1. Dysfunctional Families
Objectives:
List causes of why families are/or become dysfunctional by taking notes and watching a video clip.
Learn ways to improve their relationships by discussing different types of therapy and recovery programs.

2. Ideal vs. Dysfunctional – what is the difference?
Lets Think?!
Ideal vs. Dysfunctional –
what is the difference?

3. Family (review) Ideal Family – Dysfunctional Family –
Has the skills needed for loving responsible relationships
Dysfunctional Family –
Lacks skills to be successful and functional in healthy ways
Family Continuum –
All families fall somewhere between ideal and dysfunctional on the family continuum

4. Causes of Dysfunctional Families
Addictions –
Chemical Dependence (drugs or alcohol addiction) –
Compelling need to take a drug even though it harms the body, mind or relationship
Other Addictions –
Eating disorders, workaholic, exercise, gambling, nicotine, relationships, shopping, TV, thrill seeking
What else can you be addicted to??
Perfectionism –
Need to be accurate, parents overly critical of themselves and their children
begin to feel inadequate & insecure

5. Causes con’t
Violence – Physical force to injure, damage or destroy oneself, others, or property
Domestic Violence - occurs within family
Physical Abuse – Harmful treatment that results in physical injury to the victim
Sexual Abuse – Sexual contact that is forced on a person
Emotional Abuse – Putting down another person and making that person feel worthless

6. Causes con’t Neglect – Abandonment – Mental Disorders –
Failure to provide proper care and guidance
Abandonment –
Removes oneself from those whose care is one’s responsibility
parents who abandon their children are not available for them
Mental Disorders –
Mental or emotional condition that makes it difficult for a person to live in a normal way

7. Codependent Relationships
Person denies their feelings and begins to cope in harmful ways

8. Behaviors & feelings of codependent people:
Try to fix others problems
Are people pleasers
Hide anger
fear abandonment
Resists authority figures
Are very controlling
Withdraw from protection
Deny feelings
Are overly responsible
Have low self-esteem

9. Codependent people may have trouble with intimacy.
private, personal, closely acquainted

10. How to improve dysfunctional family relationships:
1. Individual Therapy:
Skilled therapist works one-on-one
He / She assist the person in discovering how much of what he/she feels and believes was shaped by dysfunctional families

11. How to improve dysfunctional family relationships:
2. Group Therapy:
Skilled therapist works with a group of people
help to learn healthful ways to express feeling and relation to others
Practice new ways of relating within the safety of the group

12. How to improve dysfunctional family relationships:
3. Recovery Programs:
Group supports members to change behavior
Make individuals behave in a responsible manner
AA= recovery program for people who have alcoholism -
Al-Anon = program for individuals who have friends or family members who are alcoholics –
Al-Ateen = teens that have a family member or friend with alcoholism -

13. Intervention A&E’s Documentary Series Intervention Can you identify:
Why is this family dysfunctional?
What are the causes of this dysfunctional family?
What can this family do to get better?