This document discusses personality disorders, addiction, tolerance, withdrawal, and alcoholism. It defines addiction and tolerance and how they relate to drug abuse. It lists characteristics of antisocial personality disorder. It outlines the early, middle, and late stages of alcoholism. It explains how personality disorders differ from other psychological disorders by relating to emotions/interactions versus behavior. It includes a questionnaire about alcoholism and the potential results.
The document discusses reasons for suicide among teens, elders, and others and potential solutions. Teens often consider suicide due to bullying and mean comments from others. Elders may think about suicide because of drug addictions and regret over past decisions. Lawyers and others try to help prevent suicide by talking to at-risk individuals. Anyone who sees a person attempting suicide should reach out and get help from someone who can assist with their problems.
This a project for a high school AP Psychology course. This is a fictionalized account of having a psychological ailment. For questions about this blog project or its content please email the teacher, Laura Astorian: laura.astorian@cobbk12.org
Nowadays, we are facing various physiological diseases. Depression is one of them. It affects us slowly and becomes heavier in our minds and distracts us from our daily activities. Teenagers are highly affected by this. Teenage Depression occurs at the age of 13 to 18 years.
The document discusses several topics related to addiction and mental health issues. It defines addiction as a disease that affects the brain due to biological, genetic, psychological and social factors. Compulsive lying and mythomania are characterized by an irresistible impulse to lie and change reality. Problem gambling is defined as difficulties limiting money/time spent gambling with adverse consequences. Workaholism may relate to stress, personality disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorders. Hypersexual disorder involves an uncontrollable need for sex. Internet addiction creates dependency issues if life revolves around online use. Social networks are popular for maintaining friend contacts.
The conversation of deaddiction you must be the one to have it with yourselfAlpha Healing Center
Alpha Healing Center is a luxurious rehabilitation center that provides alcohol & drug addiction treatment in India. We offer special treatment therapies including yoga, meditation, pet therapy & group therapy which helps in effective treatment of addiction and provides total recovery.
Opioid addiction is a serious health topic and many health organizations are discussing things together. Everyone needs to participate in the program to help people stop abusing opioids. If you know someone who has an opioid addiction, you need to take steps to solve the issue. The content discusses some important points that will help you to support a person with the addiction. If you need any help, call Norton Health Care. We have branches in Norton MA, and Salem NH.
For more information please visit our site: www.opiatecare.com
This document discusses personality disorders, addiction, tolerance, withdrawal, and alcoholism. It defines addiction and tolerance and how they relate to drug abuse. It lists characteristics of antisocial personality disorder. It outlines the early, middle, and late stages of alcoholism. It explains how personality disorders differ from other psychological disorders by relating to emotions/interactions versus behavior. It includes a questionnaire about alcoholism and the potential results.
The document discusses reasons for suicide among teens, elders, and others and potential solutions. Teens often consider suicide due to bullying and mean comments from others. Elders may think about suicide because of drug addictions and regret over past decisions. Lawyers and others try to help prevent suicide by talking to at-risk individuals. Anyone who sees a person attempting suicide should reach out and get help from someone who can assist with their problems.
This a project for a high school AP Psychology course. This is a fictionalized account of having a psychological ailment. For questions about this blog project or its content please email the teacher, Laura Astorian: laura.astorian@cobbk12.org
Nowadays, we are facing various physiological diseases. Depression is one of them. It affects us slowly and becomes heavier in our minds and distracts us from our daily activities. Teenagers are highly affected by this. Teenage Depression occurs at the age of 13 to 18 years.
The document discusses several topics related to addiction and mental health issues. It defines addiction as a disease that affects the brain due to biological, genetic, psychological and social factors. Compulsive lying and mythomania are characterized by an irresistible impulse to lie and change reality. Problem gambling is defined as difficulties limiting money/time spent gambling with adverse consequences. Workaholism may relate to stress, personality disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorders. Hypersexual disorder involves an uncontrollable need for sex. Internet addiction creates dependency issues if life revolves around online use. Social networks are popular for maintaining friend contacts.
The conversation of deaddiction you must be the one to have it with yourselfAlpha Healing Center
Alpha Healing Center is a luxurious rehabilitation center that provides alcohol & drug addiction treatment in India. We offer special treatment therapies including yoga, meditation, pet therapy & group therapy which helps in effective treatment of addiction and provides total recovery.
Opioid addiction is a serious health topic and many health organizations are discussing things together. Everyone needs to participate in the program to help people stop abusing opioids. If you know someone who has an opioid addiction, you need to take steps to solve the issue. The content discusses some important points that will help you to support a person with the addiction. If you need any help, call Norton Health Care. We have branches in Norton MA, and Salem NH.
For more information please visit our site: www.opiatecare.com
Friends can be our greatest asset, but they can also lead us down the wrong path, the path toward substance abuse and even addiction. When we’re in the company of friends, our defenses are lowered, which makes us more susceptible to suggestion. Combine that with a desire to be liked and to fit in, and it’s no wonder peer pressure is such a powerful force. For more information, please visit https://retreataddictioncenters.com/
Marijuana use, especially among youth, is a growing social problem according to a survey of 20 people. The majority of respondents had used marijuana, influenced primarily by friends and media. While most users did not consider it addictive, research shows marijuana can impair brain development and learning. Long-term marijuana use can also negatively impact relationships, employment, mental health, and potentially lead to dependence or other health issues according to an addiction treatment center that sees thousands of patients annually.
The document discusses drug addiction among teenagers. It defines drug addiction as a chronic brain disease characterized by compulsive drug use despite harmful consequences. It notes that during adolescence, teens face many threats and problems that can lead them to experiment with drugs. Physical changes in addicted teens include losing track of time, red eyes, and lack of personal hygiene. Possible causes of teen addiction include family problems like abuse, economic hardship, and using drugs as a coping mechanism to deal with issues. The conclusion stresses the importance of choosing supportive friends and focusing on a positive future.
This document discusses the stigma faced by substance users and how it undermines recovery. It provides quotes from substance users about feeling ashamed to seek help from doctors due to stigma. Stigma restricts access to assistance and discourages efforts toward recovery and employment. Public attitudes spread through media often perpetuate stigma. Training professionals and having them interact with substance users can help reduce stigma, as can focusing on positive stories of change. Throughout the resource, readers are exposed to recovery stories in order to help reduce self-stigma and encourage mutual aid and recovery principles that support positive self-worth.
Introduction to stigma and stereotypes: people with problematic substance useWorkingwithsubstanceabuse
This document discusses stigma related to substance use. It defines stigma as a "stain or attribute" that marks someone as unacceptable and leads to prejudice and discrimination. Negative labels used to describe those with substance use issues are stigmatizing and promote judgmental attitudes. This stigma can fuel a vicious cycle where people use drugs or alcohol to cope with feeling shamed and stereotyped. Health practitioners are key to breaking this cycle by adopting a growth mindset that believes anyone is capable of change with the right help, rather than thinking some people cannot be helped. The document advocates for person-centered care where service users can work in partnership with practitioners through good communication and tailored information.
This document discusses the impact of alcoholism on individuals, families, and society. Some key points:
- Approximately 7.4% of American adults meet criteria for alcohol abuse or alcoholism, and over half of adults have a close family member who is or was an alcoholic.
- Alcoholism increases family conflict, stress, and isolation while decreasing cohesion and organization. It also negatively impacts children by lacking parenting and communication.
- Adult children of alcoholics have higher rates of depression, anxiety, addiction, and difficulties in relationships. They are more likely to marry an addict themselves or enable destructive behaviors in others.
- True recovery involves accepting that addicts have lost the ability to control their substance use and relying
1) Tyler shows symptoms of depression like constant thoughts of death and hating his life due to stress from school, friends, and family.
2) Depression can be caused both by genetic and environmental factors like stress, death of a loved one, and everyday problems. It affects about 15% of Americans at some point in their lives.
3) Teenagers suffering from depression may turn to substance abuse, prescription medication misuse, or self-harm, rather than seeking professional help.
This document discusses the uniqueness of individuals and similarities between twins. It explores disabilities and syndromes portrayed in the movie "The Parent Trap". The key syndromes discussed are autism, Klinefelter syndrome, Asperger's syndrome, and ADHD. The conclusion emphasizes the importance of acceptance for all people, regardless of physical differences or disabilities, and ensuring their inclusion in society.
This document discusses various topics related to peer pressure and substance use among teens. It addresses how peer pressure can influence behavior and decisions around alcohol, drugs and risky sexual behavior. It emphasizes the importance of avoiding risky situations, maintaining individual goals, and developing assertiveness to resist peer pressure. The document also provides information on sexually transmitted infections and safe sex practices to prevent transmission. Overall, it aims to raise awareness of these issues and promote healthy decision making.
The document discusses alcoholism from several perspectives. It addresses whether the choice to drink is truly free given genetic and biological factors. While drinking involves voluntary acts, alcoholism progresses to a point where choices become less free due to intense craving. It also discusses how to recognize alcoholism based on its consequences to health and relationships. There is no completely safe level of drinking, with guidelines of no more than two drinks per day for men and one for women. The document notes that alcoholism and depression often occur together, with each problem intensifying the other, so both must be actively treated. Many alcoholics report that not drinking improves their lives greatly despite earlier failures.
The document discusses some of the main reasons why children and young people turn to drugs, including extreme poverty, lack of love and attention, and physical or verbal abuse. It shares the story of one person who turned to drugs as a child to forget their hunger, cold, and abuse, and later tried different substances that destroyed their life. Another common cause of drug use mentioned is a lack of family support, which can lead children to find support on the street through drugs instead. The document encourages acting to help those struggling with drug addiction rather than judging them.
The document summarizes factors that influence drug use according to Chapter 3 of the Goldberg text. It finds that the most common motivations for drug use are curiosity, boredom, escape from problems, social influences, and rebellion. It also discusses societal and family influences on drug use. Biological, psychological, and social theories are described to explain why individuals continue to use drugs.
The document discusses suicide, including what it is, why people commit suicide, risk factors like bullying and family problems, warning signs like depression and frequent thoughts of suicide, and ways to prevent it such as talking to friends, engaging in enjoyable activities, and seeking help. Males die by suicide more often than females worldwide. Teenagers are also at high risk due to life changes and challenges. The overall message is that suicide can be prevented by enjoying life and seeking help from others.
Conflict is an inevitable part of human life that, if handled skillfully, can have benefits such as preventing stagnation and catalyzing positive change. However, conflict can also destroy relationships if mishandled. There are constructive and destructive ways of dealing with conflict. Constructively, conflict can bring issues out into the open and improve communication, while destructively it can weaken relationships and damage self-esteem. The document provides tips for managing conflict constructively, such as focusing on solutions where no one loses, listening to understand different perspectives, and forgiving and forgetting once issues are resolved.
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Suicide Prevention and Addiction - January 2014Dawn Farm
“Suicide Prevention and Addiction” was presented on Tuesday January 28, 2014; by Raymond Dalton, MA; Dawn Farm Outpatient Services Coordinator. There is an alarmingly high prevalence of suicide among people with addiction and people in early recovery. This program will raise awareness of the signs of suicidal thinking and describe ways to offer support and obtain help for people who may be contemplating suicide. Viewers will learn how to recognize suicidal thinking, reach out and offer support to others contemplating suicide, obtain help when suicidal thoughts are present, and access local and national suicide prevention and intervention resources. This program is part of the Dawn Farm Education Series, a FREE, annual workshop series developed to provide accurate, helpful, hopeful, practical, current information about chemical dependency, recovery, family and related issues. The Education Series is organized by Dawn Farm, a non-profit community of programs providing a continuum of chemical dependency services. For information, please see http://www.dawnfarm.org/programs/education-series.
The document summarizes Chapter 3 of Goldberg which discusses motivations for drug use. It finds that curiosity, boredom, escape from problems, social factors, and rebellion are the main motivations. It also notes that characteristics of drugs can reinforce continued use through altered states of consciousness. Societal, community, and family factors influence initial use while drug factors influence continued use. Peer influence is important for many young people but parental influence remains significant. Experimentation is common among youth due to natural curiosity. Drugs are also used for pleasure/escape from boredom, social interaction, self-discovery, and rebelliousness against societal norms.
Emotional abuse is a form of violence that involves improper and unhealthy interactions between two or more people. It can be caused by factors like inferiority complexes, unresolved personal problems, and lack of ability to understand healthy relationships. Abusers tend to be emotionally immature and exert excessive control over victims, while victims have low self-esteem and seek crumbs of affection. Signs of abuse can be subtle messages or behaviors that manipulate or play mind games. Prevention requires awareness of key information and seeking help from others.
Friends can be our greatest asset, but they can also lead us down the wrong path, the path toward substance abuse and even addiction. When we’re in the company of friends, our defenses are lowered, which makes us more susceptible to suggestion. Combine that with a desire to be liked and to fit in, and it’s no wonder peer pressure is such a powerful force. For more information, please visit https://retreataddictioncenters.com/
Marijuana use, especially among youth, is a growing social problem according to a survey of 20 people. The majority of respondents had used marijuana, influenced primarily by friends and media. While most users did not consider it addictive, research shows marijuana can impair brain development and learning. Long-term marijuana use can also negatively impact relationships, employment, mental health, and potentially lead to dependence or other health issues according to an addiction treatment center that sees thousands of patients annually.
The document discusses drug addiction among teenagers. It defines drug addiction as a chronic brain disease characterized by compulsive drug use despite harmful consequences. It notes that during adolescence, teens face many threats and problems that can lead them to experiment with drugs. Physical changes in addicted teens include losing track of time, red eyes, and lack of personal hygiene. Possible causes of teen addiction include family problems like abuse, economic hardship, and using drugs as a coping mechanism to deal with issues. The conclusion stresses the importance of choosing supportive friends and focusing on a positive future.
This document discusses the stigma faced by substance users and how it undermines recovery. It provides quotes from substance users about feeling ashamed to seek help from doctors due to stigma. Stigma restricts access to assistance and discourages efforts toward recovery and employment. Public attitudes spread through media often perpetuate stigma. Training professionals and having them interact with substance users can help reduce stigma, as can focusing on positive stories of change. Throughout the resource, readers are exposed to recovery stories in order to help reduce self-stigma and encourage mutual aid and recovery principles that support positive self-worth.
Introduction to stigma and stereotypes: people with problematic substance useWorkingwithsubstanceabuse
This document discusses stigma related to substance use. It defines stigma as a "stain or attribute" that marks someone as unacceptable and leads to prejudice and discrimination. Negative labels used to describe those with substance use issues are stigmatizing and promote judgmental attitudes. This stigma can fuel a vicious cycle where people use drugs or alcohol to cope with feeling shamed and stereotyped. Health practitioners are key to breaking this cycle by adopting a growth mindset that believes anyone is capable of change with the right help, rather than thinking some people cannot be helped. The document advocates for person-centered care where service users can work in partnership with practitioners through good communication and tailored information.
This document discusses the impact of alcoholism on individuals, families, and society. Some key points:
- Approximately 7.4% of American adults meet criteria for alcohol abuse or alcoholism, and over half of adults have a close family member who is or was an alcoholic.
- Alcoholism increases family conflict, stress, and isolation while decreasing cohesion and organization. It also negatively impacts children by lacking parenting and communication.
- Adult children of alcoholics have higher rates of depression, anxiety, addiction, and difficulties in relationships. They are more likely to marry an addict themselves or enable destructive behaviors in others.
- True recovery involves accepting that addicts have lost the ability to control their substance use and relying
1) Tyler shows symptoms of depression like constant thoughts of death and hating his life due to stress from school, friends, and family.
2) Depression can be caused both by genetic and environmental factors like stress, death of a loved one, and everyday problems. It affects about 15% of Americans at some point in their lives.
3) Teenagers suffering from depression may turn to substance abuse, prescription medication misuse, or self-harm, rather than seeking professional help.
This document discusses the uniqueness of individuals and similarities between twins. It explores disabilities and syndromes portrayed in the movie "The Parent Trap". The key syndromes discussed are autism, Klinefelter syndrome, Asperger's syndrome, and ADHD. The conclusion emphasizes the importance of acceptance for all people, regardless of physical differences or disabilities, and ensuring their inclusion in society.
This document discusses various topics related to peer pressure and substance use among teens. It addresses how peer pressure can influence behavior and decisions around alcohol, drugs and risky sexual behavior. It emphasizes the importance of avoiding risky situations, maintaining individual goals, and developing assertiveness to resist peer pressure. The document also provides information on sexually transmitted infections and safe sex practices to prevent transmission. Overall, it aims to raise awareness of these issues and promote healthy decision making.
The document discusses alcoholism from several perspectives. It addresses whether the choice to drink is truly free given genetic and biological factors. While drinking involves voluntary acts, alcoholism progresses to a point where choices become less free due to intense craving. It also discusses how to recognize alcoholism based on its consequences to health and relationships. There is no completely safe level of drinking, with guidelines of no more than two drinks per day for men and one for women. The document notes that alcoholism and depression often occur together, with each problem intensifying the other, so both must be actively treated. Many alcoholics report that not drinking improves their lives greatly despite earlier failures.
The document discusses some of the main reasons why children and young people turn to drugs, including extreme poverty, lack of love and attention, and physical or verbal abuse. It shares the story of one person who turned to drugs as a child to forget their hunger, cold, and abuse, and later tried different substances that destroyed their life. Another common cause of drug use mentioned is a lack of family support, which can lead children to find support on the street through drugs instead. The document encourages acting to help those struggling with drug addiction rather than judging them.
The document summarizes factors that influence drug use according to Chapter 3 of the Goldberg text. It finds that the most common motivations for drug use are curiosity, boredom, escape from problems, social influences, and rebellion. It also discusses societal and family influences on drug use. Biological, psychological, and social theories are described to explain why individuals continue to use drugs.
The document discusses suicide, including what it is, why people commit suicide, risk factors like bullying and family problems, warning signs like depression and frequent thoughts of suicide, and ways to prevent it such as talking to friends, engaging in enjoyable activities, and seeking help. Males die by suicide more often than females worldwide. Teenagers are also at high risk due to life changes and challenges. The overall message is that suicide can be prevented by enjoying life and seeking help from others.
Conflict is an inevitable part of human life that, if handled skillfully, can have benefits such as preventing stagnation and catalyzing positive change. However, conflict can also destroy relationships if mishandled. There are constructive and destructive ways of dealing with conflict. Constructively, conflict can bring issues out into the open and improve communication, while destructively it can weaken relationships and damage self-esteem. The document provides tips for managing conflict constructively, such as focusing on solutions where no one loses, listening to understand different perspectives, and forgiving and forgetting once issues are resolved.
The video for this presentation is available on our Youtube channel:
https://youtube.com/allceuseducation A continuing education course for this presentation can be found at https://www.allceus.com/member/cart/index/index?c=
Unlimited Counseling CEUs for $59 https://www.allceus.com/
Specialty Certificate tracks starting at $89 https://www.allceus.com/certificate-tracks/
Live Webinars $5/hour https://www.allceus.com/live-interactive-webinars/
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Suicide Prevention and Addiction - January 2014Dawn Farm
“Suicide Prevention and Addiction” was presented on Tuesday January 28, 2014; by Raymond Dalton, MA; Dawn Farm Outpatient Services Coordinator. There is an alarmingly high prevalence of suicide among people with addiction and people in early recovery. This program will raise awareness of the signs of suicidal thinking and describe ways to offer support and obtain help for people who may be contemplating suicide. Viewers will learn how to recognize suicidal thinking, reach out and offer support to others contemplating suicide, obtain help when suicidal thoughts are present, and access local and national suicide prevention and intervention resources. This program is part of the Dawn Farm Education Series, a FREE, annual workshop series developed to provide accurate, helpful, hopeful, practical, current information about chemical dependency, recovery, family and related issues. The Education Series is organized by Dawn Farm, a non-profit community of programs providing a continuum of chemical dependency services. For information, please see http://www.dawnfarm.org/programs/education-series.
The document summarizes Chapter 3 of Goldberg which discusses motivations for drug use. It finds that curiosity, boredom, escape from problems, social factors, and rebellion are the main motivations. It also notes that characteristics of drugs can reinforce continued use through altered states of consciousness. Societal, community, and family factors influence initial use while drug factors influence continued use. Peer influence is important for many young people but parental influence remains significant. Experimentation is common among youth due to natural curiosity. Drugs are also used for pleasure/escape from boredom, social interaction, self-discovery, and rebelliousness against societal norms.
Emotional abuse is a form of violence that involves improper and unhealthy interactions between two or more people. It can be caused by factors like inferiority complexes, unresolved personal problems, and lack of ability to understand healthy relationships. Abusers tend to be emotionally immature and exert excessive control over victims, while victims have low self-esteem and seek crumbs of affection. Signs of abuse can be subtle messages or behaviors that manipulate or play mind games. Prevention requires awareness of key information and seeking help from others.
1. ADDICTION By Alistair Rhind Consultant Addiction Therapist and Life Coach http://www.addiction-recovery.co.uk
2. Addiction If you are reading this because you or your partner has a problem the most important thing you need to know is that recovery is possible.
3. Addiction Addiction is characterised by ambivalence and deluded thinking Like Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde The addict experiences two types of thinking Rational Thinking Irrational deluded Addiction thinking
4. Addiction We talk of the baffling nature of Addiction because it is a mystery to those affected by it. Addiction baffles people on the sidelines The Addict continues to use or drink despite the damage being caused They seem oblivious to what seems obvious to the rest of us
5. Addiction Family & friends ask questions like: What causes it it? Is it a weakness? Why can’t they just stop? Are they just being willfuland wicked? Is it my fault?
6. Addiction Are they bad people? Can they get better? Will they ever quit? Why can’t they just control it like other people? If they really loved me wouldn’t they just stop? Are they really angry because I’ve done something wrong?
7. Addiction A child asks; what have I done to upset Daddy? What is wrong with me? Is it my fault that things feel so bad at home? Everybody suffers when addiction is present
8. Addiction This list of questions is virtually endless but always around the same theme; the baffling nature of addiction. And it is for most people a baffling condition – even many health professional are in the dark about the nature of this problem
9. Addiction This confusion manifests in the form of ambivalence - two opposing feelings and beliefs about the addictive behaviour. “I want to drink/gamble/use/overeat etc - I want to stop hurting and the problem to go away” “I want my best friend - I don't want it to control me” “I want to quit – I want to not quit”
10. Addiction The addicted person will typically find themselves saying “That’s it, I quit, I can’t stand this anymore.” then later in the day or that week or perhaps next week their thinking has changed completely: “Maybe I could have just one, I’m in control, its my life, who cares anyway, I’m my own boss.”
11. Addiction The net result is a return to the addictive behaviour - the drinking, gambling, starving, drug taking and so on.
13. Addiction Relatives and friends feel confused, angry, let down and hurt and the addict feels temporarily justified in his behaviour, swiftly followed by more remorse and then confusion – he or she asks of themselves - who am I and what do I really want? The Addict is confused and lost and feels terribly alone
15. Addiction Addiction Counselling or rehabilitation seeks to end this confusion for the addict enabling them to feel more certain about what they want to do about their addictive behaviour. The goal is to help them find their will again and to understand the nature of the lies and delusions built into all addictions.
16. Addiction Without intensive professional and expert help, the addict continues to suffer from delusions and is locked into his/her destructive behaviour.
17. Addiction With help they can learn to permanently change their destructiveness and to feel good again.
18. Addiction Help is the most important thing that the addict and his family need. Get Help Now - it will make a difference
19. Addiction Produced by The Rhind Practice Addiction & Life Coaching Consultants http://www.addiction-recovery.co.uk