Co-Occurring Disorders Flashcards
When are substance use diagnoses made?
When the use of substance interferes with normal functioning at work, school, relationships or exacerbates medical conditions
Psychoanalytic theory
Sigmund Freud
Focused on conflicts, motivations and unacceptable desires in the unconscious mind and how they affect a person.
Repression is…
A defense mechanism where a person suppresses thoughts or memories that are too difficult to handle. They are pushed out of the conscious mind and person may experience memory loss related to those memories
Displacement is…
A defense mechanism where a person places there feelings for another onto someone they deem less threatening
Sublimation…
A defense mechanism where a socially unacceptable thought is transformed into healthy, acceptable behavior in another direction
Rationalization is…
A defense mechanism where unacceptable thoughts are rationally and logically explained and defended
Reaction formation is…
A defense mechanism where negative feelings are covered up by a false or exaggerated version of its opposite. I.e. showing an overwhelming amount of affection towards someone you secretly hate
Denial
A defense mechanism where a person refuses to accept painful facts or situations and acts as though they didn’t happen
Projection is…
A defense mechanism where someone tries to act as if another person is feeling the way they are
Moral Model
Earliest theory of addiction
Implies that a person who uses is morally weak
Learning theory
Based on concepts of positive reinforcement
Intoxicant serves as an immediate reinforcement in the form of increased relaxation or euphoria
Addiction theories
Disease model
Moral model
Biopsychosocial model
Learning theory
Genetic theory
Role theory
People’s behaviors are motivated by the roles they are given within society
Feminist theory
Study of relations between sexes, especially in the context of inequality
Feminists theorists
Anna Freud- contributed to psychoanalysis
Jean Baker Miller- relational-cultural theory: focuses on how culture affects relationships and how healthy connections with others are an integral part of psychological and personal growth
Carol Tarvis- called for evidence-based research in psychology/focused on cognitive dissonance/social beliefs about women’s limitations are not backed by science
Nancy Chodorow- how the family influences female roles in society (i.e. mothering, gender systems, etc)
Harriet Lerner- gender roles in marriage, balancing self care with competing priorities
Carol Gillian- Lawrence Kohlberg’s assistant, focused on development of morals and ethics in women
Gail Sheehy- focused on different periods of life that women pass through in her book, Passages (1976)
