Alcohol Abuse Flashcards
A compulsive or chronic requirement
Addiction
A state of disturbance in cognition, perception, behavior, level of consciousness, judgement, and other functions that is directly attributable to the effects of a psychoactive drug.
Intoxication
The physiological and mental readjustment that accompanies the discontinuation of an addictive substance.
Withdrawal
Defense mechanism “I’m not really addicted”
denial
Defense mechanism “I have to take drugs because I am in pain”
rationalization
Defense mechanism “It’s my wife’s fault that I take drugs”
projection
Learned response that occurs after repeated exposure to a stumulus
Conditioning
Drinking progression: this phase is characterized by the use of alcohol for its effects in relieving the everyday stress and tensions of life.
Phase I: Pre-alcoholic phase
Drinking progression: this phase begins with blackouts-brief periods of amnesia that occurs during or immediately following a period of drinking.
Phase II: early alcoholic phase
Drinking progression: this phase the individual has lost control, and physiological addiction is clearly evident.
Phase III: crucial phase
Drinking progression: this phase is characterized by emotional and physical disintegration.
Phase IV: chronic phase.
alcohols Affect on body characterized by peripheral nerve damage, results in pain, burning, tingling, or prickly sensation of the extremities.
Peripheral neuropathy
Thought to be a result of vitamin B deficiency and is either a acute or chronic condition that causes sudden onset of muscle pain, swelling, and weakness along with myoglobinuric evidenced by a red tinge in the urine.
Alcoholic myopathy
Represents the most serious form of thiamine deficiency. Symptoms include paralysis of the ocular muscles, diplopia, ataxia, somnolence, and stupor.
Wernicke’s Encephalopathy
Syndrome of confusion, loss of recent memory, and confabulation in alcoholics. Treatment is with parenteral or oral thiamine replacement.
Korsakoff’s psychosis
