Effects Of Substance Induced Psychotic Disorder

The person I chose came from a famous novel and has schizophrenia. According to Mayo Clinic “Schizophrenia is a severe brain disorder in which people interpret reality abnormally. Schizophrenia may result in some combination of hallucinations, delusions, and extremely disordered thinking and behavior. Contrary to popular belief, schizophrenia is not a split personality or multiple personality. The word "schizophrenia" does mean "split mind," but it refers to a disruption of the usual balance of emotions and thinking. Schizophrenia is a chronic condition, requiring lifelong treatment.”(Schizophrenia, August 2014). The individual would start showing signs of reduced pleasure in life, difficulty participating in activities, barely speaking,

Alcohol use has spanned history. In fact, there is speculation that alcohol use actually preceded the formation of societies (Doweiko, 2015, p. 30). Thus, alcohol has long been a part of mankind’s life. The function of alcohol has unarguably changed throughout the course of history, as it was first used for nutritional purposes and then later on for religious purposes (Doweiko, 2015, p. 32). Today, alcohol serves a social purpose. In the United States, the prevalence of use is quite high, with just over 50% of the population partaking monthly (Doweiko, 2015, p. 34). This statistic is somewhat alarming considering alcohol use comes with a number of potential adverse consequences. Case in point, even

The history of alcohol and drug abuse can be dated back for hundreds of years around the world; in addition, the side effects from abuse can last just as long. The extent of alcohol and drug abuse may change dramatically due to societal views and normality such as the Prohibition era and the legalization of medicinal marijuana. Understanding alcohol and drug abuse means that one must not examine the behavior of the drinker, but also the place, time, and context of the consumption of drugs and alcohol. Dating back to the Mayflower, the New World welcomed the brewing of beer and ale as a tradition of the early culture. The consumption of alcohol was excessive- it was consumed from the crack of dawn to the crack of dawn, at work, alone, together,

The use of alcohol has been dated back thousands of years past the Egyptians and Greeks, drinking wine or beer was not an uncommon sight to see thousands of years ago and although times have changed its still not uncommon to see someone drinking today. Fermenting grains or fruits simplifies the processes of making the substance we call “booze”. Drug-Free World’s “The Truth about Alcohol” provides information to anyone free on the Internet about alcohol, the drug, we commonly consume today. It not only tells us that alcohol is a depressant but explains to us a depressant is a drug that slows down our bodily function systems. Drug-Free World also explains why people drink, the reactions that happens to these people, and tells us that

Popular ABC news reporter, Elizabeth Vargas, shared the incredible news about her battle with alcoholism last week on 20/20. This report was partially to promote her new book, Between Breaths. She had gone through most of her career being a secret alcoholic without it affecting her job. However, after 3 decades of drinking, her body chemistry changed. Doctor Dierdre Roche put it this way, “Over time, alcohol hijacks the brain cells to the point that they need alcohol to feel normal.”

The diagnosis of Robert Jones disorder is identified in the following DSM-IV-TR. He has alcohol dependence with physiological dependence. Roberts Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)] was .20" and even with this he was in denial of his state. He had a plea bargain so as to avoid jail time, he was on probation and he still believed that he had no reason to be treated for alcohol dependency. He later on developed a craving for alcohol claiming that he missed his beer; at one point he thought he was sick. He then revealed that he had been drinking for a long time almost 30 years. His DSM-IV-TR diagnosis also revealed that he was sexually dysfunctional. According to Healthwise (2011), one is said to have alchohol dependance when;

Other substance/medication-induced disorders are disorders that develop as a direct result of drug use. It must occur within one month of a person engaging in drug use. It must be identified that these disorders did not develop until a person engaged in drug use and no longer remain once a person is no longer engaging in that particular drug. The exclusions to this criterion is substance-induced neurocognitive disorders or hallucinogen persisting perception

While exploring the Yellow Wallpaper, the progression of the narrator's insanity can be tracked through multiple symbols. She begins visualizing a woman, trapped inside of the wallpaper. Which may demonstrate her state of mind. Her husband John brings out the restrictive nature due to isolation. John in the leader of the house and does all of the work both in and out of the house. Her physical bed shows the chained down nature and lack of ability. While all the factors are taken into consideration, one must think about how it may be physical factors or or in her genes. In today’s society, many people only take the physical factors into consideration but disregard how it may lie within an

What is alcohol? Is it just a drink? Is it the reason teenagers party? Does it bring a fulfillment into the body? Or is exactly a drink of a lifetime? From stories, movies, and novels, like F. Scott Fitzgerald’s, The Great Gatsby, alcohol portrays its own underlying character in today 's world. Realizing it or not, alcohol fills up the society and individuals are drowning in a seven letter - word - riptide. The understanding of alcoholism changes from day to day, subscribing to the idea that alcohol stays the constant variable in the picture as a whole. The symptoms, effects, developments, and causes may vary from individual to another, but the alcohol itself continues to lead the structure of a chronic alcoholic. While the symptoms of alcoholism may seem to disappear and one may no longer depend or abuse alcohol, an alcoholic will always be an alcoholic.

Fingarette’s (1988) position is that no leading research authorities accept the disease concept of alcoholism (p.4). The experts say the disease concept is “old and biased”, a model whose suggestions are invalid. But, the basic text of Alcoholics Anonymous (2001) states that not only does alcoholism affect the mind, but the body as well (xxvi). In a letter written to Alcoholics Anonymous, Dr.William D.Silkworth, a well known chief physician at a nationally prominent hospital that specialized in treating alcoholism and drug addiction, state that “the action of alcohol on chronic alcoholics is a manifestation of an allergy called “the phenomenon of craving” (Alcoholics Anonymous,2001,p.xxviii). Some may believe that alcoholism is just a matter of self control or self will, but we have shown that it takes much more than the unaided will to arrest this sometimes fatal disease Many have suffered the effects of alcoholism and can attest to the fact that it is a disease. Some can remember drinking until passed out, the trouble they caused themselves and others while

“The Yellow Wallpaper” is a detailed story of a woman named Jane who wants to be obedient to her husband as a result of the pressures of society in her time, but in the process, Jane descends into insanity because her husband is ignorant of what is really ailing her. Jane starts out seeming as though she is simply suffering from a nervous condition, but we find that that is not only the case. Though Jane wants to be loving and obedient to her husband, by following his guidance she spirals into an unrealistic reality, and therefore, becomes mentally ill and unstable. Jane wants to be a loving, submissive wife, but in the process, she becomes even more ill. It is not that John is uncaring or an ineffective doctor, but in the 1800’s, medicine

Through my fictional organization, Alcohol 21, whose goal is to educate on topics related to alcohol and to support the retaining of the current minimum age, I have compiled a folder, which could be found in the possession of one of their workers. The folder will include a medical observation that provides scientific background on alcohol’s damage to humans. I contrast the medical persona found in the observation by including a personal poem from those who have been affected by alcohol

Alcoholism is a primary, chronic disease with genetic, psychosocial, and environmental factors influencing its development and manifestations. The disease is often progressive and fatal. Alcoholism is a complex disease with physical, social and psychological consequences, but it can be treated through detoxification and anti-anxiety drugs. What will be explained in this essay is basically the history of alcohol, signs of one possibly being an alcoholic, possibilities to why one becomes an alcoholic, and treatments for it.

After undergoing a hallucination, the experience can change the rest of a person’s life. Many different things including stress, drugs, obsession, lack of sleep, a rough childhood, devotion to God, etc. can cause hallucinations. Throughout history, many people have experienced hallucinations in reality and literature. Hallucinations can affect someone positively or negatively. During the Romantic era, many poets used opium believing that it produced creativity. Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Kubla Khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge are results from his opium use and hallucinations. In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Macbeth undergoes a hallucination that leads to his downfall. In the novel Don Quixote, Don Quixote experiences extreme hallucinations that resulted into insanity. The Spanish artist, Salvador Dali, experienced many hallucinations throughout his life that caused his artwork to be very unique and different. During the Medieval and Renaissance time periods, many people became extremely devoted to their faith. Some claimed that they had experienced a heavenly figure come down and look at them. After their mystic experiences, they became different people in a beneficial way. Experiencing hallucinations can cause enhanced creativity, paranoia, insanity, or a more devout faith.

Alcohol dependence is known to be the most severe form of alcohol abuse. A person becomes so dependent on alcohol consumption that he/she loses sight of all the other important things going on around him/her. Family matters and social responsibilities become secondary worries to his/her primary concern for existence, which is drinking (Stephens, 2007). Nearly fourteen million Americans are somewhat dependent on alcohol. Alcohol dependence is more prominent in men, and young adults ages 18-29 (Stephens, 2007). According to a study done by Saitz “85,000 deaths, along with substantial disability from medical and psychiatric consequences, injuries and “secondhand” effects (ex: motor vehicle crashes) are attributed to the use of alcohol” (Saitz, 2005).