My General Observation Of The Kennon Family - 853 Words

My general observation of the Kennon family is that there is a lot of alcohol substance abuse that has weaved its way throughout our family, I am not sure if it is due to poverty and or depression or a little of both but it is very prominent that this is a prevalent problem within my family. Along with substance abuse there is a lot of physical and mental abuse and I believe this factor is due to lack of education and or the lack of self-esteem, although physical abuse is apparent within my family, they abused do not stay with there abuser for longer than 15 years. I know that this is a long time for a person but when you feel you have no way out, sometimes you just stick it out and hope that it gets better. The last main observation I made is that marriage is not really prevalent within my family, mostly single mothers, and I am not sure what to attribute that too. Underlying theme- Alcoholism Alcohol use disorders is one of the most prevalent mental disorders worldwide and rank high as a cause of dis- ability burden in most regions of the world. In 2003, the prevalence of alcohol use disorders was estimated at 1.7% globally, and these disorders accounted for 1.4% of the total world disease burden. (Grant et al., 2004, p. 223) â€Å"Children of alcoholics, or â€Å"COAs† as they are called—are more likely than children from homes without such problems to develop serious problems of their own† such as, children of alcoholics (COAs) are four times more likely than non-COAs to develop