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In terms of marriage and family discuss two reasons why its preferable to adapt or adjust to change as opposed to ignoring or resisting change.

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1. In terms of marriage and family discuss two reasons why its preferable to adapt or adjust to change as opposed to ignoring or resisting change.

Adapting to change leads to resiliency and emotional health of the family members, which impacts the entire family and the marriage. A family is a system and when one member gets snagged or caught up in an event (i.e., rigid and resists change) the entire family is affected. For example, consider a man walking as quickly as he can along a jungle path. He turns a corner and there a few yards ahead and facing him is a tiger. He immediately starts climbing the nearest tree. It happens quickly but much has gone on in his mind in that split second between seeing the tiger and starting to climb. He sees the tiger. What can I do? Draw my pistol and shoot? Have I got it with me? Is there time to draw it? Is the tiger hungry? Is there a half-eaten animal nearby? How long will it be before the rest of the party gets here? Are there any climbable trees nearby? Can I climb it? Start climbing! What he did was to assess the ...

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