Alcohol Flashcards
(69 cards)
what is the dominant view of alcoholism?
it is a chronic disease -cant be cured unless pure abstinence is practiced
when was the concept of alcoholism as a disease first introduced?
1960, jellinek wrote a book about it
what greek letter did jellinek define a true alcoholic by?
gamma- the indv. with the disease alcoholism
what was the criteria to be a gamma drinker?
1) if someone with alcoholism doesnt stop drinking they will have severe mental and physical effects
2) drinker experiences ‘loss of control’ when drinking (cant control how many they have)
what is the correct term? recovering or recovered alcoholic?
recovering- never can be fully recovered (like diabetic)
what is the only solution when looking at alcoholism as a disease?
total and complete abstinence
what is alcoholics anonymous? (AA)
a self help group that focuses on complete abstinence
how was AA founded?
in 1935, by 2 alcoholics, Dr. bob and bill
how many steps are in the AA program?
twelve principles
what is the alternative to abstinence as the only treatment to alcoholism?
reduced and controlled drinking
why is reduced/controlled a better solution?
1) drinkers avoid treatment bc fear of abstinence
2) 80% of americans think not drinking is anti-social
3) becoming abstinent doesnt fix all your life problems
4) teaching the ‘one drink away from drunk’ philosophy might be a self fulfilling prophecy
what hypothesis is the treatment of reduced/controlled drinking based in?
drinking is a learned behaviour shaped by reinforcement, and can be controlled by changing the sources of reinforcement
who did studies on alcoholism can be modified by reinforcement in the 60’s and 70s?
mello and mendelson pg 55
how did delay in reward affect abstinence?
most only sought immediate gratification
what happened if there were rewards given regardless f amount of alcohol consumed?
drinkers had no motive to control their drinking
what did the study regarding loss of control being due to expectancies of alcohol result in?
telling the ppl there was alcohol in beverage = ^ consumption, ^ intoxication, ^ in withdrawal symptoms
who did the groundbreaking research on controlled drinking?
mark and linda sobell, patton state hospital
what did the controlled drinking study reveal about alcoholism?
that controlled drinking program was more effective in the long term
what is harm reduction approach to drug use?
where you use strategies to reduce level of drinking, though abstinence is ideal its more realistic
what are knockout animals in science?
where specific genes can be turned on or off to determine genetic differences
what three strains of mice were used to test genetic effect on alcoholism?
C57BL, DBA, BALB
which mouse strain was more resistant to alcohol and could consume more?
C57BL
what is selective breeding?
breed high interest rats together, breed low interest rats together, until there becomes two extremes (avoid alcohol or prefer alcohol over water)
what are the two kinds of rats developed from selective breeding?
alcohol accepting- AA
alcohol non accepting- ANA
