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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"Dysfunctional families"”.
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Depression and Self-esteem in Adult Children of Alcoholics and Adult Children of Dysfunctional Families
… subset of a larger group of adult children from dysfunctional families. It was hypothesized that participants from dysfunctional families would have more depression and less self-esteem than participants from functional families, regardless of parental alcoholism, and that females would have …
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Sunset View
… of short fiction that explores the dynamics of dysfunctional families. Characters in this collection have been affected by the neglect, absence, or death of their family members and friends. They search for recognition and love as they try to find their place in life. Some turn to animals or …
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FAMILY SCAPEGOATING AND ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT
<p>The clinical literature on families refers to the scapegoating of children by parents as a serious problem in certain dysfunctional families. This study explores scapegoating as a more general phenomenon that occurs in normal (i.e., non-clinical) families as well. The study utilized self-reports …
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A qualitative study of patients' perceptions, interpretations and experiences of fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS)
… Another finding was that 5 patients came from dysfunctional families where the dysfunction was found to affect the patient's FMS illness. The interviews brought better understanding of patients' everyday lives and their needs. It became obvious that application of Family Medicine principles to …
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Pro-social and anti-social effects of television viewing on adolescents: Speculations based on family situation comedy content
… family interactions may create images of dysfunctional families that serve as a paradigm for young viewers. This study conducted a content analysis of television programming and speculated about the possible development of antisocial behavior in adolescents due to television viewing; "The …
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Family cohesion and adaptability as correlates of overcontrolled or undercontrolled behaviors of children
Dysfunctional families have been thought to display interaction patterns which are unhealthy along two dimensions: cohesion and adaptability. Previous theories have postulated that functioning at either extreme of these two dimensions is not healthy whereas functioning at more moderate levels is …
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Factors contributing to external difficulties in the management of juvenile deliquency : a case study of correctional services in the Polokwane management area in Capricon District of Limpopo Province
… substance abuse, illiteracy, peer pressure, dysfunctional families, family breakdown, boredom, community characteristics and juvenile recidivism. • The researcher also found that the system of three-meal cycle which is practicing in the correctional centre when the juveniles are provided …
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Relationships between children who are emotionally disturbed and their families
… identified as emotionally disturbed and their families, and to recommend strategies and family services that could increase the success rate of this particular population.Information was obtained from two self-report instruments, FACES II and a Personal Information Questionnaire, and from …
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Exploring the experiences of youth in a development program with integrated physical activity in Costa Rica
… "distract" and "disorient" themselves from their dysfunctional families, violent neighbourhood, the poverty they live in, and from the necessity of having to work in the street to supplement the family income. Although many studies have shown that programs that include physical activity, play …
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Ouers se belewing van hul seksueel getraumatiseerde kind
… For this study, the terms "functional" and "dysfunctional families" was adopted from the perspective of the general systems theory. Experience, as a concept on which the study was built, forms an important part thereof, since the parents' experiences serve as a link with their sexually …
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Adverse home environments and its influence on academic achievement
Higher incidences of academic deficiency resulting from previous adverse circumstances in the home environment were investigated. A review of Bronfrenbrenner's Ecological Systems Theory illustrated the impact of the home environment on a child's development which can greatly influence academic …
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Experiences of foster parents caring for non-family related foster children in de Deur, Gauteng province, South Africa
South African children and families are exposed and subjected to a number of social, economic, political and demographical challenges especially during a Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) epidemic. The challenges include poverty, crime, drug and …
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Running To and Away From Reflection Animated Auto-Ethnographic Video
This critical engagement paper accompanies my Video Poem, Running To, and Away From Reflection. This autoethnographic experimental documentary in the form of a video poem is both research and documentation of my assumptions, insights and memories. These were triggered by the Restrictions of the …
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A qualitative evaluation of the S.A.I.F. programme
… describes an evaluation of Sexual Assault in Families Inc., Perth, Western Australia (the SAIF programme) which offers therapy and counselling to families where one or more of the children have been sexually abused by one of the family members. The purpose of the study was to demonstrate the …