Spouses of incest offenders: Coaddictive tendencies and dysfunctional etiologies

Crawford, Patricia B.; Hueppelsheuser, Margaret; George, Darren

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“…Qualitative studies and clinical case reviews describe a collection of symptoms experienced by SSAs, including anxiety, depression, anger, rage, obsessive thoughts and compulsive checking behaviors, difficulty concentrating, increased isolation, and hyper-vigilance (Bergner & Bridges, 2002;Carnes, 1991;Milrad, 1999). In the literature, the behaviors of compulsive checking, emotional numbing, rage or increased isolation are viewed as maladaptive and signs of the SSA's own addictive tendencies and loss of self, and are often labeled as co-addictive behaviors (Carnes, 1991(Carnes, , 1987Cermak, 1986;Corley & Schneider, 2002;Crawford, Hueppelsheuser, & George, 1996;Ferree, 2002;Matheny, 1998;Milrad, 1999;S-Anon, 2003;Schneider et al, 1998;Schneider, 1991;Weiss & DeBusk, 1993).…”

Section: Wives Of Sexual Addicts Experience Distressing Symptoms In Rmentioning

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The Traumatic Nature of Disclosure for Wives of Sexual Addicts

Steffens

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2006

Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity

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Section: Wives Of Sexual Addicts Experience Distressing Symptoms In Rmentioning

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The Traumatic Nature of Disclosure for Wives of Sexual Addicts

Steffens

Rennie²

2006

Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity

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“…In addition, the current research provides empirical support for the theoretical writings of Crawford et al (1996), andCarnes (1992), supporting their statements regarding the sexual, emotional, and physical difficulties that are characteristic of women married to sexually addicted men. Specifically, the findings of this study support that women who marry sexually addicted men are, as children, more likely to have encountered abuse (physical or sexual), abandonment, and chaos in their families-of-origin that have led to poor psychological boundaries as adults.…”

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“…Subsequently, these women have difficulty setting healthy psychological boundaries due to issues prevalent in their familiesof-origin. Crawford et al (1996) also suggested wives of sexually compulsive men were more likely to have experienced sexual, physical, or emotional abuse as a child. Weiss and DeBusk (1993) noted issues of boundary violations and sexual, physical, and emotional abuse in spouses' families-of-origin.…”

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Family-of-Origin Characteristics among Women Married to Sexually Addicted Men

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Young²

2002

Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity

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Abstract:Two groups of women (one group married to sexually addicted men and the other group married to nonsexually addicted men) were compared to examine differences in family-of-origin characteristics. It was found that women married to sexually addicted men were significantly more likely to come from families-of-origin where they experienced abuse, abandonment, chaos, physical punishment, crisis, and depression. Further, these women were more likely to have families-of-origin that were rigidly disengaged. Women married to men who were not sexually addicted were more likely to come from cohesively connected families-of-origin. Implications for counseling practice are discussed. Article:Addiction to sex and pornography is a growing problem in the United States (Earle & Crow, 1989). A decade ago it was estimated that there were between three and six million men in America who suffered from sexual addiction (Schneider, 1991). More recent information suggests that currently approximately 6% percent of the U.S. population is sexually addicted (J. P. Schneider, personal communication, 2002) Although exact numbers are unavailable it is thought that the extent of addictive sexual behavior in the U.S. is largely unacknowledged and underreported (J. P. Schneider, personal communication, September 11, 2002).Sexual addiction is defined as sexual compulsivity-poorly controlled sexual behavior with subjective distress or impairment in social functioning (Black, Kehrberg, Flumerfelt, & Schlosser, 1997) and as a loss of control over the ability to choose regarding one's sexual behaviors (i.e., extra-marital, affairs, sex with prostitutes, compulsive use of pornography) (Carnes, 1989). Although the concept of sexual addiction and compulsivity continues to invoke interest among researchers (Black et al

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Testing Cermak's Hypothesis: Is Dissociation the Mediating Variable that Links Substance Abuse in the Family of Origin with Offspring Codependency?

Harkness

2001

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

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This is a pilot study of substance abuse in the family of origin and its relation to offspring dissociation and offspring codependency. Cermak contends that substance abuse in the family of origin exposes offspring to trauma, that exposure to trauma in the family of origin engenders offspring dissociation, and that dissociation is the process underlying offspring codependency. Assuming that substance abuse in the family of origin exposes offspring to trauma, this experiment tested the hypothesis that dissociation mediates the relationship between substance abuse in the family of origin and offspring codependency. Although it was found that substance abuse in the family of origin, offspring dissociation, and offspring codependency were associated, no support was found for the prediction that dissociation mediates the relationship between substance abuse in the family of origin and offspring codependency. Replications are called for.

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Spouses of incest offenders: Coaddictive tendencies and dysfunctional etiologies

Cited by 7 publications

References 16 publications

The Traumatic Nature of Disclosure for Wives of Sexual Addicts

The Traumatic Nature of Disclosure for Wives of Sexual Addicts

Family-of-Origin Characteristics among Women Married to Sexually Addicted Men

Testing Cermak's Hypothesis: Is Dissociation the Mediating Variable that Links Substance Abuse in the Family of Origin with Offspring Codependency?

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