PSY 240 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Delirium Tremens, Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome
4 Sep 2018
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Us) are more prone to fetal alcohol syndrome: mechanism may have to do with the enzyme that metabolizes alcohol, alcohol withdrawal, autonomic hyperactivity. Insomnia: hand tremor, nausea and vomiting, anxiety, seizures, delirium with hallucinations, hallucinations without delirium, 50% of functional middle class people who qualify for alcohol use disorder will have these withdrawals. If they need to be hospitalized to get off of alcohol there is an. Increased consumption: extreme behavior while drinking, black outs or blanks, hallucinations, needing an alcoholic drink in the morning, ability to tolerate more alcohol. Increased drinking of alcohol when stressed or under pressure: person becomes annoyed when others say to cut back on drinking, stimulants, overview, most widely consumed type of drug, examples. Increased alterness and energy: amphetamines, cocaine, nicotine, caffeine, amphetamines, up, elation, vigor, reduced fatigue, crash, extreme fatigue, depression, cns effects, significant agonist and reuptake blocking, dsm criteria. Interpersonal sensitivity: behavioral symptoms, changes in sociability, anxiety, tension, anger, stereotypical behaviors, physiological symptoms.
