In the ABC-X Model, what does A stand for?

In the ABC-X Model, what does A stand for?

• A. The event
• B. The crisis
• C. The resources
• D. The meaning

Answer: (A)

A stands for the stressor event that activates the family's stress process. This is the initiating incident that disrupts the family’s equilibrium, such as a job loss, serious illness, divorce, or a relocation. The event can be normative or non-normative in nature. How the family responds depends on their available resources (B) and the meaning or interpretation they assign to the event (C). Those factors together influence whether the situation escalates into a crisis (X) or is managed successfully. So, the initiating factor is the event itself, not the crisis, not the resources, and not the interpretation.

A stands for the stressor event that activates the family's stress process. This is the initiating incident that disrupts the family’s equilibrium, such as a job loss, serious illness, divorce, or a relocation. The event can be normative or non-normative in nature. How the family responds depends on their available resources (B) and the meaning or interpretation they assign to the event (C). Those factors together influence whether the situation escalates into a crisis (X) or is managed successfully. So, the initiating factor is the event itself, not the crisis, not the resources, and not the interpretation.