lifestyle factors: alcohol.

Question 1

what is alcohol misuse? when a person:

Answer 1

-regularily drinks more than the recommended amounts.
- makes decisions and actions that are negativity affected by their alcohol consumption.
- becomes dependant. (not in control.)
- binge drinks (consumes a large amount in a short period of time.)

Question 2

what are the short term impacts of alcohol misuse?

Answer 2

• becoming aggressive or violent.
• lack of concentration.
• trips, falls, causing injuries.
• hang overs (headaches, dizziness, dehydration.)
• making poor judments such as having unprotected sex, drunk driving.

Question 3

what are the affects of drinking more than recommended levels: physically?

Answer 3

disease of the major organs (liver, heart kidney), cancer (mouth, throat, oesophagus, breast), stroke, stomach ulcers, weight gain, infertility/ impotence.

Question 4

what are the affects of drinking more than recommended levels: emotionally?

Answer 4

low self-concept, personality change, addiction.

Question 5

what are the affects of drinking more than recommended levels: mental wellbeing?

Answer 5

depression and anxiety.
self harm, brain damadge, impaired brain development or unborn child, poor decision making.

Question 6

what are the affects of drinking more than recommended levels: socially?

Answer 6

breakdown of relationships, domestic abuse, social exclusion.

Question 7

what are the affects of drinking more than recommended levels: economically?

Answer 7

job loss, inability to manage money.

Question 8

what can drinking heavily in pregnancy cause and what is it?

Answer 8

foetal alcohol syndrome.
restricted growth, facial abnormalities, behavioural disorders in a baby.