Running head: CODEPENDENCY AND THE FAMILY ILLNESS CONCEPT OF ADDICTION 1 The Family Illness Concept Josie L. Fludd‚ CHD275 - Lesson 4 Advanced Theory and Techniques In the Treatment of the Chemical Dependent CODEPENDENCY AND THE FAMILY ILLNESS CONCEPT OF ADDICTION 2 After reading the assigned chapters‚ I learned that the relationship between alcohol/drug abuse and family dynamics is both extremely complex and poorly understood. A conservative
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A mental illness‚ according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (2014)‚ is “a condition that impacts a person’s thinking‚ feeling or mood and may affect his or her ability to relate to others and function on a daily basis” (para. 1) There are many different illnesses and each has its own side effects. Each persons experience could also be different‚ although the same disease may be present. What stays the same‚ however‚ is the impact that mood disorders have on the family. Left untreated‚
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The Concept Of Family; Purposes‚ Definitions‚ and More Christie Fox. The concept of family is different to every individual and it depends on who and how you ask. One person might describe the ideal family as one man‚ one woman‚ a little son and a little daughter. While the next person would say two men with two little daughters make the ideal family. “In the United States (and‚ for the most part‚ throughout the world)‚ the "family" is defined in censuses and surveys as two or more persons related
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Introduction The family‚ which is the fundamental building block of society‚ has exhibited a variety of forms throughout the world. Despite this wide variety which socialize human beings into the world ’s many cultures and ethnic groups‚ several global factors have begun to impact families everywhere. These factors include industrialization‚ urbanization and socialization. This paper will aim to highlight how these global factors‚ that is urbanization‚ industrialization and socialization have affected
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ENG 121 Lamibao Fall 2014 Concept Essay Ever wonder how after a mass murder happens the defense turns to “Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity” or “Guilty but Insane/Mentally ill”? The stigma around mental health issues has a significant connection to violence in society that causes people to over amplify the danger of persons with mental health illnesses. The symptoms of mental illnesses are often exaggerated to be much worse than people with mental illnesses actually show. Ones who suffer
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9.4 APPLICATION OF CONCEPT IN MY JOB My family mean so much to me which determines my state of health at any given time. I feel alright when things are going well not just with me but my family. A patient may be sick physically or emotionally not because of internal factors but may be of external origin. On the first contact of a patient‚ I always ensure I take complete history‚ this gives me an opportunity of asking questions about family background to elicit family state of health‚ belief system
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When mental illness first strikes‚ family members may deny the person has a continuing illness. During the acute episode family members will be alarmed by what is happening to their loved one. When the episode is over and the family member returns home‚ everyone will feel a tremendous sense of relief. All involved want to put this painful time in the past and focus on the future. Many times‚ particularly when the illness is a new phenomenon in the family‚ everyone may believe that since the person
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from a chronic illness go for long periods of time in pain with possibly no answer. Chronic illness has the ability to alter an individuals everyday life with consequnces that can be considered severe. It is also recognized that many of the health impacts clients living with chronic illness face‚ extend to ones family. Whether it be financial burdens‚ caretaker burn out or simply stress‚ it is almost inevitable that some impact from the chronic illness will affect surrounding family members. In this
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mental illness such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder” (“Mental Health Conditions”‚ n.d.). Mental Health affects the individual in a massive way‚ it could cause irrational thoughts‚ mood swings‚ and unusual eating habits. It could affect the way the person thinks. When these start to happen‚ it could interfere with the way people live their everyday lives. Mental health has such a broad spectrum. So broad that‚ “there are more than 200 classified forms of mental illness” (“Mental Illness and the
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time for people of different color to not be able to be free but some like Harriet Jacobs always knew what family meant to her. I argue that Harriet Jacobs’ accounts shows that slaves have a concept of family because her relationships with her grandmother‚ brother‚ and the affect she has towards her father clearly show a family love. Harriet Jacobs’ is well aware of the concept of what family is because of the way she felt when her father died. Her father died so sudden she thought she should be
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