The purpose of this study was to gather insights from recovering (from addictions) Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACA) at Pathway to Recovery, Inc., Indianapolis, IN, who have participated in a pilot family addictions treatment group. This research gives evidence on the group counseling support that ACA group members reported they received and/or determined they needed to receive regarding: their (1) addictions and recovery; (2) specific family of origin roles; and (3) basic ACA issues; as well as information needed to continue living a healthy, productive, drug-free life-style, and; the assistance counselors/therapists could give in this endeavor.A case study methodology was used for this research. Eight informants were purposively selected from a total of 45 ACA group members. Three interviews were conducted with each of the eight informants. Retrospective, structured, and semi-structured interviews, as described by Fraenkel and Wallen (1996) were utilized. Since an interview guide was unavailable for use in this study, one was created.The following four conclusions were drawn from the results of this study:1. The evidence collected suggests that the eight informants benefited from the three-pronged (addictions, ACA issues, specific family role) Recovery, Inc.2. The evidence (detailed in Chapter Four) indicated that many of the actions described herein assisted informants after leaving the ACA group and that the group was responsible for many of the positive changes.3. Accepting oneself was identified most often as the step needed to achieve and maintain sobriety.4. Learning about family issues and studying childhood behaviors may be painful as well as helpful.Results of this study were not generalized beyond these eight informants. However, this study contributed new information to the field of addictions and family roles research by describing the actions, behaviors, thoughts and feelings of these eight informants. / Department of Educational Leadership

115 undergraduate students were surveyed to see if attributional style would be different for individuals with alcoholic parents, depressed parents, or neither factor. Subjects were sorted into the three groups based on their responses to a family history questionnaire. Each subject filled out two attributional style questionnaires, the Attributional Style Questionnaire (ASQ) and the Attributional Style Assessment Test (ASAT-II). The three groups did not differ on attributional style for interpersonal, noninter- personal, or general situations. Within the adult children of alcoholics group, subjects reported that their successes in interpersonal situations were due to their strategy and effort, rather than ability, more so than for noninterpersonal successes.

The hermeneutic phenomenological study interprets the lived experience of female alcohol dependence. Literature reveals that past research into alcohol dependence has generally used male subjects that formed the standard for theories, and treatment, of alcohol dependence. Researchers realised that alcohol dependent women differ significantly from their male counterparts, leading to an increase in exploratory studies of female alcohol dependence. However, these studies only provided a description of the disorder. How female alcohol dependents experience their disorder and how it makes sense to them has been largely ignored. The philosophy of Martin Heidegger provided the framework for collection, analysis and interpretation of data. Analysis revealed four life-worlds: „The Disheartened One‟, „The Ambivalent Player, „The Contemplator‟ and „The Covert Chauvinist‟. A lived experience typology of female alcohol dependence was proposed, namely „The Condemned‟, „The Utopian‟ and „The Realist‟. Implications of the findings on treatment and recommendations for future research are discussed. / Psychology / M.A. (Psychology)

The problem of this study was to test the differences between adult children from alcoholic families with adult children from non-alcoholic families on levels of depression, self-esteem, and anxiety. The sample consisted of 203 volunteers, all from the Counselor Education Department, 150 females and 53 males, ages 19 and older. Volunteers who were noted as being adult children of alcoholic families numbered 60. Measures used were the Children of Alcoholics Screening Test (CAST), the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), and the Coopersmith Adult Self-Esteem Inventory (SEI). Multivariate Analysis of Variance was used to test for differences between groups. In addition, a secondary analysis using a one-way MANOVA was used to test for differences between dysfunctional and functional family of origin status on the dependent variables of depression, self-esteem, and anxiety.

The hermeneutic phenomenological study interprets the lived experience of female alcohol dependence. Literature reveals that past research into alcohol dependence has generally used male subjects that formed the standard for theories, and treatment, of alcohol dependence. Researchers realised that alcohol dependent women differ significantly from their male counterparts, leading to an increase in exploratory studies of female alcohol dependence. However, these studies only provided a description of the disorder. How female alcohol dependents experience their disorder and how it makes sense to them has been largely ignored. The philosophy of Martin Heidegger provided the framework for collection, analysis and interpretation of data. Analysis revealed four life-worlds: „The Disheartened One‟, „The Ambivalent Player, „The Contemplator‟ and „The Covert Chauvinist‟. A lived experience typology of female alcohol dependence was proposed, namely „The Condemned‟, „The Utopian‟ and „The Realist‟. Implications of the findings on treatment and recommendations for future research are discussed. / Psychology / M.A. (Psychology)

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Com a dissolução do matrimônio, a identidade conjugal é desconstruída e vive-se um novo momento, no qual o estabelecimento dos novos projetos existenciais e a oportunidade de um resgate de si mesmo conduz à ressignificação da identidade individual. Partindo desse princípio, esta dissertação teve como objetivo compreender os sentimentos que emergem em homens e mulheres quando perdem o vínculo conjugal. A pesquisa seguiu um desenho qualitativo, tendo como participantes três homens e quatro mulheres divorciados, que residem na cidade de Recife e Região Metropolitana. O instrumento utilizado foi a entrevista semiestruturada e os dados coletados foram submetidos à Análise de Conteúdo Temática. Os resultados indicaram que os sentimentos e emoções mais frequentes apresentaram equivalência em suas aparições nas entrevistas. Entre os positivos estão os sentimentos de liberdade, felicidade e paz. Os sentimentos negativos evidenciam sensação de deslocamento, ciúmes e raiva, mesclados de tristeza, fracasso e saudade. No que se refere às características do luto manifestadas no percurso da ruptura conjugal, constatamos que a maioria dos entrevistados vivenciou sentimentos relativos ao quadro de luto presente na separação. Todavia, três dos participantes, aparentemente, não vivenciaram o luto pela perda sentida, o luto veio de forma tardia, ou seja, a reação emocional surgiu após algum tempo da perda sofrida, apresentando-se de forma exacerbada e intensa, consideradas inadequadas ao momento atual deles. Na tentativa de identificar as interferências provocadas pela separação sobre a saúde dos entrevistados, percebemos que houve novamente um equilíbrio: ora a desvinculação amorosa favorece a manutenção ou a busca por uma melhor qualidade de vida, ora interfere negativamente, afetando a manutenção da saúde. Sobre as estratégias utilizadas para a ressignificação da identidade individual, observamos que a busca e o estabelecimento de um novo vínculo afetivo foi uma estratégia empregada entre os sujeitos estudados, para servir de apoio a esse ressignificar. A maioria deles conquistou a ressignificação da sua identidade individual, conseguindo tornar-se autônomo e capaz de desenvolver a sua individualidade. Eles experienciaram o processo de subjetivação que promoveu o contato consigo, e a partir disso conseguiram conquistar mudanças individuais, significativas desconstruindo identidades conjugais e oportunizando a vivência de novos enfoques de si mesmo. Criaram projetos existenciais capazes de contribuir para a singularidade, crescimento e amadurecimento de si, e do ser com o outro. Esperamos que este trabalho acadêmico propricie discussões sobre o tema, como também inovações nos serviços assistenciais oferecidos pelos órgãos competentes a esse público alvo, favorecendo o resgate da identidade individual / With marriage dissolution, the marital identity is deconstructed and one comes to live a new moment, in which the setting of new existential projects and the opportunity of restoring oneself lead to a new significance of the individual identity. Based on such assumption, this dissertation aimed to comprehend the feelings that emerge in men and women when they lose the power of marital bond. The research followed the qualitative model and had as its participants three divorced men and four divorced women, who reside in the city of Recife and its metropolitan region. The instrument used was a semi-structured interview and the data collected were submitted to a Thematic Content Analysis. The results indicated that the most frequent feelings and emotions were equally present in the interviews. Among the positive ones are the feelings of freedom, happiness and peace. The negative ones evidence the sense of alienation, jealousy and anger, mixed with sadness, failure and missing. Regarding the mourning characteristics shown during the marital break-up process, we found that the majority of the people interviewed had feelings linked to the divorce. However, three of the participants apparently did not experience the mourning, which just came lately, that is, the emotional reaction rose after some time of the loss occurrence, in an exaggerated and intense way, which was no longer compatible to their moment. Attempting to identify the interferences caused by the divorce in the health of the people interviewed, we noticed again a certain balance: now the termination influenced to keep or seek for a better quality of life, now it influenced negatively, affecting their health. About the strategies used to grant new significance to the individual identity, we observed that searching and establishing a new affective bond was a tool used by the individuals studied, in order to support such new significance. The majority of them achieved granting new significance to their individual identities and could become self-reliant and able to develop their own individuality. They experienced the process of subjectivity that put them in touch with themselves, from what they could achieve individual and meaningful changes, and deconstruct marital identities and make possible living new perspectives of themselves. They created new existential projects able to contribute to their own singularity, growing and maturation, including their being towards the other. We hope that this academic work has enhanced the discussions about the theme, as well as innovations in the assistance services offered by the legal bodies to such target audience, favoring the rescue of individual identity.

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The results indicated that the most frequent feelings and emotions were equally present in the interviews. Among the positive ones are the feelings of freedom, happiness and peace. The negative ones evidence the sense of alienation, jealousy and anger, mixed with sadness, failure and missing. Regarding the mourning characteristics shown during the marital break-up process, we found that the majority of the people interviewed had feelings linked to the divorce. However, three of the participants apparently did not experience the mourning, which just came lately, that is, the emotional reaction rose after some time of the loss occurrence, in an exaggerated and intense way, which was no longer compatible to their moment. Attempting to identify the interferences caused by the divorce in the health of the people interviewed, we noticed again a certain balance: now the termination influenced to keep or seek for a better quality of life, now it influenced negatively, affecting their health. About the strategies used to grant new significance to the individual identity, we observed that searching and establishing a new affective bond was a tool used by the individuals studied, in order to support such new significance . The majority of them achieved granting new significance to their individual identities and could become self-reliant and able to develop their own individuality. They experienced the process of subjectivity that put them in touch with themselves, from what they could achieve individual and meaningful changes, and deconstruct marital identities and make possible living new perspectives of themselves. They created new existential projects able to contribute to their own singularity, growing and maturation, including their being towards the other. We hope that this academic work has enhanced the discussions about the theme, as well as innovations in the assistance services offered by the legal bodies to such target audience, favoring the rescue of individual identity. / Com a dissolução do matrimônio, a identidade conjugal é desconstruída e vive-se um novo momento, no qual o estabelecimento dos novos projetos existenciais e a oportunidade de um resgate de si mesmo conduz à ressignificação da identidade individual. Partindo desse princípio, esta dissertação teve como objetivo compreender os sentimentos que emergem em homens e mulheres quando perdem o vínculo conjugal. A pesquisa seguiu um desenho qualitativo, tendo como participantes três homens e quatro mulheres divorciados, que residem na cidade de Recife e Região Metropolitana. O instrumento utilizado foi a entrevista semiestruturada e os dados coletados foram submetidos à Análise de Conteúdo Temática. Os resultados indicaram que os sentimentos e emoções mais frequentes apresentaram equivalência em suas aparições nas entrevistas. Entre os positivos estão os sentimentos de liberdade, felicidade e paz. Os sentimentos negativos evidenciam sensação de deslocamento, ciúmes e raiva, mesclados de tristeza, fracasso e saudade. No que se refere às características do luto manifestadas no percurso da ruptura conjugal, constatamos que a maioria dos entrevistados vivenciou sentimentos relativos ao quadro de luto presente na separação. Todavia, três dos participantes, aparentemente, não vivenciaram o luto pela perda sentida, o luto veio de forma tardia, ou seja, a reação emocional surgiu após algum tempo da perda sofrida, apresentando-se de forma exacerbada e intensa, consideradas inadequadas ao momento atual deles. Na tentativa de identificar as interferências provocadas pela separação sobre a saúde dos entrevistados, percebemos que houve novamente um equilíbrio: ora a desvinculação amorosa favorece a manutenção ou a busca por uma melhor qualidade de vida, ora interfere negativamente, afetando a manutenção da saúde. Sobre as estratégias utilizadas para a ressignificação da identidade individual, observamos que a busca e o estabelecimento de um novo vínculo afetivo foi uma estratégia empregada entre os sujeitos estudados, para servir de apoio a esse ressignificar . A maioria deles conquistou a ressignificação da sua identidade individual, conseguindo tornar-se autônomo e capaz de desenvolver a sua individualidade. Eles experienciaram o processo de subjetivação que promoveu o contato consigo, e a partir disso conseguiram conquistar mudanças individuais, significativas desconstruindo identidades conjugais e oportunizando a vivência de novos enfoques de si mesmo. Criaram projetos existenciais capazes de contribuir para a singularidade, crescimento e amadurecimento de si, e do ser com o outro. Esperamos que este trabalho acadêmico propricie discussões sobre o tema, como também inovações nos serviços assistenciais oferecidos pelos órgãos competentes a esse público alvo, favorecendo o resgate da identidade individual