Risk Factors to Family Well-Being

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Lesson 5 Discussion
Risk factors refer to the family-based, community, biological, cultural, or psychological factors that come first and are connected to an increased possibility of undesirable consequences. On the other hand, protective factors are features linked to the reduced potential of undesirable results or those decreasing chances of risk factors’ effect. The protective factors generally lead to positive outcomes. There is a significant relationship between the two factors since they interact in various ways. Specifically, risk factors interact with the protective factors in three main ways. First and foremost, there is an interaction between the two from the relationship perspective. For example, risk factors might encompass children using drugs, suffering from trauma, abuse, and mistreatment, including insufficient supervision. The factors might characterize risky factors. On the other hand, parental involvement in the given circumst...