Unit 4: Coping with Problems

OBJECTIVES
This unit will help you to:
Give reasons why family problems need to be addressed.
Describe these serious problems that families face and demonstrate appropriate
responses to them: abuse, rape, depression, suicide, substance abuse, and alcoholism.
Identify sources of help for family problems.
Presentation Outline
1. Discussion Question
2. Facing Family Problems
3. Abuse
4. Rape
5. Date Rape
6. Depression
7. Suicide
8. Sustain Abuse
9. Alcoholism
10. Asking for Help
1. Discussion Question
• What can be problems that Cambodian families often face nowadays?
• Why do we need to address and solve the family problem?
• What are the sources of help for the family problems?
2. Facing Family Problems?
• What is conflict?
Conflict is a relationship between two or more parties (individuals or
groups) who have or think they have incompatible/different goals.
• Root of Conflicts
a. Perception: way of seeing or understanding something different.
b. Prejudice: having a decision or forming an opinion about (sth) before
knowing all the facts.
c. Stereotype: fixed ideas what someone/something is like.
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d. Discrimination: making a distinction in favor of or against a person
on a basis of the group or class to which the person belongs, rather
than according to merit.
• Sometimes people don’t recognize that a problem exists.
• Other times people try to hide problems from themselves as well
as from others.
• Facing problems, after all, can be fighting or violence and can
cause anger and hurt feelings.
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• Kinds of Conflict
a. No conflict:
b. Latent conflict:
c. Open conflict:
d. Surface conflict:
3. Abuse
• Abuse: to use wrongly or improperly; misuse
• When one family member threatens the physical and mental
health of another, abuse occurs.
• This abuse can be directed against a child, a spouse, or an older
family member.
4. Rape
• Rape: the unlawful act of forcing a female to have sexual intercourse,
as by physical attack or threats.
• Many misconception about rape, which is sexual activity forced on
someone.
• Some rapes are committed by neighbors, acquaintances*, and
even family members.
• You can reduce rape by: staying with the group, walk only in well-
lit places at night, avoid a deserted areas, keeping doors and
windows locked, avoid letting in strangers and never to get into a
car with a stranger.
*a person one knows slightly, but who is not a close friend
5. Date Rape:
• One form of rape does not involve strangers, but people who know
each other.
• Date Rape, also in called acquaintance rape, occurs when sexual
activity is forced on an individual during a date.
• Date Rape, like all rape, is an act of violence and a crime.
6. Depression:
• These symptoms could have indicated physical illness, but in this case
they were signs of depression – long periods of sadness,
hopelessness, and lack of energy.
7. Suicide
• Suicide: the intentional taking of one’s own life.
• Depression is often linked to suicide.
• Suicide rates are higher than the average among teens, young
adults, and the elderly.
• A person who commits suicide will never discover how their
problems could have been resolved.
8. Substance Abuse
• Substance Abuse is the use of illegal drugs or the misuse of legal drugs.
• Many abused substances are addictive, causing a mental or physical
dependence that leads the user to crave regular doses.
• Substance abuses is linked to many problems including family violence
and suicide, lose their jobs, love crisis and not able to work effectively.
• People who wish to end substance abuse may enter treatment
programs that help them recover from addiction and teach ways of
coping with life’s difficulties.
• Sometimes these programs require the person to enter a special facility
for intense treatment.
9. Alcoholism
• Alcoholism, physical and mental dependence on alcohol, was once
considered a character weakness.
• Now it is recognized as a disease.
10. Asking for Help
• Some people think it is a sign of weakness to ask for outside help.
• When to ask for outside help depends on how serious the problem is.
• Many hotlines focus on specific problems, such as family violence,
rape, substance abuse, and suicide.
• WHERE TO GO FOR HELP
1. Family: when faced with a problem or difficult situation, the best
place to start is with a family member. Even grandparents, aunts,
or uncles may be able to help you with a problem. When a
problem involves the family, it may be better to seek outside
help.
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2. Friends: Sometimes just talking out a problem with a trusted friend
can help your outlook and make you feel better.
3. Support Group: These group provide people with a forum to discuss
specific problem and feelings. They usually include other people
going through a similar crisis. The principle behind these group is to
give and reviewer support.
4. Other adults you trust: if you feel that you need to seek outside
help, speak to a teacher, counselor, religious leader, or some other
adult you trust. Explain the situation, he or she can put you in touch
with social agencies or professional wo can help.
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5. Community Organization: Groups such as the YMCA, YWCA, and
the Red Cross often have youth worker experienced in helping
teens. Other community resources include clinics and hotlines.
6. Professional Help: Psychologists, social workers, and other
professionals in mental health can help with the conflicts teens
face.

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