Health Risk Behaviours: Alcoholism Flashcards
(15 cards)
Describe how family history of alcohol use disorders can increase risk of development
- Studies have identified a genetic risk that is heritable.
- Studies also suggest that early family and social learning experience may enable the expression of related genes, and influence drinking behaviours into adulthood.
Why is alcohol-related frontal lobe damage a barrier to engaging in treatment?
- Frontal lobe damage can result in the inability to perceive risk and to make decisions, as well as apathy and difficulties maintaining attention and motivation.
- It can also result in changes in emotion, shallowness and indifference, which can negatively impact on communication and interaction with those in support roles.
Alcohol use disorders are associated with
- depressive disorders
- thiamine deficiency
- brain damage
Which of the following statements is untrue?
a.
Genetic factors can predispose people to alcohol use disorders
b.
Trauma and abuse can trigger harmful drinking patterns
c.
Alcohol use disorders are an expression of weak will
d.
Family learning experience may influence drinking behaviours in later life
C. Alcohol use disorders are an expression of weak will
Barriers to treatment of alcohol use disorders include
- Frontal lobe damage
- Stigma and social disapproval
- Alcohol-related illness
A reduction in the number of young people starting to smoke is likely due to
mass media campaigns
Which of the following groups is not at increased risk for smoking?
a.
Lower socio-economic groups
b.
People with a mental illness
c.
Adolescents and young adults
d.
Indigenous populations
c.
Adolescents and young adults
Which of the following statements about healthcare professionals is untrue?
a.
There is a clear need for, and interest in, alcohol-related training among healthcare providers
b.
Diagnosis and treatment of alcohol use disorders may not occur due to a focus on more immediate, life-threatening aspects of patient presentation
c.
Perceived barriers to caring for patients with alcohol use disorders include lack of training and time
d.
those in areas with specialised drug and alcohol programs tend to have less positive attitudes to caring for people with alcohol use disorders
d.
those in areas with specialised drug and alcohol programs tend to have less positive attitudes to caring for people with alcohol use disorders
Damage to the frontal lobe is associated with
- impaired problem solving
- apathy
- poor decision-making
Smoking tobacco is not associated with
gout
Treatment for alcohol use disorders often includes
- therapy
- medication
- discussions with friends and family
Individual interventions to reduce smoking are more likely to be effective if they consider
- Exposure to other smokers at home or work
- Co-occurring addictive behaviours
- Cultural issues
A central component of many individual treatments is readiness to change. Why have some argued that “waiting for the addict to be ready for treatment can be dangerous” (Clay, Allen and Parran, 2008, p1)?
- Readiness to change becomes less likely as alcohol use disorder becomes more severe.
- Alcohol reduces the ability to engage in treatment through family/social damage, frontal lobe damage, loss of independence, negative interactions with healthcare professionals, interactions with other medications, and alcohol-related illness and injury.
Why is there concern about the use of e-cigarettes if they don’t contain tobacco?
- Although e-cigarettes do not contain tobacco, they sometimes contain nicotine, which is highly addictive.
- There is little evidence about the long-term health outcomes of smoking e-cigarettes.
- Finally, young people who use e-cigarettes may be more likely to smoke tobacco later on.
How does nicotine replacement therapy aim to reduce tobacco smoking?
- Nicotine replacement therapy delivers nicotine to the body without smoking cigarettes.
- This reduces the cravings and withdrawal symptoms typically associated with smoking cessation in order to support smoking cessation.
