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What is the impact of out of home placement?
Creates disruption and emotional bonds with family members, typically they use more mental health and social services, and report high levels of stress.
Eight stages of the family life cycle
One. Family of origin experiences to. Leaving home three. Pre-marriage for. Childless couple five. Family with young children six. Family with adolescents seven. Launching children eight. Later family life
Five stages of couples development
Romance, power struggle, stability, commitment, Co-creation
The impact of physical and mental illness on families
Exhaustion, fatigue, pessimistically outlook, anxiety, depression, isolation
Defense mechanisms definition
Behaviors that protect people from anxiety, these are involuntary, these are not coping skills, example equals denial, dissociation, idealization
Risk factors for addiction
Family uses/family dysfunction, friends use, norms, expectations, accessibility, psychiatric reasons, behavior that is aggressive, impulsive, risky
Models for addiction
Biopsychosocial, medical, self medication, family and environmental, social
Three goals of treatment for addiction
Abstinence, maximize life functioning, relapse prevention
Harm reduction model
Decreased adverse effects of continued use without the person completely stopping
Three stages of substance use treatment
Stabilization, rehabilitation/habilitation, maintenance
Signs and symptoms of use and withdrawal for cocaine
Dilated pupils, hyperactivity, restlessness, perspiration, anxiety, impaired judgment
Signs and symptoms of use and withdrawal from alcohol
Delirium tremens, hallucinations, rapid respiration, temperature abnormalities, body tremors
Substance use treatment approaches
Medication assisted treatment, psychosocial or psychological interventions, behavioral therapy, self-help groups
Example of medication assisted treatment
Methadone, naltrexone
Example of psychosocial or psychological interventions
Individual, group, marital, or family therapy
Example of behavioral therapy
Behavioral modification
Examples of self-help groups
AA/NA
Systems theory
Abuse human behavior through larger contacts, such as members of families, communities, and broader society. When one thing changes, the whole system is affected.
What types of tools can you use to understand systems dynamics?
Eco maps and genograms
Role theories
Each role has its own expectations, teacher, parent, friend, student, worker. They can be specific and only apply in certain settings or can be broad like gender roles
Role ambiguity
Lack of clear role
Role complementarity
Role is carried out in an expected way, example equals parent with a child
Role discomplementarity
Role expectations of others differ from Winzone
Role reversal
When two or more individuals switch roles, example when a child becomes the parent
Role conflict
Incompatible or conflicting expectations
Psychodrama
Group members re-create their problems
Five stages of group development
Forming, storming, norming, performing, adjourning
Groupthink
The group makes faulty decisions because of group pressures
