Deck 8: Effects of Alcohol Problems on the Family

Question 1

In a 2000 Gallup poll, what percentage of respondents said alcohol had caused problems in their family?

A) 10%
B) 35%
C) 50%
D) 65%

Answer 1

35%

Question 2

Historically, society and researchers have focused the least on the effect of drinking on an alcoholic's:

A) health
B) family
C) need for treatment
D) life expectancy

Answer 2

family

Question 3

"Alcoholism and the Family" was written by:

A) Joan Jackson
B) E.M. Jellinek
C) Vernon Johnson
D) George Vaillant

Answer 3

Joan Jackson

Question 4

In a family with an alcohol-dependent member, accommodation and maintenance of the family equilibrium may include all EXCEPT:

A) excluding the alcoholic from discussions about weekend plans
B) arranging to pick up the alcoholic's car after he's been in an accident
C) divorcing to establish a happier home for the children
D) telling the hostess of a party that a spouse with a bad hangover can't come to the party because of a business meeting

Question 5

By protecting alcohol-dependent family members, enablers:

A) give the alcoholic some breathing room to get through a rough patch
B) give the alcoholic a good example of how she should behave
C) diminish the negative consequences and allow the drinking to continue
D) act as a positive role model for their children

Question 6

The characteristics of the alcohol-troubled family are also seen in families:

A) with two working parents
B) that are experiencing stress
C) with diagnosed co-dependency
D) that are not strong

Question 7

Which is more common in a home with alcoholism?

A) domestic violence
B) physical illness
C) divorce
D) both domestic violence and physical illness
E) none of these

Question 8

Being the responsible one, the adjuster, or the placater are ways in which the children of alcohol-dependent parents:

A) cope
B) enable
C) control their environment
D) avoid adjusting to the problems in their family

Question 9

The family scapegoat is:

A) comparable to the placater
B) the lost child
C) often angry and deviant
D) the cause of problems in a family with an alcohol-dependent father

Question 10

Early writings about adult children of alcoholics remain in use today because they:

A) are vague
B) were the result of a well-defined study
C) have been proven correct by further studies
D) described the socially undesirable traits of adult children of alcoholics

Question 11

Children of alcoholics are at greatest risk for alcohol dependence:

A) due to genetic factors
B) due to poor parental role models
C) if they adopt the role of "responsible one"
D) if the parent's alcohol problem is untreated

Question 12

When those in the alcohol-treatment field describe alcoholism as a family illness, they are usually referring to alcoholism's genetic components.

Question 13

In the early stages of alcoholism, the family pressures the alcoholic to drink less.

Question 14

As alcoholism progresses, the alcoholic's spouse "takes charge"
and demands that the alcoholic seek treatment.

Question 15

Female alcoholics are more likely to be divorced than male alcoholics.

Question 16

It can accurately be predicted that the family of an alcoholic will go through, in sequential order, all six stages described in "Alcoholism and the Family."

Question 17

The family of an alcohol-dependent person must be co-dependent.

Question 18

Children who grow up with an alcohol-dependent parent inevitably go on to have emotional problems.

Question 19

Adult children of alcoholics share a defined set of personality problems caused by their experiences as children.

Question 20

In a major research study children of alcoholic mothers have more emotional problems than children of alcoholic fathers.

Question 21

A positive self-concept and a focus on achievement can protect the children of alcoholic parents from emotional problems.

Question 22

Extended family can't make up for the problems caused by an alcoholic parent.

Question 23

With children of alcoholics, attention to protective factors means the problems are being denied.