Abstract The national Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) defines IPV as a family violence that occurs within a relationship between intimate partners (as cited in Klostermann‚ Kelly‚ Migone‚ Pusateri & Fals-Stewart‚ 2009). IPV is recognized as a corrosive global social problem (Klostermann & Fals-Stewart‚ 2005) as well as a significant health problem. The are many types of behaviors that are considered forms of IPV. The range can included anything from severe physical violence to
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at and understand family dynamics as this greatly influences how one interacts in relationships. There are two family dynamic theories that aids in understanding how developmental and psychological principles interact to govern relationships (Berg-Cross‚ 2001). Psychodynamic theory focuses on “how relationships in the family of origin affect marital relationships” (Berg-Cross‚ 2001‚ p. 280)while systems theory focuses on “how the couple is affected by current-day‚ nuclear-family relational pressure
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home deficient‚ of healthy parental love‚ limits‚ and consistency‚ they must develop "survival skills" or defense mechanisms very early in life. The crippling effects of alcoholism and drug dependency are not confined to the addict alone. The family suffers‚ physically and emotionally‚ and it is the children who are the most disastrous victims. Frequently neglected and abused‚ they lack the maturity to combat the terrifying destructiveness of the addict’s behavior. As adults these individuals
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Unable to be present the previous week due to illness‚ I anticipated to observe a sea of new faces during music therapy. My expectation was put to rest once music listening group began‚ and I recognized most of the patients who had been present two weeks ago. This realization was bitter-sweet—naturally‚ I desire for the patients to improve in their symptoms and get to the point of recovery that they can be reintegrated into the community‚ but at the same time‚ it is comforting to see familiar faces
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Stress among Job Insecure Workers and Their Spouses Author(s): Stephan M. Wilson‚ Jeffry H. Larson and Katherine L. Stone Source: Family Relations‚ Vol. 42‚ No. 1 (Jan.‚ 1993)‚ pp. 74-80 Published by: National Council on Family Relations Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/584925 . Accessed: 17/08/2013 18:23 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit
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obvious reasons that often get over looked by society. I will examine the sociological causes that are unique to women that often lead to higher rates of depression for this group. The specific areas that this paper will cover are economic status‚ family care‚ career stress‚ and social support network. Before diving into this subject it would be helpful to define what exactly depression
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attitudes‚ and behaviors related to weight control and abnormal eating. There are three major types of eating disorders: Anorexia‚ Bulimia‚ and Binge eating. The purpose of this paper is to review the existing literature regarding the contribution of family‚ peer and individual level influences to the sociocultural pressures on body image disturbance and disordered eating among youth. This manuscript critiques the existing literature examining risk factors that determine eating disorders among adolescents
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seen as a significant potential ethical dilemma in working with clients. This risk is increased in groups‚ and especially in the group where most of the individuals live in the same housing complex. “Social workers should inform clients involved in family‚ couples‚ marital‚ or group counseling of the social worker’s‚ employer’s‚ and agency’s policy concerning the social worker’s disclosure of confidential information among the parties involved in the counseling” (NASW‚
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biggest influence on a daughter when she grows up. The mothers give the daughters ideas of how they want to live when they are older – love‚ family‚ work‚ and connection (Robin). The role of the mother is to set examples for the daughter. Elinor Robin earned her PhD in Psychology‚ license as a Mental Health Counselor‚ and license as a Marriage and Family Therapist. She focuses on being a Mediation Practitioner‚ trainer‚ writer‚ and
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It was positive to see that the client continues her therapy‚ suggesting a positive rapport. Her symptomatology and behaviors were carefully explained through the reading by concepts elaborated by Fairbairn‚ Klein and Winnicott. There were times in which the author will disagree with the theory of the mentioned
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