Drug and alcohol abuse in Australian cinema: Samson and Delilah, Little Fish
In this paper be present an addiction case study on the basis of the Australian movie ‘Small Fish'. I chose to work with the character Lionel Dawson, who is a junkie and a former football champion. I provide an assessment as a well as a formulation of the case for the client. I evaluate his psychological need as well as his use of heroine. I then briefly describe the substance abuse counseling model you I draw on and its usefulness for the client. I also describe how I would work with the client as well as the likely outcomes, using published research on client outcomes in the drug and alcohol field of research. Finally, I the challenges the client would face and identify the supports for recovery in his social context.
Conceptual models in health behavior: learning, community, and belief frameworks
During the 1950's, the Health Belief model (HBM) was developed from the field of social psychology. The theoretical framework offers an explanation of why individuals are motivated to participate in preventive health behaviors. The model has five perception constructs of susceptibility, severity, benefits, barriers, and cues to action. In this setting the HBM predicts what prevention behaviors diabetic patients will engage in to avoid foot pathology and ultimately amputation. Current research indicates that the Health Belief Model (HBM) is the most common model used to study health- related behaviors. According to Ganz, Rimer, and Lewis (2002) an assumption of this model indicates people are more inclined to demonstrate disease prevention activities when they perceive (a) an increased susceptibility to the illness; (b) the illness is severe; (c) the actions are valuable; (d) the behavior has few obstacles; and (e) are prompted to execute the actions.