PSYCH 120A Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Methadone, Histrionic Personality Disorder, Opiate
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Jennifer needs us immediately -> is in extreme distress. Just released from er last night -> not going to be released unless we see her right away: admitted to hospital because suicide attempt (pills, no damage, taken to hospital by roommate. In prog. note 3, jennifer was lying about the substance abuse weaning, etc. Lower rates of alcoholism among women, asians: native americans respond less to treatments. Psychodynamic approaches: stuck in oral stage, symptoms of conflicts rooted in childhood experiences. Behavioral approaches: aversive conditioning, try to get you into something that"ll get you away from the substance (e. g. exercise, church) Personality disorders: histrionic personality disorder, borderline personality disorder, long term set of behaviors, dramatic mood shifts that are triggered (jen has no manic episodes =/= bipolar, diathesis stress model, genetic-environmental vulnerabilities, stressors interact with vulnerabilities. Jen"s stressors include no direct parental affection (had nanny), long distance relationship with boyfriend, etc.
