Binge Drinking: A Health Psychology Review The world today is focused on getting the ultimate experience. This phenomenon is seen across many age groups and teenagers are not immune. Whether it is their first date or first day in high school, teens are always eager to try something different or new. Alcohol is no exception. Unfortunately, many of these underage drinkers often abuse alcohol (Chikritzhs, Jonas, Stockwell, Heale, & Dietze, 2001).
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According to the family system model, the therapist will see Conrad’s family as a patient unit. Conrad’s family feels ashamed about Conrad’s problem. The family will first be provided psycho education about Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder. It is hoped that they will adopt a more positive attitude about the disorder and be more willing to share their problems with their family and friends. Lack of communication is another problem that exists in the family.
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Parents should inform their children about the negative effects of alcohol to the body, to family, and to friends. In their book, Children of Alcoholism, authors Judith S. Seixas and Geraldine Youcha suggest and inform of ways for families with history of alcoholism to deal with different issues. In their book, the authors assert about the importance of
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In recent years there has been an increased amount of professional athletes failing drug tests for performance enhancing drugs. Athletes now days are willing to do anything to gain a competitive edge against their opponents, even if it means taking steroids. Steroids are very dangerous and destructive and they ruin your body in the long run. Kids in college and high school are now even thinking that its okay to use them. In 2010, 2% of high school seniors admitted to trying steroids.