Sentences with word «dysfunctional»

Others, however, have histories of dysfunctional family relationships and current individual and marital difficulties.

In fact, the movie could be viewed as a kind of dysfunctional family — both genetic family and work family.

They might identify patterns carried over from childhood that cause problems in their adult lives, especially if one or both partners were raised in dysfunctional families.

Move out of dysfunctional relationships with yourself or others and into joy, happiness and finding your authentic purpose.

We have many invisible at - risk kids with dysfunctional families in schools in which few teachers can also act as counselors.

On the surface they look like the perfect American family, but under those 19 layers of winter clothes, they're just as dysfunctional as the rest of us.

By forcing insurers to compete for our business, the legislature would improve a notoriously dysfunctional system and transform the health care industry.

Sometimes we can find ourselves stuck and unsure how to make the shift away from dysfunctional patterns or lifestyles.

It is our hope that this lawsuit will break the past, persistent patterns of dysfunctional behavior — making it possible to create a truly independent board and hire a truly great CEO.

Many come from dysfunctional families with weak internal structures, high conflict and emotional insecurity.

I love complicated stories about dysfunctional families — even better if some of the story takes place on the beach.

The notoriously dysfunctional state board of elections was allocated the responsibility for managing this program.

I also know she a part of the most dysfunctional government in the country, one that doesn't seem to be able to get anything done.

With all of the public attention on dysfunctional families, it is important for parents to know what contributes to emotional and psychological health.

This strategy has protected the status quo in dysfunctional schools.

This family is so dysfunctional on so many levels that it is difficult to determine cause and effect of any relationships.

Not while the truth is confused by dysfunctional broadcast media reporting.

Small, faith - based schools with religiously motivated teachers are more likely to offer the special attention, loving intimacy and moral standards hat an increasing number of dysfunctional homes can not provide.

It says something about how dysfunctional a relationship has become when the only to be heard is to leave the conversation and the relationship.

It is frustrating in one sense working with dysfunctional people, even more so when they claim to be born again.

There will be a small percent of highly dysfunctional parents who will not take responsibility for selecting a school.

Seems like a very dysfunctional group that won't be able to effectively govern.

Changing dysfunctional thoughts can significantly reduce problematic feelings and behaviors.

That same marital couple could disagree about spending, leading them to communicate in dysfunctional ways.

Together we discover how and why they developed these now dysfunctional life patterns.

Even dysfunctional cultures can evolve into something better with thoughtful leadership.

This stress is just powerful enough to kill off old and dysfunctional mitochondria which stimulates the growth of new and more powerful mitochondria (5).

Their hosts, however, are doing their best to look like the most dysfunctional team in professional football.

In turn, these children don't get a chance to properly develop emotionally, and usually become dysfunctional marriage partners.

They do so by changing dysfunctional patterns or relating and creating functional ways of interacting.

He noted that a Con Con could add further protections and reform our expensive and convoluted court system and dysfunctional legislature.

I've come to understand that that particular unhealthy church is made up of many great people who get dysfunctional when they come together in old church family patterns.

We view problems as symptoms of dysfunctional interactions, communications and emotional dynamics within the whole family, rather than the fault of any individual.

The recommendations are not rocket science, but common sense — which is all too seldom practiced within dysfunctional organizations.

Indeed, she found that the student's depression was often associated with dysfunctional beliefs and negative future attitudes.

Poor technique demands greater recovery time to handle the negative ramifications produced from dysfunctional movement patterns.

Dimensions of dysfunctional attitudes as vulnerabilities to depressive symptoms.

Going forward, the timeframe for collapse of dysfunctional political systems that do not uphold dignity needs will be reduced to just years as instant connectivity will enhance the speed of transformation.

Doctors told the grieving family that dysfunctional household relationships had caused her meltdown.

They each try to deal with their problems, both completely dysfunctional individuals.

There are lots more dysfunctional characters in this movie, which opens for lots of weird yet funny moments.

The science - policy interface has become increasingly dysfunctional in recent decades, especially on topics where there is political disagreement.

Our job as couples therapists is to be very honest with you: healthy relationships exist, as well as, incredibly dysfunctional ones.