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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Children Of Alcoholics
1,856 wordsTopic Description The topic I chose for the research assignment is children of alcoholics. I chose to focus more on the children that are involved in families of alcoholics rather than on the family as a whole, because I felt there would be too much information. Because I grew up in a stable, relatively normal family, I chose to research a topic in which I did not have experience with. The participants that I chose for the interview are people that I know to have problems with parental alcoholis...
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Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholic Parent
877 wordsGrowing up in a household with an alcoholic parent results in one of the most strenuous relationships that a child can face. Not only do the children have to deal with their own problems as they grow up, they feel the added responsibility of helping their parents function on a daily basis. There are steps that children can take to help their parents achieve sobriety while learning about alcoholism themselves. First and foremost is helping parents face the fact that they do have a problem. Second...
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Fraternal Twins Identical Twins
4,528 wordsAlcoholism is considered to be a chronic illness or disease that is marked by an uncontrolled consumption of alcoholic beverages despite its interference with ones physical or mental health, and social, family, or occupational responsibilities. It is actually a drug addiction, which is also referred to as alcohol dependence, as by the American Psychiatric Association (APA). The Apa's DSM-III-R requires that at least three of the following conditions be present in order for an individual to be cl...
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Children Of Alcoholics Alcoholic Parent
892 wordsMILLIONS of youths endure the daily turmoil of living with an alcoholic parent. Says the book Teen Troubles: Living with an alcoholic parent means living with stress-stress that come at you from a dozen directions. A high proportion of alcoholic parents abuse their children physically or sexually. And even when the situation is not so extreme, the book Options notes if drinking makes [the alcoholic parent] unpredictable, irresponsible, reckless, or moody, its bad enough. No wonder, then that man...
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Children Of Alcoholics Antisocial Personality
1,208 wordsThe Effects of Parental Alcoholism on Children Until rather recently, the impact of alcoholism was measured by its effect on the alcoholic, by days lost from work and highway fatalities. New research, however, has tended to concentrate on the impact of alcoholism on the family, especially the children of alcoholics. Numerous studies have reported on the familial transmission of alcoholism. It has been shown that alcoholics have more biological relatives with an alcohol problem than do nonalcohol...
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Alcoholism Is A Disease Alcoholic Parent School
212 wordsLiving In Alcoholic Home For many young Americans, this is simply a way of life. Alcoholism has become such a widespread problem that it seems to be an acceptable illness. Statistics show that approximately 1 / 3 of the high school population in the United States today either lives directly under the roof of an alcoholic parent or has an absent alcoholic parent. Alcoholism is a disease that can be passed on to your children. It is a disease you can inherit from your parents. It is a disease that...
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Children Of Alcoholics Negative Feelings
2,684 wordsPeople suffering from addictions most times wont realize it, but their disease is hurting more than just themselves. It is not only the physical aspect of the addiction that hurts them, but also what it is doing to the life of the addict. Life can be taken as social life, working life, and even life at home. It is extremely difficult to handle these different facets of life regularly while under the control of an addiction. An addicts problem easily finds its way into the home. This problem can ...
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