Understanding of How Trauma and Addiction Relate Within a Relationship

Trauma in Relationships
1 Reflect on one of the stories from the readings and how it increased your understanding of how trauma can affect a relationship.
Jan was sexually molested by her father. This is likely to cause psychological trauma and affect her sex life when she is in a relationship. If she attempts to have kids, it will always haunt her. She is likely to assume that one of her kids may get into the same trap of sexual engagements with her husband as she had with the father. Most relationships are in turmoil if one of the partners can connect to some sexual trauma from her childhood.
2 Reflect on a different story from the readings and how it increased your understanding of how trauma and addiction relate to relationships.
The case of Joan is a classical type of trauma affecting her, and going to...