Ch. 18 Substances and Abuse Flashcards
cobras
type I male batterers, men whose heart rate decelerates during times of physical assault.
codependency
a dynamic within a family in which one member underfunctions (such as a substance abuser) while another member overfunctions (such as the codependent family member).
common couple violence
low-level violence, such as pushing, shoving, or slapping, initiated by either partner in a couple relationship, that is infrequent, noninjurious, and does not create a fear-based climate.
community reinforcement approach (CRA)
use of systems and resources in the community to help people recover from substance abuse
concerned significant others (CSOs)
spouses, relatives, or children of a substance abuser who work to engage initially unmotivated problem abusers into treatment.
Duluth model
a cognitive–behavioral model of domestic violence treatment premised on the idea that people learn violent behaviors because of those behaviors reinforced for them in cultural and social circles. They can therefore unlearn these behaviors and learn new ones through cogni-tive–behavioral means, such as education.
enabler
a spouse or other family member on whom a sub-stance abuser is most dependent and who allows the abuser to continue and become worse.
environmental influences
the physical aspects of a family’s life.
family clown
a member of a substance abuse family whose function is to provide the family with humor and thus reduce tension.
family hero
an adult or child who functions to provide self-worth for the family of a substance abuser.
identified patient (IP)
a family member who carries the family’s symptoms and is seen as the cause of the family’s problems.
lost child
a child in a substance abuse family who suffers from rejection and loneliness.
multisystemic therapy
a research-backed theory and treatment, originated by Scott Henggeler, that views individuals, especially “difficult-to-reach children,” as nested within a complex of interconnected systems that encompass individual, family, and extrafamilial (peer, school, neighborhood) factors. Behavior is seen as the product of the reciprocal interplay between the individual and these systems and of the relations of the systems to each other. Developmental factors are included in assessment, and cognitive–behavioral interventions are used.
pit bulls
batterers whose heart rate increases as they become more verbally aggressive with their partners; the opposite of a cobra.
severe abusive violence
also known as battering or “patriarchal/intimate terrorism.”
