ch 10 alcohol section 2

Question 1

alcohol abuse

Answer 1

drinking too much alcohol, drinking it too often, or drinking it @ inappropriate times

Question 2

Alcoholism

Answer 2

disease that causes a person to lose control of his or her drinking behavior; physical and emotional addiction to alcohol ( develops over time )

Question 3

Enabling

Answer 3

helping an addict avoid the negative consequences of his/her behavior

Question 4

codependency

Answer 4

condition where family member or friend sacrifices his/her own needs to meet the needs of an addict

Question 5

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)

Answer 5

set of physical and mental defects that affects a fetus that has been exposed to alcohol because of the mother’s consumption of alcohol during pregnancy

Question 6

Al-Anon

Answer 6

designed to help family members talk about & share advice on the problem of living with an alcoholic

Question 7

Alateen

Answer 7

designed to help teens cope with situation

Question 8

how does the problem of drinking start?

Answer 8

experimentation and then they cant drink in moderation

Question 9

what are the stages of the drug addiction to alcohol

Answer 9

Problem drinking, tolerance, dependence, alcoholism

Question 10

stage of tolerance

Answer 10

needs more alcohol to produce the same effects, being drunk takes up time

Question 11

stage of dependence

Answer 11

body needs alcohol to function normally

Question 12

stage of alcoholism

Answer 12

lost control of drinking behavior, put it before everything

Question 13

what are some risk factors of alcoholism?

Answer 13

age, social environment, genetics, risk-taking personality

Question 14

Warning signs of alcoholism?

Answer 14

denial, hopelessness, depression

Question 15

how do some families suffer from alcoholism?

Answer 15

guilty feelings, unpredictable behavior, violence, neglect&isolation, protecting alcohol(enabling), ignoring ones own needs(codependency)

Question 16

how are families of teen alcoholics affected?

Answer 16

teens lie to fam and put a lot of stress on the parent

Question 17

ALCOHOL & PREGNANCY

Answer 17

heavy drinking=FAS , deformities and mental retardation, leading preventable cause of mental retardation in the country

Question 18

how does alcoholism affect society?

Answer 18

car wrecks, drowning, murder, rape, violence , takes money & resources

Question 19

Withdrawal causes what?

Answer 19

headaches, nausea, chills, & helps understand why he/she became addicted

Question 20

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)

Answer 20

12 steps, most widely used

Question 21

AA, Al-Anon, Alateen is where?

Answer 21

in every community in the US !