Alcohol: Cognitive Approach Flashcards
What is the initiation for cognitive alcoholism?
Childhood trauma, and using a specific drug to deal with it.
Who created this theory?
Edward Khanitzan
What is the maintenance of cognitive alcoholism?
Done as a stress relief to the trauma, addiction described as a “self-regulation disorder”
What is the relapse of cognitive alcoholism?
It is counterproductive due to rebound, can increase stress levels and “solving” it leads to relapse
What is a strength of cognitive alcoholism?
Lots of evidence from “Felitti et al” as ACES were found in over 10,000 people, linking childhood trauma and alcoholism
What is a weakness of cognitive alcoholism?
Lembke argued addicts are addicted to more than one drug, and drugs can be done due to peer pressure.
This means drugs are used for more than self-regulation
