addictions and tbi

Question 1

what are the 5 steps of addiction development

Answer 1

no contact, experimentation, integrated use, excessive use, addiction

Question 2

describe no contact

Answer 2

no risk for use due to protective factors for not using dugs

Question 3

describe experientation

Answer 3

begin using drugs for reasons such as to feel what its like, to fit in, reduce anxiety, escape issues

Question 4

describe integrated use

Answer 4

a social habit that does not create issues

Question 5

describe excessive use

Answer 5

leads to problems, begin treatment here

Question 6

describe addiction

Answer 6

physical and psychological dependance, development of tolerance, will experience withdrawal if the attempt is made to stop

Question 7

explain psychodynamic theory of addiction

Answer 7

arises from freud where individuals seek satisfaction due to conflicts within self, fixation in the infantile stage, and failure of the ego to resolve issues

Question 8

what are the 4 cultural patterns of substance use

Answer 8

abstinent, ambivalent, permissive, ultra-permissive

Question 9

describe ambivalent society

Answer 9

positive in social settings but negative in others

Question 10

describe permissive society

Answer 10

acceptable but negative attitude towards excessive use

Question 11

what do the scores on the glascow coma scale mean

Answer 11

the higher the number, the better