When these things happen, the stress on the family can take a toll and take its toll on others who are not to blame, like children or even parents. spouses. There are four tasks that can cause dysfunction in a family (1) not being able to complete a task, (2) not being able to handle tasks that are not started. (3) Not being able to deal with a crisis unfolding within the family. (4) Not being able to deal with other cultures. All of this can start to affect a family, if you don't know how to handle a crisis and talk about it, all you will do is cause a scale of crises that you will not be able to resolve.