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- 171: Depression and Its Effects
- ... Men - "Emotional pain is something men are supposed to rise above,"so men often hide their depression - and their shame about it. Rather than the symptoms, they are more likely to reveal their depression in alcoholism, other substance abuse, and antisocial behavior (Cited in, Rao, Hammen & Daley, 1999, p909). Rosenhan & Seligman, (1995) support this belief in highlighting that; men are less likely to express depressive symptoms, less reinforced for passivity and ...
- 172: Anti-Social Personality Disorder
- ... link strongest in anti-social disorder has a pattern of irresponsible behavior 5 times more common amongst close relatives of anti-social men than in the general population. Some people with a genetic link to alcoholism have a genetic link to anti-social personality disorder too. Male relatives of people with Somatization Disor! der have a higher incidence of anti-social personality disorder ( somatization - begins in the teens to twenties and ...
- 173: Addiction and Heath Professionals
- ... be addressed. According to the American Medical Associations Council on Mental Health, impairment is "the inability to practice medicine with reasonable skill and safety to patients by reasons of physical or mental illness, including alcoholism or drug dependence" (Ariseiguieta, 1998). IN fact, 80-94% of all cases investigated by state physician impairment programs involve alcohol and drug addictions (Centrella, 1994). Drug or alcohol impairment not only hurt the user but ...
- 174: Effects of Drugs on the Body
- ... so badly that the user will seek even more of the drug even though it is harmful. This condition is called addiction. Drug addiction ranks as one of the most serious health problems. For example, alcoholism or heroin addiction can destroy or seriously damage and individuals health and personal life. The immediate effects of many abused drugs also involve serious risks. Alcohol, marijuana, and tranquilizers decrease mental alertness and muscle coordination ...
- 175: Teen Suicide
- ... questions. No answers. Just the cold, haunting specter of senseless death. Psychological studies have discovered a number of links to teen suicide. It comes as no surprise that depression and hopelessness typically top the list. Alcoholism and drug abuse are prevalent among kids who attempt suicide. A history of sexual abuse can also contribute to a teen's choice to die. However, one prominent link to teen suicide is often overlooked ...
- 176: The Effects Of Marijuana Use
- ... THC). Except for limited medical purposes cultivating weed is illegal in all but a few countries. Marijuana is now being used to treat glaucoma. Other uses for marijuana in the future may include treatment for alcoholism, seizures, pain, and the nausea produced by anticancer medication, chemotherapy and radiation treatments. Marijuana is not thought to produce psychological dependence except when taken in large daily doses. In conclusion, marijuana has many diverse uses ...
- 177: Personal Commentary on the Drug Problem
- ... intensity, characterized by a large degree of psychological dependence and perhaps a physical dependence as well. Drug abuse has affected our society greatly and the use of drugs manifest other problems such as divorce rate, alcoholism, civil unrest, a general restlessness, and a lack of involvement. We must make some decision that will help our youth make better choices, better than we have made in the past, if society is to ...
- 178: Argument Against Euthanasia
- ... same time assenting to requests to take other lives. Such confidence reflects, perhaps, a high opinion of doctor's psychic robustness, but it is a confidence seriously undermined by the shocking rates of depression, suicide, alcoholism, drug addiction, and marital discord consistently recorded among this group. "Dangers of Societal Acceptance". It must never be forgotten that doctors, nurses, and hospital administrators have personal lives, homes and families, or that they are ...
- 179: Euthanasia Term Paper
- ... same time assenting to requests to take other lives. Such confidence reflects, perhaps, a high opinion of doctor's psychic robustness, but it is a confidence seriously undermined by the shocking rates of depression, suicide, alcoholism, drug addiction, and marital discord consistently recorded among this group. "Dangers of Societal Acceptance". It must never be forgotten that doctors, nurses, and hospital administrators have personal lives, homes and families, or that they are ...
- 180: Nature / Nurture or Both !
- ... Peter P 21) In this example, we see a natural preference based on heredity. Both twins blamed their mothers for their behaviors, while none of the mothers required such neatness. Another study on heredity and alcoholism conducted by Goodwin et al (1973) indicated that adoptees with alcoholic parents were four times more likely to become alcoholics than those without, although there was no such relationship with alcohol misuse in adoptive parents ...
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