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Claros, E., & Sharma, M. (2012). The Relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Abuse of Alcohol, Marijuana, and Tobacco among College Students. Journal of Alcohol & Drug Education, 56(1), 8-37.
The article is a review of whether or how relationships exist between emotional intelligence and the abuse of alcohol, marijuana or tobacco among college students. The study defines emotional intelligence as a person's faculties relevant to perception, utilization, understanding and the overall regulation of emotions. The paper looked at whether someone's level of emotional intelligence (EI) correlates to the use of legal or illicit drugs and, if so, to what degree.
This article pertains to the subject of what leads people to engage in chemical use or dependency and what tends to keep people away from it.
Hoffman, E., Pinkleton, B., Weintraub Austin, E., & Reyes-Velazquez, W. (2014). Exploring College Students' Use of General and Alcohol-Related Social Media and Their Associations with Alcohol-Related Behaviors. Journal of American College Health, 62(5), 328-335. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2014.902837
This report look sat the use of general and alcohol-related social media...
The paper notes that this is an important topic because alcohol advertisers are increasingly using social media and other digital avenues to advertise their wares. This article is much like the prior one except it looks at the correlation between the social media efforts of alcohol distributors and brands and how college students act in response.
This study is relevant because it looks at the social media effect on alcohol use.
Misch, D. (2007). "Natural Recovery" From Alcohol Abuse Among College Students. Journal Of American College Health, 55(4), 215-218. http://dx.doi.org/10.3200/jach.55.4.215-218
This third report follows along a fairly common theme with the second in that it focuses on college students on alcohol. Instead of how college students get hooked on alcohol, this report instead looks at the "natural recovery" method that many college students use to get off of alcohol. To clarify, these natural recovery methods are ones that are personally done and executed rather than going to a medical professional or using an intervention ordained, approved and known about by the school
This article is relevant because it explores the other side of alcohol abuse. Also dealing with college students, it explores one way that college students try to extricate themselves from alcohol abuse rather than one of the ways (like social media advertising) that are used to lure them in.
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Zule, W., Flannery, B., Wechsberg, W., & Lam, W. (2002). ALCOHOL USE AMONG OUT-OF-TREATMENT CRACK USING AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse, 28(3), 525-544. http://dx.doi.org/10.1081/ada-120006740
This report explains a form of comorbidity that exists with some substance-abusers. Indeed, some people only abuse one drug while some abuse more than one. This study focuses not only on that but it focuses as well on a certain race of drug abusers (black people), a certain race (women) and only black women that are out of treatment for crack abuse. There are also mentions in this study of comorbidity with sexually risky behaviors, cocaine use and so forth. Drinkers of all levels (light, moderate and heavy) were included.
This report is relevant because it explores the comorbidity of different abused drugs.
This is also a condition when a person does not think beyond what is observed in the surroundings. So children should be given exercise to create new thoughts which are devoid of substances in their surrounding or mentality. The most effective method of cognitive approach is to teach recovery techniques to a client that assist to overcome the condition, rather than find methods to change the mentality of a
CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE ON WOMEN INVOLVED IN PROSTITUTION Conceptual Paper Millions of children around the globe are sexually abused or exploited. This paper includes several descriptions of studies that relate sexual abuse during childhood to delinquency later in life. There are several difficulties with methodology and definitions that are inherent in the mentioned studies. These challenges make it somewhat difficult to compare and interpret the findings of the study. A framework
Demographic Information Jodi is a 22-year-old Hispanic female. She is a single mother but does not live with her daughter who enrolled in the foster care system. She completed her general educational development (GED) tests, but her Certified Nursing Assistant Training Program is still pending. Her past medical history indicates that she gave birth prematurely but has no known allergies. Assessment of Data Jodi became pregnant and gave birth to a daughter after
Problem Solving: There are times when the patient can find himself in a situation, which may present problems for the recovering alcoholic. For this reason, these patients are taught a series of techniques to determine the correct solution of a given problem. The training involves a number of simulated scenarios and the patient is made to come up with moral solution to resolve the situation. This may involve the patient
Fisher King was a 1991 movie that starred Robin Williams and Jeff Bridges and was directed by Terry Gilliam. The movie provided a unique insight into the world of abnormal psychology. It depicted accurate per trails of a few psychological disorders and psychosis that were brought on by a single stressor for both of the leading roles as well as a plethora of disorders by lesser characters brought on by
Clinical Psychology Dissertation - Dream Content as a Therapeutic Approach: Ego Gratification vs. Repressed Feelings An Abstract of a Dissertation Dream Content as a Therapeutic Approach: Ego Gratification vs. Repressed Feelings This study sets out to determine how dreams can be used in a therapeutic environment to discuss feelings from a dream, and how the therapist should engage the patient to discuss them to reveal the relevance of those feelings, in their present,