Conference Notes

Question 1

What is disposition?

Question 2

Alcohol use disorder?

Answer 2

a problematic pattern of alcohol use leading to clinically impairment

Question 3

Hangovers?

Answer 3

-alcohol causes the body to produce more urine leading to dehydration
-triggers an inflammatory response from my immune system which can produce physical symptoms
-causes blood sugar to fall

Question 4

signs of withdrawal?

Answer 4

-insomnia
-nausea or vomiting
-sweating or pulse rate grater than 100 bpm
-psychomotor agitation
-transient visual, auditory, and tactile hallucinations
-increased hand tremor
-tonic clonic seizures

Question 5

difference between passed and blacked out?

Answer 5

-passed out is falling asleep or losing conciousness from drinking too much
-blacked out is when the body is still awake but is incapable of creating new memories

Question 6

types of AA support meetings?

Answer 6

-open
-closed
-big book
-step
-discussion
-speaker
-gender specific

Question 7

what is AA?

Answer 7

alcoholics anonymous; a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hop w/ each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from addiction