Disease Concept
Disease Concept 2.0
Defense Mechanisms
Defense Mechanisms 2.0
Alcohol
100

Addiction is classified as a _________ disease.

Brain

100
  • The disease is _____, meaning it is the number one problem in your life.

Primary

100
  • Projecting anger unto something other than source.

Displacement

100
  • Refusing to recognize a problems despite the evidence of the contrary.

Denial

100
  • The amount of alcohol in your blood is known as ____?

BAC

200

Drugs and alcohol affect the __________ system.

Central Nervous System

200
  • Adoption studies provide the strongest evidence that addiction can be passed to us though ____

Genetics


200
  • Falling to less mature level of behavior.

Regression

200
  • Worrying about the future or putting our feelings/beliefs on others.

Projection

200
  • A woman who drinks alcohol through pregnancy risks having a child born with _____?

FAS

300

A recurrent emotion state causing an urge to act.

Compulsion

300
  • Name 3 signs of chemical dependence­­­­­­­­­­­­___________.
  • Tolerance, withdrawal, impaired control, neglect of activities, increased time spent using/drinking,  using/drinking despite problems, compulsive use
300
  • Forgetting, procrastinating, acting confused.

Passive Negativism 

300
  • Providing excuses for unacceptable behavior.

Rationalization

300
  • What percent of alcoholics report a history of alcoholism in their family?

70%

400
  • The 3 characteristics of the disease

Chronic, Progressive, Fatal

400
  • How many parts are there to the craving cycle?
  • 4, obsession, compulsion, physical craving, and drug seeking behavior.
400
  • Attempting to make up for unacceptable behavior.

Undoing

400

Blaming others for your behavior.

Externalization

400
  • What year did prohibition begin in America?

1920

500
  • D&A affect the release of chemical messengers called____________.
  • Neurotransmitters
500
  • Substances harm the ____   _____, which is the part of the brain that helps us process, interpret, and respond to information.

Cerebral Cortex

500

Focusing on irrelevant details rather than the actual problem.

Intellectualizing 

500

Refusing to do what is necessary for recovery.

Active Negativism 

500
  • Alcohol can increase the risk of some _____, including liver, tongue, lip, throat, and breast.

Cancer

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