Mid-Term Flashcards
biological family
a family that is created from a mother and a father with children they created together. Blood family
triangulation
a two person system that adds a third person to resolve issues and establish homeostasis creating disfunction
homeostasis
the ability of a family to self regulate and create balance
What to do when homeostasis is broken.
explore on how to live in a new positive setting and discuss new boundaries
How does denial or minimization affect seeking out counseling?
If they believe that there is not a problem or they continually minimize it, then they also come with the belief that they do not need counseling, or that they can fix it themselves
under responsible family member
over responsible family member enables and takes care of the under responsible family member; appearing unable to take on ones duties and responsibilities
over responsible family member
feels responsible for the emotional well being of the family; taking ownership of someone else behavior to enable them
What services can be provided to a family as a bachelor’s level clinician?
Clinician, case manager, technician
de-triangulation
a person needs to detach from the family and have emotional neutrality
disease model
initial drug use > positive reinforcement > repeated drug use > drug wanting, but not drug liking > attempt at abstinence > craving drug > relapse (loops back to attempt at abstinence)- looking at alcoholism as a family disease
behavior model
develop ways to replace positive reinforcements from a substance to positive reinforcements when sober,
family systems model
Individual, nuclear family (ones who live with you), extended family (relatives and significant others), social level (school, work, friends, neighbors), multicultural level (socioeconomic, cultural, geographical, religious)- looks at the need for homeostasis and multigenerational transmitting
multigenerational transmission
The concept of the multigenerational transmission process describes how small differences in the levels of differentiation between parents and their offspring lead over many generations to marked differences in differentiation among the members of a multigenerational family.
overt vs. covert
overt meaning open, covert meaning closed off
How do family rules change when recovery starts?
the rules may be more or less strict depending on what role the addict has, the focus is on the addiction rather than on the rules
Impact treatment could have on recreating a balanced family system.
it could create new boundaries and identities that change the family system
enabler
lacks self care bc taking care of person with sud, no strong identity, finds fulfillment in rescuing, prevents addict for change
hero
converts pressure to rescue the family and returns it to homeostasis, learned to take on responsibility early, high motivation and achiever, has internal self doubts and judgement
scapegoat
builds resentment towards hero, mimics responsibilities, never validated by the parents, believes that they cannot avoid trouble, other family roles turn emotions inward and tries to hide them, they externalize emotions which embarrasses the family.
lost child
family overlooks them, builds fantasy world, learns to become emotionally distant from the family, learns to not rock the boat, does not get rewarded for achievements
mascot
uses humor and charm to defuse family problems, family does not take them seriously, has low expectations for them, family shields them, their avoidant behaviors make it hard to have personal relationships
Hero with recovery
hero suffers form anxiety as is motivated to enable others
Scapegoat with recovery
may have the addictive behavior or is blamed for someone else having an addictive behavior
Lost child with recovery
the fantasy world is reinforced when others act on the addictive behavior
