PSY3190 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Nicotine
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The role of substance use in a culture. Attachment bonds: attachment bonds are those ties initially to the infants parents or caregivers and over time to a growing sphere of siblings, close relatives etc. Individuals with poor attachment bonds might find alcohol or illicit drugs a trustworthy source of positive feelings i spite of their early life experiences. Hopelessness: hopelessness is a robust predictor of substance abuse, a loss of hope contributes to vulnerability to a sud. Mass media: the manner in which substance is us portrayed helps shapes the individual expectations for that compounds effects. Applications of the social component of the bio/psycho/social model. Suggested that the continuum of intervention into the substance use disorders involves three elements: prevention, treatment, maintaince, prevention is further subdivided into, universal interventions. Focus on the general population with the goal of avoiding or delaying the initiation of substance use: selective interventions, target high risk groups.
