Question

FROM the BOOK: The Alcoholic FAmily in Recovery

Match the following statements to the appropriate stage of recovery.

SELECT the correct stage each statement belows pertains to - Drinking Stage, Transition Stage, Early Recovery Stage, Ongoing Recovery Stage

Alcoholic: Cracks in denial and beliefs; “hits bottom” = Example - (this would be in the drinking stage for an alcoholic)
Children: May show acting-out; drinking; psychiatric or behavioral problemsm =
Co-alcoholic: Individual identity as a co-alcoholic is secure =
Alcoholic: Moves into abstinence =
Co-alcoholic: May begin 12-step involvement =
Co-alcoholic: Beginning of capacity for intimacy with self and others =
Alcoholic: Defenses are dominant (rationalization, projection, denial) =
Co-alcoholic: Life organized around beliefs “I am not co-alcoholic” and “I can control the alcoholic” =
Children: May feel more trust and hope with healthier relationships with parents =
Alcoholic: Depression or elation is common =

Answer 1

• Drinking stage
  • Alcoholic: Defenses are dominant (rationalization, projection, denial)
  • Children: May show acting out; drinking; psychiatric or behavioral problems.
  • Co-alcoholic: Life organised around believes "I am not co- alcoholic" and "I can control the alcoholic".
  • Co-alcoholic : Individual identity as a co-alcoholic is secure.
• Transition stage
  • Alcoholic; Depression or elation is common
  • Alcoholic: Cracks in denial and beliefs; "hits bottom" . Example-(this would be in the drinking stage for an alcoholic)
• Early Recovery Stage
  • Co-alcoholic:May begin 12 -step involvement.
  • Co-alcoholic: Beginning of capacity for intimacy with self and others
• Ongoing Recovery Stage
  • Alcoholic: Moves into abstinence
  • Children:May feel more trust and hope with healthier relationships with parents.