12 April 2011 “The Inside Story on Alcoholism” Going back to the early 1920’s‚ alcoholism was an issue for many men‚ evident by the push for the Prohibition by many women at that point in time. Women wanted the 18th amendment so that their husbands would stop throwing their money away at bars‚ when many families lived from check to check‚ this was when the phrase “when you have a relationship with someone who is addicted‚ you have a relationship with an addiction‚ not a person” was coined by individuals
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Diagnostic Impression Axis I When I first assessed S.H.‚ I gave her a diagnosis of an Adjustment Disorder with Depressed Mood. I did this as she met the criteria according to the DSM-5. At the time‚ I thought she did not meet criteria for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). In time‚ I changed her diagnosis to PTSD. The client met the Criteria A as she was exposed to sexual violence by directly experiencing the traumatic event. Criteria B have been met as she has had intrusive symptoms with distressing
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The Causes of Alcoholism (revised) Many people drink moderately‚ enjoy it‚ and come to no harm; however‚ some people become too dependent on alcohol. They are unable to lead a normal life. When people cannot control their drinking‚ it is considered to be abnormal behavior. Alcoholics are men and women who have lost the ability to control their drinking. “Alcoholism is the dependence or addiction to alcohol” (Marlatt 211). The reason why one person develops alcoholism and another person does not
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ALCOHOL Alcohol Abuse among Teenagers Composition II- Professor Dennis Lawrence Alcohol Abuse among Teenagers Alcohol abuse among teenagers has many adverse effects on their lives. For whatever reason‚ this abuse has gotten out of hand. The teenagers don’t realize the consequences of drinking alcohol are as severe as they are. Some of the effects of this abuse are health problems‚ loss of interest in school and home activities‚ and probable drug use in the future. These effects
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Alcohol is a drug‚ and when a person consumes alcohol‚ it has an effect on many body systems. The effects begin to occur as soon as the alcohol enters the blood stream. Certain types of alcohol enter the bloodstream more quickly than others. Also‚ whether or not a person has eaten and how much he or she has eaten can affect how quickly the body absorbs any alcohol that is consumed. Individuals become addicted to alcohol because of the chemical and physical reactions that excessive alcohol use causes
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Surname 1 Student’s name Professor’s name Course title 3 June 2011 Alcohol Abuse among Teenagers s Alcohol consumption among young people is one of the most topical contemporary rit er issues. It should be admitted that it is a problem that concerns the whole society and not only certain individuals or small parts of the population. It has been pointed out by many scholars that it is not only children from problem families who engage in illegal drinking‚ so the nw reasons that make youngsters
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Drug/Alcohol Abuse Americas Downfall Aldonia Bailey COM/156 10/17/2012 Letitia Trent Throughout American history you can depict that individuals have been propelled by their peers as well as circumstances to use drugs/alcohol and commit crimes which the outcome has been a downward spiral in the American economy. We can see this in the higher poverty percentage and the lowering of the American dollar. However this downward spiral doesn’t mean the American people can’t take a positive turn and
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Alcohol Facts and statistics ( www.niaaa.nih.gov-2012 ) Global Burden of alcohol abuse‚ In 2012‚ 3.3 million deaths‚ or 5.9 percent of all global deaths (7.6 percent for men and 4 percent for women)‚ were attributable to alcohol consumption.. Alcohol contributes to over 200 diseases and injury-related health conditions‚ most notably alcohol dependence‚ liver cirrhosis‚ cancers‚ and injuries. In 2012‚ alcohol accounted for 5.1 percent of disability adjusted life years (DALYs) worldwide. Globally‚
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A GUIDE TO DSM-5 JADE Q. WU‚ HANNAH BOETTCHER‚ V. MARK DURAND‚ & DAVID H. BARLOW Introduction The American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM)‚ is the description of psychological disorders used by clinicians and researchers in the United States and around the world to diagnose psychopathology. The 5th and newest edition of this manual―DSM-5―was published in May of 2013 (American Psychiatric Association‚ 2013). With this new edition came many changes to the descriptions
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anesthesia. By the end of 1885‚ Halsted had performed over 1000 operations using cocaine as an anesthetic. Unfortunately‚ Halsted also discovered another of cocaine’s properties: he became addicted to the substance and spent many years overcoming his dependence. Harvey Cushing (1869-1939)‚ a student of Halsted’s‚ coined the term "regional anesthesia" for this local use of cocaine‚ in contrast to the "general anesthesia" produced by ether. In the 1880s James Leonard Corning (1855-1939)‚ a New York neurologist
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