Sentences with phrase «with dysfunctional behaviors»

One or both partners may feel despair, hopeless, or may be coping with dysfunctional behaviors like alcohol abuse, drugs, sexual power struggles or sexual acting - out -LRB-... infidelity).

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Recently, I was chatting with a mom at the playground about kids» behavior, and she commented to me that kids need praise and approval from their parents, as there are too many dysfunctional adults in the world to indicate otherwise.

This article discusses the characteristics of healthy families and dysfunctional families, with lists of particular symptomatic behaviors.

«Gaining familiarity with the molecular players in a behavior — as this new tool promises — may someday lead to clinical interventions targeting dysfunctional brain states.»

I believe some of yoga's most profound effects on health have to do with its ability to alter long - standing dysfunctional behavior.

The dysfunctional nature of how urban schools teach students to relate to authority begins in kindergarten and continues through the primary grades.With young children, authoritarian, directive teaching that relies on simplistic external rewards still works to control students.But as children mature and grow in size they become more aware that the school's coercive measures are not really hurtful (as compared to what they deal with outside of school) and the directive, behavior modification methods practiced in primary grades lose their power to control.Indeed, school authority becomes counterproductive.From upper elementary grades upward students know very well that it is beyond the power of school authorities to inflict any real hurt.External controls do not teach students to want to learn; they teach the reverse.The net effect of this situation is that urban schools teach poverty students that relating to authority is a kind of game.And the deepest, most pervasive learnings that result from this game are that school authority is toothless and out of touch with their lives.What school authority represents to urban youth is «what they think they need to do to keep their school running.»

Because I haven't been directly involved with someone with autism I had a hard time deciphering if Ginny's behaviors were related to autism or growing up in a very dysfunctional home.

With consistent practice, I am convinced that Brie's dysfunctional behavior will be totally eliminated.

Working with a companion animal and their human to effect behavioral change in animals displaying dysfunctional, harmful, aggressive, destructive, or undesirable behaviors that cause distress or threaten the wellbeing of humans and / or animals in the home.

Reports on the agency submitted to Congress «portray a dysfunctional organization that has been riddled with conflicts of interest, unprofessional behavior and a free - for - all atmosphere for much of the Bush administration's watch.»

Whether working with a practice group, an executive team or the members of some firm's strategic planning committee, I continue to be struck by the dysfunctional behavior that is often present in group meetings.

Monitored clients progress through routine site visits, provided crisis counseling intervention for clients with suicidal ideation's and substance addiction issues, applied critical thinking, identified dysfunctional client behavior patterns, note clinical reports that documented client's progress for staff revision.

Part II of this article (August, High Conflict Institute / Unhooked Books Report) focuses on how the adversarial process of litigation escalates the dysfunctional behavior of those with mental health problems, creating larger public health problems and expense, and how these parties confound the adversarial process of decision - making.

Addiction is characterized by inability to consistently abstain, impairment in behavioral control, cravings, diminished recognition of significant problems with one's behaviors and interpersonal relationships, and a dysfunctional emotional response.

Part II will be published in the August issue of the High Conflict Institute / Unhooked Books eNewsletter and will focus on how the adversarial process of litigation escalates the dysfunctional behavior of those with mental health problems, creating larger public health problems and expense, and how these parties confound the adversarial process of decision - making.

I provide ongoing or short term support, guidance and skills to those having difficulty coping with life transitions, dysfunctional patterns of thinking or behaviors and traumatic events.

A review of twenty studies on the adult lives of antisocial adolescent girls found higher mortality rates, a variety of psychiatric problems, dysfunctional and violent relationships, poor educational achievement, and less stable work histories than among non-delinquent girls.23 Chronic problem behavior during childhood has been linked with alcohol and drug abuse in adulthood, as well as with other mental health problems and disorders, such as emotional disturbance and depression.24 David Hawkins, Richard Catalano, and Janet Miller have shown a similar link between conduct disorder among girls and adult substance abuse.25 Terrie Moffitt and several colleagues found that girls diagnosed with conduct disorder were more likely as adults to suffer from a wide variety of problems than girls without such a diagnosis.26 Among the problems were poorer physical health and more symptoms of mental illness, reliance on social assistance, and victimization by, as well as violence toward, partners.

As defined by the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) addiction is characterized by, «an inability to consistently abstain, impairment in behavioral control, craving, diminished recognition of significant problems with one's behaviors and interpersonal relationships, and a dysfunctional emotional response.»

CBT connects negative, dysfunctional thinking with a person's mood and behaviors.

Additionally, individuals with high levels of psychopathy show dysfunctional impulsivity and those high in narcissism display functional impulsivity, while individuals high in Machiavellianism do not show any of these types of impulsive behavior (Jones & Paulhus, 2011).

First, many studies have shown that parents display dysfunctional parenting with their own child diagnosed with behavior problems, but display functional parenting when coupled with a child from another parent similarly diagnosed with behavior problems (e.g., Dumas 2005).

Family therapy helps a person with anorexia see and understand the often - times dysfunctional role they play within the family, and how their eating behaviors maintain that role.

Family therapy helps a person with binge eating disorder see and understand the often - times dysfunctional role they play within the family, and how their eating behaviors maintain that role.

A lot of the time we learn these maladaptive or dysfunctional patterns growing up from our families of origin, so we work with guys to take honest and direct looks at those behaviors, see what's not working, and through better awareness and insight, evolve or adopt those things so that they create more relationship success for themselves.

Part II will explain how the adversarial process of litigation escalates the dysfunctional behavior of those with mental health problems, creating larger public health problems, and how these parties confound the adversarial process of decision - making.

This article focuses on how the adversarial process of litigation escalates the dysfunctional behavior of those with mental health problems, creating larger public health problems and expense, and how these parties confound the adversarial process of decision - making.

Dysfunctional families are often filled with «enablers,» who help keep the dysfunctional person stuck in their self - defeating behavior because it serves to maintain thDysfunctional families are often filled with «enablers,» who help keep the dysfunctional person stuck in their self - defeating behavior because it serves to maintain thdysfunctional person stuck in their self - defeating behavior because it serves to maintain the status quo.

Sexologist Dr. Winter has helped many with obsessive desires and dysfunctional behaviors for love (often unrequited), intimacy and connection achieve a more balanced and happy dating life.

Specialties are parenting / co-parenting, divorce and transitions, ADHD, depression, anxiety, balancing elderly parents, illness with family responsibilities, managing addiction or oppositional behavior of a child, setting healthy boundaries and changing dysfunctional family systems.

These approaches give me a framework to assist you with learning new coping skills; increasing motivation for change; overcoming ambivalence about change; clarifying your values and what is most important to you; identifying your strengths and resources that have helped in the past; identifying patterns in relationships; and changing dysfunctional thought processes that are leading to uncomfortable feelings and unwanted behaviors.

When the analysis was conducted on the entire sample, results indicated that global and to a lesser extent proximal measures of child behavior problems and personal distress made modest contributions to dysfunctional parenting, with neither child behavior problems or personal distress playing a more important role than the other.

For over 25 years I've specialized in helping biological, legal guardian, step, foster and adoptive families with difficult or challenging children to understand and transform dysfunctional behaviors, so they may experience joy in their lives and peace in their family relationships.

The therapeutic process may focus on identification of values, needs, and roles within the relationship with the overall goals being focus on relational strengths, improved communication, and change in dysfunctional behaviors.

Couples Counseling works with the couple - system and allows the couple to have a more objective view of their relationship, modify dysfunctional behavior, decrease emotional avoidance, improve communication, and promote their strengths.

Since 2012, she has worked with at - risk teenagers, ages 12 - 19, whom are struggling with addiction, trauma, anger, low self - esteem, cutting behaviors and dysfunctional parental relationships.

If a teenager starts experimenting with illegal substances, for example, dictating her own curfews and social activities, and a mother refuses to or prevents a father from setting up appropriate consequences for such behaviors, a dysfunctional transaction between the mother and daughter develops.

Tendencies to engage in dysfunctional coping behavior are potentially an important source of stress generation in couples with a depressed partner, and have attracted greater attention recently (Beach et al., 2014; Bodenmann et al., 2004, 2008).

Goodman and Gotlib (1999) proposed an integrative model of the transmission of risk for children of mothers with depressive symptoms, identifying the following mechanisms: (1) heritability of depression, (2) dysfunctional neuroregulatory mechanisms, (3) exposure to negative maternal cognitions, behaviors, and affect, and (4) the stressful context of the children's lives.

The developmental approach could further help to understand this dysfunctional behavior because certain developmental levels are associated with distinct processes of self - organization and action systems [31].

Often individuals with relationship addictions struggle to admit that their behavior is dysfunctional.