There is an increased risk of non-compliance due to: lack of insight, side effects and subjective response to medication. Lastly, a significant problem is substance use. Substance use/abuse can lead to an exacerbation of psychotic symptoms and suppression of the effect of antipsychotic medication. Barkhof et al. (2006) states that substance abuse frequently leads to conflict with family members, causing higher levels of expressed emotions, equaling a psychotic relapse.
Intro to Psychology Child of an Alcoholic Introduction I choose to do my topic on children of alcoholics. Millions of children live with or have lived with an alcoholic parent. Alcoholism is a disease that affects the whole family, not just the alcoholic. Children are influenced by their parents and are vulnerable. However, there is help and hope for children and adult children of alcoholics.
To begin, the reason why people should know the effects of alcoholism because it cause changes in the human organism. The effect of alcoholism throughout the period of a human’s life is immense and even the less amount of alcohol may cause some changes. Inside the organism, is irreparable damage that can be made on the genetic level. Heavy abuse, causing disorders has unbelievably increased. All these changes throughout the period of the development of alcoholism dependency have caused mental disabilities and severe changes in the human body.
Alcohol can act as a social lubricant and relaxant. Problems arise when it is used regularly and in excess amounts. When a person drinks in a destructive way this has negative effects on their family and social life. Alcohol dependence; Where drinking becomes habitual leads the individual to believe they ‘need’ a drink to feel better. Social and environmental factors play a massive role in alcohol consumption, and psychological research on alcohol use shows that people decide to drink on the basis of their perceptions of what the alcohol will
Too much of anything can produce an addiction whether its drugs, food, gambling, or even the internet. However the effect that alcohol and drugs produces can cause loss of productivity and physical dependence. Within addiction its primary feature is that the addict shows psychological dependence on the addiction and without the substance they are unable to maintain a normal life. When addicts become extremely dependant on drugs it causes loss of sense of reality and the withdrawal symptoms can cause a psychological change in the body resulting in pain or even medical
In addition, the feeling of worthlessness is another emotional long-term effect of crack cocaine use. “With continuous use of this drug, more and more fatal users lose interest in their life and begin to drive loved ones out
Lowering MLDA 21 would be medically irresponsible because the brain's frontal lobes, essential for functions such as emotional regulation, planning, and organization, continue to develop through adolescence and young adulthood. Alcohol consumption can interfere with this development, potentially causing chronic problems such as greater vulnerability to addiction, dangerous risk-taking behavior, reduced decision-making ability, memory loss, depression, violence, and suicide. [20][21][22][23] Lowering MLDA 21 to 18 will irresponsibly allow a greater segment of the population to drink alcohol in bars and nightclubs, which are not safe environments. 76% of bars have sold alcohol to obviously intoxicated patrons [43], and about half of drivers
According to the National Longitudinal Alcohol Epidemiological survey, 7.5 percent of adult Americans suffer from alcoholism or alcohol dependence. Another 76 million more people are affected by an alcoholic family member. The negative impact on society
With the many different problems and challenges that the elderly are facing today, along with the practice of excluding the elderly from the rest of society, it is no wonder that they are having alcohol and substance abuse issues. The issue of alcoholism and substance abuse is also allowing us a view of a society that has placed a lot of importance on “the quick fix”, some things take time, effort, and sacrifice and to employ any other method is to send an invitation to mayhem. The seniors of today are suffering as a result there being too many that are unwilling to make the unselfish sacrifices necessary to address this issue, our seniors are indeed at risk. Older adults also face the risk of misusing over-the-counter and prescription medications, the most frequent form of substance abuse problems among the elderly, and combined difficulties with alcohol and medication misuse may affect up to 19 percent of older Americans (Bartels, Blow, Brockmann, & Van Citters,
The medical irresponsibility of allowing teenagers to drink alcohol on a legal basis is also obvious to those who have basic knowledge. Consuming alcohol on a regular basis can negatively affect the development of an individual’s brain’s frontal lobes, which are responsible for emotional regulations, as well as planning and organizing. Underage individuals who consume alcohol put themselves at more risks of addiction, decreased ability of decision-making, tend to behave less responsibly, and may become violent, depressed, and even prone to suicide. The so called “trickle-down effect”, well known to sociologists, is another reason against lowering drinking age which should be taken into consideration. This effect implies to individuals who already have a right to purchase alcohol and consume alcohol, while also tend to buy it for their younger