PSY BEH 164C Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Binge Drinking, Substance Abuse
21 Jun 2018
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What is Addiction: (October 5, 2017)
DSM - III-R (*revised)
Gives equal weight to behavioral and physiological components of
substance use disorders
Psychoactive Substance abuse: pattern of use that continues
despite knowledge of adverse consequences or drug use in
situations in which it is physically dangerous
DSM-IV (1994): similar and maintains definitions of DSM III
DSM IV TR (2000) text revisions: created diagnostic "orphans" ie none of the
abuse criteria and only 1 or 2 dependence criteria
A problematic pattern of alcohol use leading to clinically significant
impairment or distress, as manifested by as least two of the following,
occurring within a 12 month period
Alcohol Use Disorder:
Specific current severity
Mild: presence of 2-3 symptoms
Moderate: presence of 4-5 symptoms
Severe: presence of 6 or more symptoms
Measuring Substance Use
There are levels of alcohol use that are risky in terms of short/long term health
consequences
NIAA defines at risk drinking as
Consuming more than 4 drinks on any day or 14 drinks per week
for men
Consuming more than three drinks on any day or seven drinks
per week for women
How many standard drinks:
40% Old English: 4-5
Margarita: 1.7
Extra Dry Martini: 1.4
Piña Colada: 2
Gin and Tonic: 1.6
Cosmopolitan: 1.3
Alcohol Use:
National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) asks respondents 12+ on
alcohol use
Current alcohol: any use of alcohol in past 30 days
Binge Alcohol use: drinking 5 or more (men) on same occasion on at
least 1 day in past 30 days
Heavy alcohol use: drinking 5 or more drinks on the same occasion on 5
or more days in the past 30 days
iClicker: most frequently used drug?: Marijuana
Drug Use
Psychotherapeutic Use:
NSDUH identifies 4 categories of prescription-type drugs
Pain relievers
Tranquilizers
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Document Summary
Gives equal weight to behavioral and physiological components of substance use disorders. Psychoactive substance abuse: pattern of use that continues despite knowledge of adverse consequences or drug use in situations in which it is physically dangerous. Dsm-iv (1994): similar and maintains definitions of dsm iii. Dsm iv tr (2000) text revisions: created diagnostic orphans ie none of the abuse criteria and only 1 or 2 dependence criteria. A problematic pattern of alcohol use leading to clinically significant impairment or distress, as manifested by as least two of the following, occurring within a 12 month period. There are levels of alcohol use that are risky in terms of short/long term health consequences. Consuming more than 4 drinks on any day or 14 drinks per week for men. Consuming more than three drinks on any day or seven drinks per week for women. National survey on drug use and health (nsduh) asks respondents 12+ on alcohol use.
