Attachment
Parenting
Impact
Treatment
100

What attachment style is most likely to form with NP?

Insecure
100

What parenting style is most associated with NP?

Authoritarian

100

What is one issue that and adult child of a NP may have in a relationship?

E.g., people-pleasing, boundary formation, emotional volatility, fear of abandonment

100

Why is identification of NP or the identification of symptoms of children of NP important?

Allows for early prevention in families and for better-individualized treatment

200

Name 2 parenting traits associated with secure attachment

Consistent, Responsive, Emotionally Open

200

Give an example of NP

E.g., Parentification, achievement-focus, disinterest, emotional dysregulation, transactional love, behaviour misinterpretation
200

What are two themes covered in the qualitative study on NP & adult children (not the one looking at romantic relationships!)

1. Sense of Worth

2. Isolation & Control

3. Transactional Love

4. Grieving Childhood

5. Healing

200

Name two possible therapies adult children of NP may receive & their goal

1. Mentalization - improve self/other image

2. Family Systems - let grief & hurt exist & heal

3. Trauma-Informed - Identify & address trauma

4. Attachment - move to secure

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