Family Focus

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  1. 3. children learn don't ______when they have the inability to express emotions in a dysfunctional family
  2. 5. co-dependents lose their sense of self as you take responsibility for another person’s thoughts, feelings, and __________________
  3. 6. Claudia Black talks about different ____________that emerge for children in their attempts to make sense of the chaos.
  4. 8. co-dependents focus on trying to ___________ the abuse of alcohol or drugs
  5. 9. These children learn never to expect or to plan anything, and tend to follow without question.
  6. 11. term that refers to ways in which family members change, in relation to the substance user, in order to cope with the disruption caused by the substance use.
  7. 15. These people are identified as the “family problem.” They are likely to get into various kinds of trouble, including drug and alcohol abuse, as a way of expressing their anger at the family.
  8. 16. talks about different “roles” that emerge for children in their attempts to make sense of the chaos.
  9. 18. When a parent or important adult misuses or abuses alcohol or another substance, it can have a profound effect on the whole family, especially on the ______________________
  10. 23. self help group for family members of drug abusers
  11. 25. children learn don't ______ when keeping the truth about your reality silent
  12. 26. recovery from codependency involves accepting your _____________
  13. 27. lack of feeling
Down
  1. 1. In an effort to hold the family together in the face of difficulties caused by the substance abuse, the family changes its strategies for __________
  2. 2. have an uncanny ability to sense what others are feeling, at the expense of their own feelings
  3. 4. author who has written extensively about co-dependent adaptations, and many people have found her books to be very helpful
  4. 7. often choose careers as helping professionals, which can reinforce their tendencies to ignore their own needs.
  5. 10. Substance abuse disrupts the _____________ in a family
  6. 12. Even if the adult substance user in your family was not formally _________________, you are probably able to recognize whether alcohol or substance use was, or is, an important influence in your family
  7. 13. The family is dominated by the co-existence of ________________ and substance use in addictive families
  8. 14. helping abuser to avoid the consequences of their behavior.
  9. 17. self help group for family members of alcholics
  10. 19. these responsible children try to ensure that the family looks “normal” to the rest of the world. In addition, they often project a personal image of achievement, competence, and responsibility to the outside world.
  11. 20. The best way to “move on” is to squarely face the past, its importance, and its meaning for you. Often this means understanding your parents and yourself, so that the healing process can begin.
  12. 21. tend to have difficulty focusing and making decisions, and have a low tolerance for distress
  13. 22. it is impossible to talk when a parent is ______________
  14. 24. a child learns don't __________when promises are broken, celebrations cancelled