PSYB32H3 Study Guide - Sympathetic Nervous System, Peer Pressure, Asthma
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Substance abuse (less serious form of substance dependence) person must experience one of following due to drug: exposure to physical dangers (ie- driving while intoxicated, persistent social or interpersonal problems legal problems (arrests for disorderly conduct) Dts (delirium tremens): a severe form of alcohol withdrawal due to sudden and severe mental and physiological changes. Dsm-5 changes: since the difference between substance abuse and substance dependence is quantitative, both diagnoses will be included on a single continuum. Mixing alcohol and barbiturates is common suicide method, lethal dose. Prevalence of alcohol abuse and comorbidity with other disorders. Lifetime alcohol abuse 17. 8%, 12-month alcohol abuse is 4. 7% Alcohol misuse affects 3 in 10 americans rates are higher among men, younger cohorts and whites. Canadian prototypical heavy drinker is young adult male, who is not married, and is financially stable. Summer 2012: problems associated with heavy drinking include hangovers, memory loss, regrets for actions and missing classes.
