Family Roles
This family role often takes responsibility for everyone else's problems and tries to "fix" them.
What is the Caretaker?
A boundary is something that helps define what is and is not your __________.
What is responsibility?
Codependency often develops in families affected by this.
What is addiction, dysfunction, trauma, or chaos?
Communication that is honest, respectful, and direct is called this.
What is assertive communication?
Family members may need recovery even if they have never used substances because they have been affected by this.
What is the disease of addiction?
This family role may act out, get into trouble, or become the identified problem in the family.
What is the Scapegoat?
True or False: Setting boundaries means controlling another person's behavior.
False
Codependent individuals often gain self-worth from helping, rescuing, or ______ others.
What is fixing?
Using "I feel..." statements helps reduce this common communication problem.
What is blaming (or defensiveness)?
Recovery involves changing more than substance use; it also involves changing these.
What are behaviors, thinking patterns, or relationships?
This family role often tries to be perfect and make the family look good from the outside.
What is the Hero?
This phrase is often considered a complete sentence when setting boundaries.
What is "No"?
True or False: Letting someone experience natural consequences can be an act of love.
True
This communication skill involves listening to understand rather than listening to respond.
What is active listening?
This term describes the belief that "my situation is different from everyone else's," which can become a barrier to recovery.
What is Terminal Uniqueness?
This family role avoids conflict by staying quiet, withdrawing, or becoming "invisible."
What is the Lost Child?
What may cause someone to not follow through with boundaries they have set?
What is Fear, Guilt, or Ignorance?
This recovery concept involves caring about someone without taking responsibility for their choices.
What is detachment with love?
Making sarcastic comments, giving the silent treatment, or saying "I'm fine" when upset are examples of this communication style.
What is passive-aggressive communication?
This recovery tool teaches us to accept what we cannot change and focus on what we can.
What is the Serenity Prayer?