Alcoholics Anonymous
The year AA was founded
What is 1935?
The current edition of the DSM
What is 5th?
After continued drinking, consumption of a constant amount of alcohol produces a lesser effect or increasing amounts of alcohol are necessary to produce the same effect
What is tolerance?
Dx
Diagnosis
Global Assessment of Functioning
What is GAF score? OR Axis 5?
The founders of AA (2 men)
Who were Bill W and Dr. Bob?
1952
What is when the 1st edition of the DSM was published?
Anxiety, shakes, headache, nausea, vomiting, insomnia, high blood pressure, hallucinations, or delusions
What are symptoms of alcohol withdrawls?
D/O
Disorder
Mental health and/or Substance Abuse disorders
What is Axis 1?
The number of meetings in AA per week
What is 277?
20
What is the number of categories of disorders the DSM has?
The rate at which alcohol has entered the bloodstream and begins to metabolize (approx. 1 drink/hour)
What is half-life?
DSM
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
1 page
What is the amount of pages alcohol disorders take up?
The animal mascot of AA
What is the Camel?
Removing gender/homosexuality/transgendered disorders, and adding gambling addiction
What is the difference in the 5th edition of the DSM vs. the 4th edition?
12 months and at least 2 symptoms including alcohol taken in larger amounts over a longer period than intended, and craving to use alcohol.
What is criteria for diagnosis of alcohol use disorder?
ADL's
Activities of Daily Living
10 categories
The number of substance categories in the DSM
The first step of the 12 steps
What is "we admitted we are powerless over alcohol- that our lives had become unmanageable"
157
The number of disorders in the 5th edition of the DSM?
1. 40-50%
2. 40%
3. 43%
4. 50%
What is the % of these events where alcohol was involved?
1. Murder (including manslaughter)
2. assaults
3. Violent encounters with police
4. reported rape
ETOH
There is/was a need for a universal "language" of diagnosis for doctors, psychiatrists, and insurance companies