Adult children of alcoholics are adults who spent a part of, or their whole childhood in a dysfunctional family, where the biggest problem was alcohol addiction in one or both parents. In families ...with parental alcoholism, there is usually a lot of dysfunction in interpersonal relationships and in the upbringing of the children, which does not provide a healthy and optimal developmental environment for the child. There is often physical and psychological violence, and other forms of abuse and neglect that children perceive as traumatic. All this leaves the child with severe consequences, which they also struggle with in adulthood. Unresolved and traumatic childhood content often remains repressed and unprocessed and helps shape one’s functioning in adulthood, which is frequently emotionally and socially immature. Adult children of alcoholics often have problems in experiencing and regulating their emotions, as they had to carry many emotional burdens in a dysfunctional family, while they had no real opportunity for the healthy development of emotional regulation. The article will present research on the emotional experience of children with their alcoholic parents and how they recognize related consequences in their adult lives. Using the content analysis method, we analyzed 71 anonymous forum posts on the counselling forum on the topic “Adult children of alcoholics.” The directed approach to content analysis was used to validate forum posts by people who described their childhood experiences with an alcoholic parent. We identified parts of the content that fell into two predetermined categories: emotional experience in childhood with an alcoholic parent and the experience of its consequences in adulthood. The results showed that the adult children of alcoholics mostly experienced severe feelings of fear, shame, sadness and disgust with their alcoholic parents in their childhood, and that these feelings have remained unprocessed. In adulthood, they struggle with negative consequences in the personal sphere (e.g. poor self-esteem, inferiority, anxiety, depression), in interpersonal relationships (e.g. problems in partnerships, mistrust, social phobia, parental stress, complicated relationships with parents) and in everyday functioning (e.g. coping with one’s own addiction, dysfunctional behavioural patterns), but they also recognize that because of this experience they have managed to lay the foundations of their lives differently and better. The results confirm that children are hidden victims of parental alcoholism and justify the need for psychosocial and therapeutic support even in their adulthood.
Numerous findings in scientific literature consistently show the association of intimate partner violence (IPV) and domestic abuse with the risk for and incidence of a series of different physical ...health conditions and problems. Studies have shown the association of IPV and overall health and wellbeing especially in women. The purpose of the paper is therefore to present an overview of the research in the field of IPV and women’s mental and physical health. Both quantitative and qualitative research studies published from 2012 to 2018 were included in the review. The results show that IPV is associated with several mental health problems in women, such as depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder, as well as with women’s worse physical health, chronic pain, substance abuse, gynaecological, cardiovascular and gastrointestinal problems and behavioural syndromes associated with physiological disturbances and physical factors. The article reviews current studies and confirms that the experience of IPV in women has long-term consequences for their physical and mental health.
Violence in an intimate partnership is a form of domestic violence where physical or psychological acts of violence are committed by a partner or spouse against another partner or spouse, and other ...family members may be victims as well. Its prevalence is worrisome and is not limited to any specific circumstances. It also occurs in Christian families, and research data show that the rate of intimate partner violence in Christian families is no higher or lower compared to the general incidence. That being said, religiosity combined with other factors may contribute to the vulnerability of the victim or the power of the perpetrator. On the other hand, religious values and aspects provide protection and support in preventing violence in Christian families and recovering after violence has occurred. We analysed 18 different studies on intimate partner violence in Christian families using the systematic literature review method, and in this paper, we present findings that indicate which aspects of Christian tradition and practice, in combination with other factors, provide protection and support in preventing violence and helping to recover from it for women who are the victims of violence by their intimate partners.
Empatija je pomembna medosebna sposobnost, ki omogoča posamezniku, da se postavi v psihološki okvir doživljanja druge osebe. S tem postane to, kar druga oseba čuti in misli, ter način, kako druga ...oseba deluje, v določeni meri razumljivo in predvidljivo. Kot taka ima empatija v današnjem spreminjajočem se in velikokrat razosebljenem svetu velik pomen, saj gre za sposobnost, ki lahko ponovno prebudi občutek povezanosti z drugimi. V prispevku bomo predstavili empatijo in njen pomen. Opozorili bomo na kritične trenutke, kjer lahko pride do blokad v razvoju sposobnosti empatije, ter prikazali psihoterapijo kot možnost za spodbujanje empatije v odraslosti.
A Civilization of Love according to John Paul II Osewska, Elżbieta; Simonič, Barbara
The person and the challenges : the journal of theology, education, canon law, and social studies inspired by Pope John Paul II,
01/2019, Letnik:
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During his pontificate, Pope John Paul II strongly supported the idea of “civilizationof love”. To the Polish Pope, the existence of ‘the civilization of love’ was the foundationof a humane world in ...the context of a civilization depreciating the value of the humanbeing. This article addresses the concept of “the civilization of love”, with a special focusdrawn to the aims, principles and fundamental assumptions of “the civilization of love.”
Introduction: Emotional factors are often specified as playing an important role in the context of problematic alcohol use and alcohol addiction. Aims: This study focused on examining the ...relationship between difficulties in emotion regulation, perceived personal problems, and problematic alcohol use. Methods: 374 participants from the general population in Slovenia and Croatia (34.8% men, 65.2% women) with an average age of 44.28 years (range: 26 to 74 years) completed the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), Individual Problems and Strengths Scale (IPS) and Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale--Short Form (DERS-SF). Results: A higher level of problematic alcohol use positively correlated with difficulties in emotion regulation and the assessment of individual problems (p less than or equal to .010). Multiple linear regression analysis demonstrated that higher AUDIT scores were positively associated with two dimensions of difficulties in emotion regulation: impulse control difficulties (beta = 0.22, p = .008) and lack of emotional awareness (beta = 0.15, p = .010). Difficulties in emotion regulation completely mediated the effect of individual problems on problematic alcohol use (indirect effect: 0.18, CI -.06, -.31; p < .001): higher levels of individual problems contribute to higher levels of problematic alcohol use through the effect of difficulties in emotion regulation. Conclusions: The findings indicate the vulnerability of individuals with difficulties in emotion regulation to problematic alcohol use. Difficulties in emotion regulation are an important factor to consider for understanding the development, maintenance, and treatment of alcoholism and problematic alcohol use. Keywords: emotion regulation, alcoholism, stress, problem-solving, addiction
Empathic parenting and child development Simonič, Barbara
The person and the challenges : the journal of theology, education, canon law, and social studies inspired by Pope John Paul II,
01/2015, Letnik:
5, Številka:
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Our experience of the world and life is associated with our sense of ‘self’, which begins to grow in the preverbal period through the child’s primary relationships with his/her parents. Such ...relationships should be optimal and full of true, genuine and deep contact, marked with a parent’s empathic responsiveness. Empathic parents encourage positive development, while lack of empathy is many times associated with dysfunctional patterns of behaviour in later life. Empathy is a critical factor for the healthy development of a child, especially for the growth of a creative and genuine sense of ‘self’, which in adulthood is essential for a healthy and vibrant personality, one who is capable of coping with life and living empathic relationships. Empathy in the narrowest sense of the word is the ability to share and comprehend the feelings and thoughts of another, e.g. the ability to have insight into experiencing. In a broader sense, it is the basic dynamics of relationships that fully enable us to feel safe and accepted with others and thereby give us space for growth and development.
Uvod: Doživetje in preživetje akutnega življenjsko ogrožajočega zdravstvenega stanja je visoko stresen(travmatičen) dogodek, ki pomembno vpliva na življenje posameznika in njegovih svojcev, zato je ...bil namenobravnavane raziskave preučiti povezavo izkušnje tovrstnega dogodka s čustvenim doživljanjem.Metode: Opravljeni sta bili deskriptivna in korelacijska presečna raziskava na udeležencih z izkušnjo akutnega življenjsko ogrožajočega zdravstvenega stanja (n = 54) in svojcih(n = 59).Rezultati: Ozaveščanje čustev kot način soočanja z življenjsko ogrožajočimi stanji je pozitivno povezano z življenjsko uspešnostjo (r = 0,455, p < 0,01), posttravmatsko rastjo (r = 0,341, p < 0,01) in doživljanjem individualnih moči (r = 0,337, p < 0,01). Izražanje čustev kot način soočanja je pozitivno povezano z življenjsko uspešnostjo (r = 0,416, p < 0,01), posttravmatsko rastjo (r = 0,252, p < 0,05) in doživljanjem individualnih moči (r = 0,481, p < 0,01). Spoprijemanje s čustvi pri pacientih pojasnjuje spol (β = –0,51), pri svojcih pa posttravmatska rast (β = 0,41) in individualne moči (β = 0,51).Diskusija in zaključek: Čustveno spoprijemanje ob soočanju s posledicami življenjsko ogrožajočega akutnega zdravstvenega stanja ima pomembno vlogo pri posttravmatski rasti, večjem občutku življenjske uspešnosti in individualnih moči. Ustrezno čustveno soočanje s stresom ob doživetju in preživetju življenjsko ogrožajočega zdravstvenega stanja je ključnega pomena pri uspešni prilagoditvi na življenje po tem dogodku.
Uvod: Doživetje in preživetje akutnega življenjsko ogrožajočega zdravstvenega stanja je visoko stresen(travmatičen) dogodek, ki pomembno vpliva na življenje posameznika in njegovih svojcev, zato je ...bil namenobravnavane raziskave preučiti povezavo izkušnje tovrstnega dogodka s čustvenim doživljanjem. Metode: Opravljeni sta bili deskriptivna in korelacijska presečna raziskava na udeležencih z izkušnjo akutnega življenjsko ogrožajočega zdravstvenega stanja (n = 54) in svojcih(n = 59). Rezultati: Ozaveščanje čustev kot način soočanja z življenjsko ogrožajočimi stanji je pozitivno povezano z življenjsko uspešnostjo (r = 0,455, p < 0,01), posttravmatsko rastjo (r = 0,341, p < 0,01) in doživljanjem individualnih moči (r = 0,337, p < 0,01). Izražanje čustev kot način soočanja je pozitivno povezano z življenjsko uspešnostjo (r = 0,416, p < 0,01), posttravmatsko rastjo (r = 0,252, p < 0,05) in doživljanjem individualnih moči (r = 0,481, p < 0,01). Spoprijemanje s čustvi pri pacientih pojasnjuje spol (β = –0,51), pri svojcih pa posttravmatska rast (β = 0,41) in individualne moči (β = 0,51). Diskusija in zaključek: Čustveno spoprijemanje ob soočanju s posledicami življenjsko ogrožajočega akutnega zdravstvenega stanja ima pomembno vlogo pri posttravmatski rasti, večjem občutku življenjske uspešnosti in individualnih moči. Ustrezno čustveno soočanje s stresom ob doživetju in preživetju življenjsko ogrožajočega zdravstvenega stanja je ključnega pomena pri uspešni prilagoditvi na življenje po tem dogodku.
Sudden cardiac arrest is the most common single cause of death in the contemporary world, but the proportion of survivors is increasing thanks to modern intensive methods of hospital treatment. ...However, data show that survivors experience high rates of neurological and cognitive deficits and poorer emotional well-being, which is a major challenge in treating these individuals and encouraging their integration in everyday life. These issues range from a number of emotional problems, such as anxiety and depression, to lower levels of participation in social life and a low rate of return to their workplace. The need for security and support increases because of the feelings of insecurity, vulnerability and fear of the recurrence of symptoms. Relatives/caregivers who report emotional problems and a higher level of post-traumatic stress are physically and mentally burdened, too. Hence, sudden cardiac arrest is a life-threatening event which is traumatic for survivors and their close relatives. It triggers strong emotional responses that are characteristic of all types of trauma (reliving the trauma, avoidance, negative thoughts and mood, increased agitation). People who have survived trauma thus suffer long-term effects, which are reflected in various dysfunctional behaviours and activities due to inadequate regulation of affective states. Because of these issues, there is a need for effective interventions that can psychologically help patients and relatives after surviving sudden cardiac arrest. In this paper, we will present the model of Relational Family Therapy, which can enable survivors and their relatives to appropriately emotionally-affectively process this experience and thus more appropriately integrate into a new way of life. With the qualitative research method of task analysis, we will show the process of change, which is based on the establishment of a new regulation of affect and allows in-depth processing of difficult emotional states after this event.
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