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Addiction Health Education- Ms. Davenport

Addiction Health Education- Ms. Davenport. Addiction – continued involvement with a substance or activity despite ongoing negative consequences Physiological addiction Psychological addiction. Defining Addiction. Habit – repeated behavior in which the repetition may be unconscious

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Addiction Health Education- Ms. Davenport

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  1. AddictionHealth Education- Ms. Davenport

  2. Addiction – continued involvement with a substance or activity despite ongoing negative consequences • Physiological addiction • Psychological addiction Defining Addiction

  3. Habit – repeated behavior in which the repetition may be unconscious • Compulsion – if the habit occurs by compulsion and considerable discomfort is experienced if the behavior is not performed, then the repetition or habit is considered an addiction Habit versus Addiction

  4. Four common symptoms: • Obsession • Loss of control • Negative consequences • Denial Signs of Addiction

  5. “Nurturing through avoidance” • The physiology of addiction: • Neurotransmitters • Tolerance • Withdrawal The Addictive Process

  6. Figure 11.1 Cycle of Psychological Addiction Figure 11.1

  7. Process addictions – behaviors known to be addictive because they are mood altering: • Money addictions • Compulsive gambling • Compulsive shopping and borrowing • Work addiction • Exercise: • Addictive exercisers • Muscle dysmorphia • Internet • Sexual • Multiple Types of Addiction

  8. Codependence – a person is “addicted to the addict”; they assume responsibility for meeting the addict’s need and neglect their own • Enablers – people who knowingly or unknowingly protect addicts from the natural consequences of their actions How Addiction Affects Family and Friends

  9. Intervention – planned process of confrontation by people who are important to the addict; its purpose is to allow the addict to see the destructive nature of the addiction • Treatment: • Abstinence – refraining from the addictive behavior • Detoxification – adjustment physically and congnitively to being free from the influence of addiction Treatment for and Recovery from Addiction

  10. Isolated or complete return to addictive behavior • Relapse prevention requires the addict and significant others to recognize the signs of imminent relapse and to develop a plan for responding to the signs • Relapse is not a failure to change or a lack of desire to stay well Relapse

  11. Three strategies for addiction treatment: • Cognitive-behavioral therapy • Motivational psychology • 12-step programs Choosing a Treatment

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