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97 2008 by Hazelden Foundation. All rights reserved. Duplicating this material for personal or group use is DISORDERS PROGRAM: FAMILY PROGRAMPage 1 of 68 HANDOUTE ffective Communication Topic 4: Effective CommunicationHow Can Co-occurring Disorders AffectCommunication in a Family?When a family member has co-occurring disorders, Communication may take extra effort and awarenesson everyone s part. Sometimes a psychiatric disordercan hinder an individual s Communication . Forexample, the person may withdraw and not talk when feeling depressed feel irritable, have angry outbursts, or behaveunpredictably because of mood instability perceive other people inaccurately, which canlead to social anxiety or paranoia make unreasonable demands of others, orshow a lack of concern for them, because ofpreoccupation with fears or anxiety miss or misinterpret common social cues, suchas facial expressions or hints, which can leadto misunderstandingsThese problems can be magnified when the per-son also has a substance use disorder.
Effective Communication XPAGE 6 OF 6 HANDOUT 8 Practicing Communication Skills Communicating effectively is like any other skill: it takes practice to get good at it. Change is hard for everyone. People may feel awkward or uncomfortable at first when trying out the skills and strategies discussed in this handout. With practice, the skills of ...
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