PARENTAL STRESS AND COPING STRATEGIES IN FAMILIES OF

ABSTRACT: 

Parents that raise a child with disabilities or a chronic condition need to cope with certain incertitude about the health of the child, prognostic, very often medical visits and special needs in taking care this child. When the coping’s strategies are not so adequate, these challenges may affect the couple and marital relationship, the job and the career of parents, leaded to many conflicts in family life. The parents may have health problems such depression, anxiety, stress problems and the parenting may be affected.

The families of children with disabilities develop coping strategies such actions, behaviors, thoughts and feelings for helping them to pass away