“…Such tension within a family affects the entire members of the family and is circulated amid mutual relations of the family members. To compare characteristics of families with a child with epilepsy and those with an ordinary child, the former was reported to have more uncertainty about their future, lethargy, sense of frustration, helplessness, and wrath than the latter (Kim, 2007;Ellis, Upton, & Thompson, 2000;Ferrari, Matthsews, & Barabas, 1983). This means that families with a disabled child experience diverse psychological characteristics due to weakened integration among family members, behavioral restriction of family members, social and emotional suppression, physical tension, and financial pressure (Seidenberg, 1992;Pianta, 1994;Austin, & McDermott, 1988;Sbarra, Rimm-Kaufman, & Pianta, 2002).…”