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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