Post Date December, 03 2023
The family is the most important social organization in human life. The form of marriage and family based on love is the starting point of human civilization.
The most basic members of family life are couples and their children. From the perspective of the development trend of modern society, the family structure is that of couples and underage children. However, according to the current situation in China, the family structure can be divided into three basic types. The first is the type of one generation, that is, only two couples. The second type is a two generation type, that is, in addition to couples, there are also underage children or elderly parents. The third type is a three generation type, in which, in addition to couples, there are also parents and children in the family.
Different types of family structures have different contents of family psychological problems, which have a considerable impact on the mental health of family members. However, no matter what kind of family structure, correctly handling and coordinating the psychological relationships of family members, maintaining and developing their psychological compatibility, and achieving a happy family life are of great significance to the psychological health of family members.
The psychological problems of marriage and family not only have a positive or negative impact on family members, but also on all aspects of social life. Therefore, many countries attach great importance to the psychological research of marriage and family. In recent years, the psychology of marriage and family relations has risen. The study of marriage and family psychology covers a wide range of topics, many of which are closely related to the mental health of family members.
For example, the psychological factors that make couples harmonious; Psychological issues related to the breakdown of family relationships; The types and characteristics of psychological conflicts among family members; Psychological relationships between couples, parents and children, and three generations of immediate family members; The psychological impact of parents on their children and the psychological impact of children on their parents; The psychological types and characteristics of divorce; The psychological impact of divorce on children; There are many psychological issues related to the psychological state of couples after divorce and their impact, which have varying degrees of impact on the mental health of family members.
The most important issue in family psychology is the psychological compatibility of family members. It refers to the consistency of family members' beliefs, ideals, and ideas. Of course, the coordination of family members' personality characteristics, habitual characteristics, and behavioral characteristics cannot be ignored, but it belongs to the second place.
The psychological compatibility of family members is the foundation of their psychological coordination. Psychological compatibility enables family members to have mutual affinity, empathy, psychological understanding, and interdependence, making it the most important guarantee for family members' mental health. Family psychological compatibility can be divided into three types: the best type of psychological compatibility, the general type, and the incompatible type. Their effects on the mental health of family members are different.
The family with the best type of psychological compatibility has psychological coordination, mutual respect, and mutual love among its members, which greatly promotes their psychological health. Generally compatible families play a positive role in the mental health of their members. Members of psychologically incompatible families suffer from psychological disharmony, even internal friction, seeming estrangement, frequent unprincipled conflicts and conflicts, mutual suspicion, and tension, which can harm their mental health.
Couples are psychologically compatible, and both feel a sense of intimacy, warmth, and security. They are in a good mood and have a pleasant spirit, improving their ability to resist diseases, and promoting physical and mental health. Couples are psychologically incompatible, suspicious of each other, accusing and reprimanding each other, often arguing inappropriately over trivial matters, even hurling insults and insulting personalities, resulting in psychological trauma between couples. Even more, it leads to family tragedy and divorce. This will cause a certain degree of damage to the psychological health of both parties.
The psychological compatibility between parents and children contributes to the psychological coordination and emotional harmony of two generations, and promotes their psychological health. The psychological incompatibility between two generations deepens their intergenerational conflicts, makes them uncomfortable with each other, and affects their mental health.
Parents' guiding ideology and educational methods for their children's education have a long-term positive impact on their children's mental health. However, there are also types of family education that are not conducive to the healthy growth of children's physical and mental health in China. A doting family only emphasizes doting on its children, without education. As a result, the children are capricious, irritable, violent, indulgent, difficult to adapt to the environment, and develop bad psychological habits. The result of a laissez-faire family is that children are not civilized, polite, behave rudely, and even exhibit abnormal psychology.
Authoritarian families are rude to their children, resulting in their children being depressed, timid, and prone to mental illness.
The support and care of the elderly is also closely related to their mental health. Respect and filial piety for the elderly undoubtedly have a great positive effect on the psychological health of the elderly. Abusing the elderly can cause them to feel depressed, sad, disappointed, or even hopeless, which poses great harm to their physical and mental health.
