PSY3032 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Hypertension, Cold Turkey, Social History
29 Oct 2018
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Conceptualization and treatment: wanted to cut down rather than quit completely. Lapse: drinking too much on a single day. Relapse: returning completely to old pattern: agreed to attend meetings and treatment ended. Lack of promotion was unfortunate but not a disaster. Discussion: problematic pattern of drinking which person develops at least 2 symptoms related to drinking e. g. preoccupation w/alcohol, loss of control over drinking, problems functioning, cravings, developing tolerance, withdrawal symptoms. Etiological considerations: half genetic, half environment, gaba, dopamine (reward, prenatal exposure to alcohol= additional risk, neg emotions= more likely to develop, can be reinforcing either by reducing neg emotions or enhancing pos ones, nervousness predicts alcohol use. Treatment: o(cid:374)ly 1 i(cid:374) 7 re(cid:272)ei(cid:448)e treat(cid:373)e(cid:374)t; do(cid:374)"t thi(cid:374)k they ha(cid:448)e a pro(cid:271)le(cid:373, hospital treatment= not superior to outpatient therapy, disulfiram and naltrexone= prevent relapse, aa: alcoholism is a disease that can never be cured.
