The nurse is planning an initial therapy session with a 20-year-old client whose parents had alcohol abuse issues. The nurse anticipates that the client would most likely exhibit what effects?

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For children who do not experience significant psychopathology, the experience of growing up in a family with substance abuse can lead to a poor self-concept, as children feel responsible for their parents' behavior, become isolated, and start to mistrust their own perceptions because the family denies the reality of the addiction.

The Nurse Is Planning an Initial Therapy Session with a 20-Year-Old