The ACoA Trauma Syndrome: The Impact of Childhood Pain on Adult Relationships Contributor(s): Dayton, Tian (Author) |
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ISBN: 0757316441 ISBN-13: 9780757316449 Publisher: Health Communications OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2012 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Self-help | Adult Children Of Substance Abusers - Self-help | Codependency - Self-help | Substance Abuse & Addictions - General |
Dewey: 362.292 |
LCCN: 2012024417 |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (0.80 lbs) 320 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Growing up in a home where there is addiction or relationship trauma puts a child at great risk for long-term, post-traumatic stress effects that adversely compromise adult relationships. Bestselling author, psychologist, and psychodramatist Tian Dayton examines this trauma through an exploration of the way the brain and body process frightening or painful emotions and experiences in childhood, and she shows how these traumas can become catalysts for unhealthy, self-medicating behaviors including drug and alcohol abuse, food issues, and sex, gambling, and shopping addictions. Through Dr. Dayton's insightful analysis and thoughtful examination, Adult Children of Alcoholics will learn how and why the pain they experienced in childhood plays out in their adult partnering and parenting, and they will learn how to restore health and happiness through their resilience. |