Preface RESEARCH OVERVIEW Claims, Methods, and Variables. Family Dysfunction and Effects Genetic and Psychophysiological Effects BEING AND BECOMING Personal Prologue and ACOA Profile: Notes from the Underground The Denial of Reality: Perceptual and Emotional Blackouts The Socialization of Cultural Realities: On Not Knowing What Normal Is Meaning Making and Reality: The Self-Construction of an Identity CHARACTERISTICS AND ISSUES Distrust and Control: The Containment of Chaos Anger, Guilt, Self-Esteem, and Depression: Being and Nothingness Impulsiveness and Either/Or All-Or-None Responding: The Split-Level Self Self-Reliance and Survival Modes: The Mountain Man Syndrome The Intensity-Hypervigilance Crises Syndrome: Stress and Health Effects RELATIONSHIPS General Relationship Problems: Personal and Professional Loyalty, Betrayal, Abandonment, and Intimacy: The Four Stress Points of an ACOA Relationship Epilogue References Author Index Subject Index
