Family

Question 1

Family

Styles of Enabling Behaviors

RAAT

Answer 1

1. Rationalizing and accepting
2. Avoiding and Shielding - user from experiencing full consequences of drug use.
3. Attempting to control - trying to take control of addict’s drug use
4. Taking over responsibilities

Question 2

Family

5 Stages of Addict Grieving

Answer 2

Denial: Family members rarely acknowledge something wrong, but sense difference

Anger: Effective defence to keep members from talking about issues/feelings that may indicate drug problem in family.

Bargaining: Usually preceded by a major crisis ➡︎ Family can no longer ignore/deny the problem. Still not ready to effect change in system: strikes an arrangement ➡︎ False assumption: Addict can stop

Feeling: Family members can’t deny, cover up with anger, or bargain feelings away. Many feelings come to the surface and are easily accessed. Family is forced to seek help.

Acceptance: Family has recognized they have a problem. ➡︎ Everyone suffering ➡︎ Courage to get help together. Everyone ready to do work to heal

Question 3

Family

3 directives for Parental Support & Control

ABS

Answer 3

Goal of parenting: develop high level of support and a moderate level of control.

• Support: Praising, encouraging, giving affection ➡︎ child accepted, approved of, loved
• Control: directing behaviour in a manner acceptable to the parent

1. Availability & *Quality* important. Make a genuine connection
2. Boundaries (proper): Act as guideposts — can’t be invasive, too rigid, or ambiguous.
3. Shame (Proper application of): the self looking in on itself and finding the self lacking or flawed; versus belittling severe shame that impacts on self-worth and value, etc.

Question 4

Family

Postive Parental Influence and 3 requirements to prevent problem behaviour

Answer 4

Parents can influence their children’s behaviour by:

• Modelling actions; defining norms; controlling children’s susceptibility to the influence of others; providing positive attachment (Kandel & Andrews, 1987)

The 3 major family system variables necessary to prevent problem behaviours:

1. Communication Clarity: Ability of members to develop coalitions and understand each other
2. Family Cohesion: Emotional bonding of family members to each other
3. Flexibility: Ability to alter family role and ritual to situations and stress

Question 5

Family

6 tactics for Recovery in Adult Children of Alcoholics

RUFAGG

Answer 5

The severity & onset of the parent’s addiction relate to prognosis:

1. Recognize flawed inherited belief systems (1st step)
2. Unlock feelings
3. Admit powerlessness
4. Feeling awareness - theirs and others
5. Grief work - ACAs never had the opporuntiy to mourn their loses
6. Group psychotherapy (last) after innitial isssues resolved.