Joseph Arroyo

Professor Adler
STACC English 100 #70525
16 November 2015
Annotated Bibliography
Larson, Jeffry H., and Brad M. Reedy. "Family Process as A Mediator of the Negative Effects
Of Parental Alcoholism On Young Adult Dating Relationships." American Journal Of
Family Therapy 32.4 (2004): 289-304. Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition. Web.
15 Nov. 2015.
In this academic journal, professionals Jeffry Larson from Brigham Young University, and Brad
Reedy from Second Nature Wilderness Therapy Program examine the many effects of parental
alcoholism towards young adults dating relationship quality. In their studies, Larson and Reedy
emphasize on a model they created, and confirmed that parental alcoholism can negatively affect
young adults, together with their relationship quality that are based upon their family-of-origin
factors. Both Larson and Reedy, and many researchers found the most common stress in a
young adult is the divorce of their alcoholic parent. Such problem can take effect on young adults
by leading to intrapersonal and interpersonal problems.

Larson and Reedy offer a significant theoretical model that considers both effects of alcoholism
and divorce from parental figures on young adult dating relationship quality. Both researchers
additionally assert an alcoholic family often contains high conflict and anxiety, as well as chaotic
interactions.

"Heavy Drinking Affects Complex Cognitive Abilities in Young Adults. (Cover Story)." DATA:
The Brown University Digest of Addiction Theory & Application 29.5 (2010): 1-6.
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition. Web. 16 Nov. 2015.
In this periodical cover story, a researcher from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island,
Damaris J. Rohsenow and his colleagues came to a conclusion that after consuming high sums of
congeners leads to a reduction in abilities that include concentration; up until the next day. In his
study, there were 122 participants in the beginning; however, 27 of them either failed to finish
the study or failed to reach the 0.09 g% mark. After multiple tests, Rohsenows data showed that
participants who drank at least 0.11 g% affected their complex cognitive abilities.

Rohsenow proves that consuming a high amount of alcohol can not only affect the way you think
at the time after consumption, but also the next day after. In addition to this, Rohsenow and
others hypothesized that heavy drinking stronger beverages such as bourbon, compared to vodka
would result into decrements in neurocognitive performance, and disrupted sleep. Since one has
a temporary impairment from consuming alcohol, one cannot become fully aware of the situation
and its repercussions.

Hall, Cathy W., and Raymond E. Webster. Risk Factors Among Children of Alcoholics.
International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy 3.4 (2007): 494-511. Web.
16 Nov. 2015
While Hall and Webster observe the amount of children of alcoholics who experience trauma in
adulthood from their parents; comparatively, there are children of alcoholics who show no sign
of stigma and are successful in adulthood. In their research, they incorporated certain rules for

children of alcoholics to follow, usually rules that are applied to dysfunctional families. Hall ad
Webster hypothesized that these rules exist in families as a controlling mechanism, in which can
eliminates the problems that can interfere with the parents control of the family.

In this study, Hall and Raymond evaluate the adulthood of children of alcohol, and the effects
growing up. They also found that certain family patterns of dysfunction often effect childrens
behaviors and cognitions. This makes it harder to overcome the situation into adulthood,
depending on the amount of dysfunction.

Outline
I.

Introduction

i.

Scene from Bacas book

ii.

Introduce topic incorporated into the book

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Thesis

II.
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Body Paragraph
Write about how the topic is incorporated in the book

III.

Body Paragraph

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Causes of topic (i.e affects from alcoholic parents)

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How and what

IV.
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Body Paragraph
Effects of topic. (i.e cognitive and behaviors, intra/inter personal issues, dysfunctional
family and offspring).

V.

Significance

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Effects from alcoholic parents to children up to adulthood, long term effects

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Many people effected from alcoholism