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Acute minor illness is defined as routine, health problems (e.g., respiratory and gastrointestinal infections) and common occurrences of physical trauma experienced by all children (Carey, 1992). Related to acute illness are Stressors that may be felt by both children and their families. For children, these Stressors may include discomfort of the illness and its treatment, emotional reactions to the illness (e.g., fear, anger), restricted activity (e.g., peer contacts, diet), altered sensory input, and modified relationship with family members (e.g., greater leniency) (Carey, 1992;Sibinga & Carey, 1976). For families, stress may generate from the illness and its treatment (e.g., additional responsibility and expense, obstacles with employment) or be associated with personal and situational variables that negatively affect responses to the illness (e.g., parental depression, marital conflict) (Carey, 1992; Sibinga & Carey, 1976).
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Lemanek, K.L., Koontz, A.D. (1999). Integrated Approaches to Acute Illness. In: Russ, S.W., Ollendick, T.H. (eds) Handbook of Psychotherapies with Children and Families. Issues in Clinical Child Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4755-6_24
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