Exam Preview for 2506: Treating Depression and Anxiety in Emotional

Treating Depression and Anxiety in Emotionally Parentified Adults: Addressing Relational Difficulties and Reducing Shame

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1. Emotional parentification can be defined as: An experience children with ADHD have When children fulfill the emotional needs of their parents Part of major depression A condition that does not impact functioning in adulthood
2. Experiences of emotional parentification may differ by a person’s: Culture, race, and gender Culture, age, and gender Culture, race, and financial status Culture, religion, and gender
3. Adults who experienced parentification as children often have issues with: Relationships Educational achievement Auditory processing Developmental delays
4. Parentification is different from simply giving children adult responsibilities in that: Children who are parentified can handle the adult responsibilities given to them. Parentification doesn’t involve children at all. Children given adult responsibilities are often rewarded and acknowledged for their efforts. Both of these things are damaging to children.
5. ____________ is a common mental health outcome for parentified children Depression Conduct disorder Bipolar disorder ADHD
6. One intervention adults who were parentified as children can benefit from is: Going back to school Family therapy Getting more sleep Having children
7. A common marital dynamic between an adult who was emotionally parentified and their spouse is: Extroverted/Introverted Winner/Loser Financial provider/Stay at home parent Overfunctioning/Underfunctioning
8. The use of a family tree or genogram is helpful for adults who were emotionally parentified because: It increases the client’s depression and anxiety symptoms It helps the client view the intergenerational transmission of parentifying behaviors It teaches the client that they won’t get better It gives the client an activity to do in session
9. Adults emotionally parentified as children who grew up with an addicted parent: Will have children who have addiction issues Will experience legal trouble May develop addiction issues themselves Will not be impacted by their parent’s addiction issues
10. Adults who have been emotionally parentified as children may struggle with: An inability to save money Poor academic performance Too much confidence Self-esteem and assertiveness issues