Alcoholism: Substance Abuse Alexisa Storms HCA / 250 May 25‚ 2014 Professor Womble “Alcoholism and alcohol abuse are among the most common‚ devastating‚ and costly problems in the United States” (Caron 2013). Alcoholism is something that can be hidden or easy to spot. Alcohol can affect your psychology health and physical health. Some people are not even aware that they are either boarder line alcoholics or have become one fully. There are ways to identify the signs
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DSM Report Narcissistic Personality Disorder is described as a pattern of grandiosity (either in fantasy or actual behavior)‚ and overwhelming need for admiration‚ and usually a complete lack of empathy towards others. Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) is more common in men than women and occurs in less than 1 percent of the general population. People who suffer from narcissism believe themselves
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Effects of Alcoholism One of the many problems in the United States is Alcoholism. Alcoholism is considered a disease and has several sever effects that can be dangerous‚ and in some cases fatal. Alcoholism can have negative effects on a person physically‚ psychologically‚ and emotionally. The most obvious of the three effects is physical. These are the effects that can become fatal if alcoholism is present for a long period of time. Alcoholism can cause cancer in the liver‚ stomach and kidneys
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Countless marriages are destroyed because one partner takes up drinking. This is problematic because excessive alcohol abuse causes the consumer to become violent‚ which strains the relationship they have with their spouse. Eventually‚ this relationship begins to deteriorate all together. Almost every marriage in which one person becomes addicted to alcohol becomes unsalvageable‚ which forces the spouse to leave the addicted and abusive partner. Such was the case of Cleòfilas Enriqueta DeLeòn Hernandez
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people have been using alcohol mainly as drinks for entertainment. Although alcohol is used a lot in medicines‚ people occasionally drink types of alcohol like beer and wine to release tension after daily labour or other ordeals. However‚ prolonged intake of alcoholic drinks can lead to a breakdown in health of the body‚ the brain system and the state of mind. Alcoholism will induce problems to the digestive system of the body where it causes euphoria. Drinking alcohol may depress appetite which
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07/01/2011 WHAT IS A MENTAL DISORDER? GETTING UNDER THE SKIN OF THE DSM Today’s Learning Outcomes In this session‚ you will learn… How the DSM originated Why the DSM is so influential How the contents of the DSM are decided How the DSM finds a cut-off between normality and disorder The pros and cons of the DSM system The answer to the question ‘what is a mental disorder?’ has two parts: 1. Which kinds of behaviour / experiences / beliefs get categorised as kinds of mental disorder?
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“Heavy episodic drinking can result in myriad adverse consequences‚ such as accidents‚ sexual abuse‚ fighting‚ and even death.”( Merrill‚ J. E.‚ Reid‚ A. E.‚ Carey‚ M. P.‚ & Carey‚ K. B. 2014) Also according to this article‚ “More than 30% of college women and 40% of college men report engaging in heavy episodic drinking”. Alcohol misuse in college students seem to be more common than most people think. College is very hard; many children seem to have problems
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In the making of The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health Disorders-5 (DSM-V)‚ there has been many eliminations and many additions. Most interestingly the section headed Feeding and Eating Disorders. There was a great change from the DSM-4 to the DSM-5‚ under this section was that instead of there being three diagnoses‚ there are now six. There were three disorders taken from the chapter Disorders First Diagnosed in Childhood and Infancy which were; Pica‚ rumination and Avoidant/Restrictive
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Pergamon Child Abuse & Neglect 25 (2001) 1627–1640 Growing up with parental alcohol abuse: exposure to childhood abuse‚ neglect‚ and household dysfunction૾ Shanta R. Dube*‚a‚ Robert F. Andaa‚ Vincent J. Felittib‚ Janet B. Crofta‚ Valerie J. Edwardsa‚ Wayne H. Gilesa a National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion‚ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ 4770 Buford Highway‚ N.E.‚ MS K– 45‚ Atlanta‚ GA 30341-3717‚ USA b Department of Preventive Medicine‚ Southern
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The Impacts of PTSD and Alcoholism and Treatment Options among Gulf War Veterans GRAD 716 Sullivan University Brent Casey January 21‚ 2011 The Impacts of PTSD and Alcoholism and Treatment Options among Gulf War Veterans Introduction The purpose of this paper is to investigate and analyze the lived experiences of Gulf War veterans who are in treatment or recovering from Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and alcoholism. Approximately 697‚000
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