Which of the following is characteristic of alcoholism?
The Bottom Line on Alcoholic Personality Traits
Many alcoholics tend to blame others, make excuses, obsess about drinking, and drink uncontrollably. Look for these and more subtle characteristics if you think you might be at risk of alcoholism.
Signs of a High-Functioning Alcoholic | Alcoholism
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What are 6 effects of alcoholism?
High blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, liver disease, and digestive problems. Cancer of the breast, mouth, throat, esophagus, voice box, liver, colon, and rectum. Weakening of the immune system, increasing the chances of getting sick. Learning and memory problems, including dementia and poor school performance.
increased risk of diabetes and weight gain. impotence and other problems with sexual performance. cancers such as stomach cancer, bowel cancer, breast cancer, mouth cancer, throat cancer, oesophageal cancer and liver cancer. fertility issues such as reduced sperm count and reduced testosterone levels in men.
Alcoholism is characterised by an increased tolerance to alcohol – which means that an individual can consume more alcohol – and physical dependence on alcohol, which makes it hard for an individual to control their consumption.
Getting into dangerous situations when you're drinking (for example, driving, having unsafe sex or falling). Giving up activities so you can drink. Having cravings for alcohol. Having repeated problems with work, school, relationships or the law because of drinking.
What is a physical characteristic of alcohol intoxication?
History and Physical
Criteria for diagnosing alcohol intoxication include known or admitted ingestion of alcohol, behavior change, clinical signs including slurred speech, incoordination, nystagmus, memory loss, and lack of another condition to account for the symptoms.
What are the 3 classifications of alcohol describe?
There are three main types of alcohol: methyl, isopropyl, and ethyl which are also known as primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols respectively. All are toxic. Human beings can consume the only ethyl, or grain, alcohol, but the others find use as sterilizing agents, or as fuels.
The addiction components model operationally defines addictive activity as any behavior that features what I believe are the six core components of addiction (i.e., salience, mood modification, tolerance, withdrawal symptoms, conflict, and relapse) (Griffiths, 2005).
Authors Sussman and Sussman (2011) conduct a literature search to determine the definition of addiction, landing on and further defining five common elements: (1) feeling different; (2) preoccupation with the behavior; (3) temporary satiation; (4) loss of control; and, (5) negative consequences.
A chronic disease in which a person craves drinks that contain alcohol and is unable to control his or her drinking. A person with this disease also needs to drink greater amounts to get the same effect and has withdrawal symptoms after stopping alcohol use.
