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Alcoholism Learning Center
Causes could include:
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Emotional Stress
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Poor Self Esteem
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Psychosocial status
- Pressured by peers
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Alcoholism is divided into 2 categories: dependence and abuse. People who are dependent on alcohol spend a great deal of time drinking alcohol, and getting it.
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The DSM-IV breaks substance abuse into specific criteria that can be of aid in diagnosing a substance abuse problem. These criteria are paraphrased here to relate to alcoholism. At least one of the following must have manifested itself within a 12...
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Alcoholism was one of the first behavioral disorders tackled by genetic research, partly because it is a widespread problem and partly because the cost to society is so high. It has been known since the 1960s that alcoholism has a genetic componen...
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Alcoholism was one of the first behavioral disorders tackled by genetic research, partly because it is a widespread problem and partly because the cost to society is so high. It has been known since the 1960s that alcoholism has a genetic componen...
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There are probably a number of factors that work together to cause a person to become an alcoholic. Recent genetic studies have demonstrated that close relatives of an alcoholic are four times more likely to become alcoholics themselves. Furthermo...
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In their article "Early Identification and Intervention for Adolescent Alcohol Use," Mark Werner and Hoover Adjer Jr., both fellows at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), state that attitudes regarding alcohol use are developed quite early i...
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There are probably a number of factors that work together to cause a person to become an alcoholic. Genetic studies have demonstrated that close relatives of an alcoholic are more likely to become alcoholics themselves. This risk appears to hold t...
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Considered an important component of emotional health, self-esteem encompasses both self-confidence and self-acceptance. Experiences at home, at school, and with peers can all build or diminish a child's self-esteem. Psychologists and child-care a...
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Considered an important component of emotional health, self-esteem encompasses both self-confidence and self-acceptance. It is the way individuals perceive themselves and their self-value.
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Peer pressure is the influence of a social group on an individual.
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The influence of the social group on an individual. Peers are the individuals with whom a child or adolescent identifies, who are usually but not always of the same age-group. Peer pressure occurs when the individual experiences implicit or explic...
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