Saturday, June 5, 2010

Addiction is a family of diseases?

There is a growing research body focused on the relationship of the dynamics of addiction in the context of the family. Drinking parents have profound and lasting impact on their children's physical, social and psychological development. Children of alcoholic parents are twice as likely as those with non-alcoholic parents, inadequate supervision experience, neglect, physical abuse and imprisonment. Offspring of alcoholics are impulsive, less likely to delay gratification,and prone to aggressiveness and hyperactivity. They report low self-esteem, high social anxiety, are prone to depression tend, and are vulnerable to drug abuse to be developed. Children of alcoholics to drink more, more symptoms of addiction to alcohol, report more frequent use of other drugs, and show more negative consequences of drug crime. Parental inconsistency is the most important factor affecting the emotional development and placement of the child at greater risk of drug abuse.The family cycle of addiction is to maintain the momentum through this family that not only the addict but also those who care for addicts.

Partners of addicted people suffer from the disease. Consider a psychosocial perspective of the effects of alcoholism on spouses. This view combines existing aggressive personality difficulties and environmental stress factors. Wives of problem drinkers reporting significant levels of stress. The use of ineffective coping strategiesMechanisms, including the prevention, care taking, and the rescue of others affect self-esteem and increases the risk of suffering depression and abuse drugs or alcohol.

the addiction system to extend the impact to the whole family. For example, domestic violence, incest, abuse, separation and divorce have been brought together parents all to drink. Alcohol is the hypothesis of Family skew the balance of growth and stability, resulting in a rigid, inflexible system.Instead of maintaining sound regulatory practices such as routines, rituals, and problem solving, alcoholic family, the system begins to turn around alcohol. For the family to retain a sense of "stability," the use of alcohol is perpetuated. In this way the disease is more alcohol an integral part of the family dynamics, inheritance increases.

The negative features of parenting and family discord oftenwith an addicted parent are particularly harmful. Alcohol abuse is more likely in homes where alcoholic parents tend to be unpredictable, detached, rejecting and insulting. Parental unpredictability is a key factor. Children exposed to this environment, develop a core belief system and world view that the world and people are unpredictable in it. This increased risk-taking in general, including substance abuse.

In addition to child-rearing influences the manifestation of aaddictive predisposition in adolescents is greatly influenced by their peers. Peer pressure is positively associated with adolescent smoking and drinking. In contrast, adolescents whose parents are involved, higher expectations for their behavior, and hold them in high esteem are less likely to initiate drug use. The risk of transmission is reduced if parents give addicted recovery.

Addiction is therefore a multifactorial disease, which expresses to and perpetuateeven in the context of family systems. Understanding addiction as a family disease concept stresses the need for strategies to all members of the family in prevention and treatment strategies of social programs and treatment.

If you have a loved one, that is a concern about addiction, perhaps the best thing that could have to do for all stakeholders to help to search for themselves. The good news is that if progressive disease of addiction can be seen asThis applies to all members of the family, then the treatment begins with a family member may similarly radiate healing, hope and health for the entire family.

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