Psy 270 Week 5 Discussion Questions Answers and Research

There are many models and theories which attempt to explain the causes of substance misuse and dependence. They range from those which highlight the importance of genetic and biological factors to those which stress social and psychological factors and those which may consider the ‘blame’ to be that of the dependent individual (Rassool 2009).

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The first research article that I chose to discuss is “The natural history of cigarette smoking from adolescence to adulthood in a Midwestern community sample: Multiple trajectories and their psychosocial correlates.” This research extended from 1980-1983. It took place in a county school system in the Midwest. The group for study consisted of 6-12th graders and included those who graduated from the years 1980-1989. The total student’s who were questioned and assessed at least one time was 8,556. A follow up assessment was performed in 1987 at that time 73% of the participants were reevaluated; they were between the ages of 15 and 25. In 1993 another follow up was done; again 73% were reevaluated

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Sandy, I enjoyed reading through your response and I agreed with many the important principles you were able to glean from the chapters. It was valuable for the Brice family to be to have the choice to continue therapy. The family was given the independence to choose to continue or discontinue the therapy. Your second observation regarding Napier and Whitaker’s thoughts on how couples aid each other in poor behavior was another concepts I found to be interesting as well. One of the main points I was able to glean from the chapter was that an individual may choose someone who they sense, unconsciously, the potential for a crisis which will force the individual to face their own central fears. The concept of choose a mate based off an unconscious

Although all sorts of families can be devastated by addiction, but single parent units (the most common lower class structure) are the most obscured. Behavioral Health of the Palm Beaches supports, “In every family unit, each person plays a role (or multiple roles) to help the family function better and to maintain a level of homeostasis, stability and balance. When substance abuse is added to this dynamic, the family roles naturally shift to adjust to the new behaviors associated with drug or alcohol use, and to continue maintaining order and balance.”4 In single parent units there is an inability of a second parent to fill the void role of the addicted parent. The National Center for Biotechnology Information states, “Frequently, children may act as surrogate spouses for the parent who abuses substances. For example, [young] children may develop elaborate systems of denial to protect themselves against that reality of the parent’s addiction. Because that option does not exist in a single‐parent household with a parent who abuses substances, children are likely to behave in a manner that is not age‐appropriate to compensate for the parental deficiency.”2 So a child growing up in a compromised family unit where addiction is present may develop altered norms and mature into an addict themselves.4

In the third case, he knew the truth in the half of defending process. And he knew Cullen was guilty after he saw the picture from the scene of the murder. A lady, a kid, and a maid were killed. Because Cullen was one of the largest real-estate developers in New York, if he could win the triple homicide defendant, he would earn higher reputation in the legal profession. Therefore, Kevin needed to make a choice between vanity and truth again, which had the same situation as two cases before. He chose vanity again and forced a lady lying in the court.

Nothing makes a child grow up faster than having a parent who is addicted to drugs. A child of an addicted parent has no choice but to act as an adult. These children are often left alone and when they aren’t alone, their addicted parent is usually passed out in a drug induced stupor; leaving the child to fend for themselves and/or their siblings. Does having a drug addicted parent have an effect on a child’s emotional development? If so, does this form of abuse that is recognized in the category of neglect have a long lasting effect on the child into adulthood?

I have had a lot of issues on first and third. I had to move Paul to third because of the many issues on first. From what I have observed is disabled. He is a diabetic that can not afford his meds. He is almost blind, and he is losing his strength to even stand up. Paul has almost fell to the floor twice while talking to me as I set at the desk. He as stumbled and fell several time, once he fell and turned his cart over. I am still gathering info on the third shift issue. I moved Tara to first, because an employee came in to the cage and got her number and called her, then later followed her home and ran the doorbell. I am trying to get the guys name. Ruse did not seam to know his name when described to him. All issues have been discussed in

Fry Brothers heating and Air Conditioning, Inc. employs Larry Clark and George Murnen to make service calls to repair furnaces and air conditioning units in homes. Tom Fry, the owner, would like to know whether there is a difference in the mean number of service calls they make per day. Assume the population standard deviation for Larry Clark is 1.05 calls per day and 1.23 calls per day for George Murnen. A random sample of 40 days last year showed that Larry Clark made an average of

The biggest contribution of psychoanalytic theory to modern day substance abuse treatment it helps gives insight as the reason an individual uses a substance. An individual may not understand why he or she abuses substances, thus unconscious material can become more conscious. In this case, psychoanalytic theory in the modern day substance abuse treatment can help depict as to reasons why an individual may be in denial or rationalizing their substance use. However, individuals may not snap out of their denial or rationalizing without support and help due to the overpowering control of the ego. However, the use of harm reduction may be helpful for individuals that abuse substances in order to drill in the consequences of abusing substances and

A randomized double blind study by (Ciodaro et al,. 2014) has been chosen to illustrate

Substance abuse continues to be a growing concern worldwide, it affects people from all cultures and all class levels and places added strain on health care systems, law enforcement, social agencies, and legal services. (Terracciano, Löckhenhoff, Crum, Bienvenu, & Costa Jr., 2008) The majority of research available concerning substance abuse and personality traits focuses on identifying the specific traits that could be risk factors for substance abuse in general, or the specific traits involved in drug selection. The results of these studies have been fairly consistent, although few predictable patterns have been identified. (Milivojevic, Milovanovic, Jovanovic, Svrakic, Svrakic, Svrakic, & Cloninger, 2012)

One of the most studied drug related behavioral changes is related to alcohol. Individuals suffering from alcoholism adopt a nontraditional attitude that causes them to desire separation from what is considered normal (Forth, Henschler and Rummel, 1975). Low doses of alcohol may induce talkative, euphoria, or a self-satisfied, effect while a medium dose induces disinhibition in performances in tests, and driving, etc. (Forth, Henschler and Rummel, 1975). Alcohol is powerful enough to have a wide range of being excessive with a small dose to less excessive with an even bigger dose in a matter of hours. Alcohol is one of many drugs that alters extraversion in males in this study, however we only talk about three very important and marketable drugs.

Ehlers et al., 2010; Mumtaz et al., 2016; Meyers et al., 2017). However, only two studies of the