2012. Paragraph 1. This paragraph explains how the family makes up society. Family.Dictionary.com. This online Dictionary defines “family”. “The Family Life Cylce”. Psychology Wiki. This page explains the family life cycle. The family is defined as “a basic social unit consisting of parents and their children, considered as a group, whether dwelling together or not.” (Dictionary.com). It is said that, next to God, family is the most important thing in this life. In Erik and Elena’s Weblog they posted that “the family is the bedrock of society and can be proven by the fact that all over the world every society is structured by the same pattern. A man and woman marry and form a family. This process is repeated multiple times making multiple families which form villages, regions, and eventually countries. When several countries come together they form a continent and all of the continents make up the world.” For the society to develop, the family goes through eight stages. These stages are known as the Family Life Cycle. The first stage is known as the Family of origin experiences stage. During this stages the children learns how to maintain relationships with not only their...
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...Family Life in the 21st Century! Family life has become more stressful – two working parents, blended families, single parent homes, adolescent challenges, child safety concerns. Gender roles in relationships have become less defined. Children don’t arrive with an instruction book! Parenting is the only job for which there is no required education or training. Couples often have to balance career goals with personal goals. Older children moving back home and intergenerational relationships profoundly affect families. Research points to creating strong relationships as an essential ingredient for happiness and longevity. Effective communication is a foundation for relationships and is challenged by our instant message, sound byte society. Family Structures The following types of families exist today, with some families naturally falling into multiple categories. For example, a single parent family who lives in a larger, extended family. While these types of families are distinct in definition, in practice the lines are less clear. Nuclear Family The nuclear family is the traditional type of family structure. This family type consists of two parents and children. The nuclear family was long held in esteem by society as being the ideal in which to raise children. Children in nuclear families receive strength and stability from the two-parent structure and generally have more opportunities due to the financial ease of two adults. According to U.S. Census data, almost...
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...lower than the peak of 2.95 children per women during the 1960’s during ‘baby bloom’ this emphasises more women are remaining childless than in the past due to the changing role of a women and also women are postponing having children: the average age for giving birth is now 29.6 and fertility rates for women in their 30’s to 40’s are now on the increase, older women may be less fertile and fewer fertile years remaining and produce fewer children. Interlinking with the factor of changing roles of women, there were major changes back in the 2oth that gave women the right to have more opportunities in their life; legal equality with men -the right to vote, increased educational opportunities- it has now been shown that girls are doing better than boys. Women with stable and high paid jobs are more likely to have less committing relationships as they are less likely to settle down until their late 30’s and start a family later on in life decreasing birth rate. Changes in attitudes to family life and women’s role, women in the 21st century are free to have a day job, she doesn’t have to be a stay at home wife as the women becomes more active in her day life creating a dual earner relationship this factor may decrease family size because a couple may prefer the freedom that consist within their relationship instead of the responsibility, on the other hand couples who earn more can...
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...objections surrounding the surrogate motherhood is that it is considered baby selling, finding the legality of its contracts, and the class of people, whether they are rich or poor. The other concerns are the traditional rights of the birth mothers, the psychological impact of these children who are born under these contracts. The purpose of this paper is to introduce, discuss and analyze the controversy of a surrogate mother. The paper will find the reasons of why women want to become surrogate mothers. This paper will examine the different viewpoints that have been in conflict for many years. The paper will reveal how some women chose to become surrogate mothers just for the money and that some do it because they want to help couples who cannot produce children. This paper will also show that every woman may not choose to be a surrogate, but they have their own reasons for it to be supported. The paper will discuss the ethical issues presented by a surrogate mother. This paper will also analyze and give insights on the debate whether there can be anything immorally or morally correct with becoming a surrogate mother. The problem presented in this paper is that many...
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...objections surrounding the surrogate motherhood is that it is considered baby selling, finding the legality of its contracts, and the class of people, whether they are rich or poor. The other concerns are the traditional rights of the birth mothers, the psychological impact of these children who are born under these contracts. The purpose of this paper is to introduce, discuss and analyze the controversy of a surrogate mother. The paper will find the reasons of why women want to become surrogate mothers. This paper will examine the different viewpoints that have been in conflict for many years. The paper will reveal how some women chose to become surrogate mothers just for the money and that some do it because they want to help couples who cannot produce children. This paper will also show that every woman may not choose to be a surrogate, but they have their own reasons for it to be supported. The paper will discuss the ethical issues presented by a surrogate mother. This paper will also analyze and give insights on the debate whether there can be anything immorally or morally correct with becoming a surrogate mother....
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...reasons you a man is shackled. However, a single life has some good aspects. “Unmarried men are best friends, best masters, and best servants. In this portion of the essay, Bacon boasts about the fact that a free man gives back to society in a sense. He states that when you don’t have children and a wife to look after you have more time to give back to your community. This is simple logic that expresses what kind of write Bacon was. He states that without the distraction of both wife and children a man can be who he wants to be also he can be a better man. Married men are busy supporting a family so therefore they are no longer free to do what they want, good or bad. Basically, married men are boring and can’t take risks. Unmarried or childless man is helpful to the society. He has time to give more time to the community since he doesn’t have the responsibility of a...
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...the size, age and sex structure of the population. It also involves an examination of the reasons for changes in population. For example, it attempts to explain why people in the UK are living longer. The nuclear family is no longer the main way in which living arrangements are organized in the UK. Even back in 1978, only 20% of families fitted the traditional idea of a married couple household i.e. a father who went out to work and a mother who stayed at home to look after the two children. There are many reasons for the long-term decline in birth rates since 1900. These reasons involve a range of social, economic, cultural, legal, political and technical factors. The factors determining the birth rate are, firstly the proportion of women who are of childbearing age and secondly, how fertile they are. The total fertility rate is the average number of children women will have during their fertile years. The UK’s fertility rate has risen since 2001, but it is still much lower than in the past. These changes in fertility and birth rates reflect the fact that more women are remaining childless than in the past. And also women are postponing having children; the average age for giving birth is now 29.6, and fertility rates for women in their 30’s and 40’s are on the increase. Older women may be less fertile and have fewer fertile years remaining, and so they produce fewer children. The changes in the position of women are a big reason for the fall in births. For example...
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...divorce do not seem to indicate a deep dissatisfaction with marriage as much, but an increased determination to make it a rewarding and satisfying relationship. I found out that, other factors that show a positive correlation to the likelihood of divorce are related to an individual's life cycle include the following: 1. Parental divorce (people whose parents divorce are more likely to divorce) 2. Premarital cohabitation (people who cohabitate before marriage have a higher divorce rate ) 3. Premarital childbearing (people who marry after having children are more likely to divorce) 4. Marriage at an early age (people who marry as teenagers have a higher divorce rate) 5. A childless marriage (couples without children are more likely to divorce) 6. Low income ( divorce is more likely among couples with low income) The effects of divorce on children are difficult to gauge. How contentious...
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