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    Running Head: Behavioral Analysis: Alcoholism 1

    Behavioral Analysis: Alcoholism

    Harris Cacanindin

    Saint Louis University

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    Behavioral Analysis: Alcoholism 3

    ;A"IL< BAC=>R!U7( A7( (RI7=I7> HIST!RABA rece&tor

    su#units later on do-n the road. The >ABA system is im&ortant in the discussion o$ addiction

    #ecause it in$luences the e$$icacy o$ one,s stress res&onse and &lays a dominating role in the

    &harmacology o$ many etremely addictive su#stances such as alcohol' heroine' mor&hine' and

    most other $orms o$ &ain/illers 1aulsen and "oser' 344D2. The study suggests #oth strongly

    im&licate the >ABAergic system (7A strands in the #iological etiology o$ addictionNthe study

    #oth sho- that genes can &redict the onset o$ &athology@ ho-ever' environmental e$$ects such as

    re&eated stress can act as an intermediary modulator #et-een genes and #ehavior. This &rovides

    su&&ort $or -hat is /no-n as the 9diathesis)stress model o$ &sychology 1>rant and oten%a'

    8F3F2' -hich asserts that in the interaction #et-een diathesis 1#iological vulnera#ility2 and stress

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    Behavioral Analysis: Alcoholism 14

    1li$e stressors' traumatic events2 serves as the #est &redictor o$ &athology,s eventual onset. ((,s

    genetic vulnera#ility cou&led #y his li$e,s stresses) history o$ a#use' &hysically distant mother'

    &eer &ressure' #ad relationshi&' school concerns' &redis&osed (( to resort in alcoholism.

    According to ;estinger,s 13462 Cognitive (issonance Theory' &eo&le are e&osed to

    ne- in$ormation in the contet o$ their &re)eisting /no-ledge. ;estinger continues that i$ the

    ne- events or in$ormation su&&ort the &reviously held #elie$s' then the individual $eels su&&orted

    as the ne- stimuli are in harmony -ith the individual,s &rior /no-ledge. This creates -hat

    ;estinger re$erred to as a state o$ consonance. Ho-ever' ;estinger also discussed a state o$

    dissonance' or discom$ort' -hich -ould occur -hen ne- in$ormation or events stood in

    o&&osition to &reviously held #elie$s. ?hen the ne- in$ormation creates a sense o$ dissonance'

    there are $our reactions -e could e&ect' #ased on ;estinger,s 13462 theory. ;irst' the individual

    may choose to attac/ the messenger as a -ay o$ discrediting the ne- in$ormation. Second' she or

    he may choose to rationali%e the in$ormation' or essentially modi$y the ne- stimuli in a $ashion

    that it is no longer in o&&osition to &reviously held #elie$s. Third' the individual may acce&t the

    ne- in$ormation as accurate' yet re$use to change her or his original #elie$s' -hich -ould create

    a continuing' or unresolved state o$ dissonance. Lastly' the individual may acce&t the ne-

    in$ormation as accurate' and alter her or his original #elie$s accordingly.

    Those -ho are involved in alcoholism such as atient (( -ill usually have to deal -ith

    cognitive dissonance. This is #ecause there is so much com&elling evidence $or -hy this

    #ehavior is dangerous. The atient (( is li/ely to #e a-are o$ this #ut he -ill overcome the

    con$lict #y either: giving u& alcohol' changing his o&inion o$ su#stance a#use so that the

    #ehavior a&&ears less dangerous' he can also ada&t a ne- idea that -ill hel& him esca&e the

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    maintaining ne- li$estyle"otivated to +uit

    drin/ing

    I7TER"E(IATE !UTC!"ESIm&roved co&ing s/illsLearned relationshi& s/ills

    >ain tools to im&rove sel$)esteemA#ility to com#at desire todrin/Begins to ma/e healthy

    choices

    Behavioral Analysis: Alcoholism 15

    dissonance. ;or eam&le' he might acce&t that su#stance a#use causes damage to other &eo&le'

    #ut he can handle it and so are not in danger.

    II. THE S!LUTI!7S

    The glo#al economic and health #urden o$ alcohol use disorders is -idely recogni%ed' as

    is the need $or e$$ective &u#lic health interventions to su#stantially reduce this #urden 1Ri&er'

    8F332. 2. There$ore' visual e&lanation or a ma& o$ the #ehavior change and the e&ected

    outcomes is &resented #elo- de&icting an e$$ective intervention $or atient ((.

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    Behavioral Analysis: Alcoholism 16

    ;urthermore' the health #elie$ model -as used. The model is an intra&ersonal theory that

    addresses a &ersonJs &erce&tion o$ the threat o$ a health &ro#lem and the accom&anying

    a&&raisal o$ a recommended #ehavior $or &reventing or managing the &ro#lem 1Cottrell' >irvan'

    "c=en%ie' 8FF52. And as such a diagram is &resented #elo- on ho- atient ((Js #ehavior

    change lead to ta/ing &reventive actions $or his alcoholism.

    This model -as used to hel& e&lain -hy atient (( acce&ted &reventative health

    services and ado&t healthy #ehaviors. Social &sychologists originally develo&ed the Health Belie$

    "odel to &redict the li/elihood o$ a &erson ta/ing recommended &reventative health action and

    to understand a &erson,s motivation and decision)ma/ing a#out see/ing health services. The

    Health Belie$ "odel &ro&oses that &eo&le -ill res&ond #est to messages a#out health &romotion

    or disease &revention -hen the $ollo-ing $our conditions $or change eist: The &erson #elieves

    that he or she is at ris/ o$ develo&ing a s&eci$ic condition' the &erson #elieves that the ris/ is

    LI=ELIH!!( !; TA=I7> RE*E7TI*E ACTI!7S

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    Behavioral Analysis: Alcoholism 17

    serious and the conse+uences o$ develo&ing the condition are undesira#le' the &erson #elieves

    that the ris/ -ill #e reduced #y a s&eci$ic #ehavior change and the &erson #elieves that #arriers to

    the #ehavior change can #e overcome and managed.

    Individual interventions em&loyed $ocused on reducing the demand $or alcohol #y

    through access to in$ormation andPor s/ills that in$luence decision)ma/ing and #ehaviours

    1Larimer Cronce' 8FF62. revention interventions include those activities $ocused on

    &roviding -ith the in$ormation and s/ills they need to ma/e good decisions a#out drin/ing. They

    include: #asic education and a-areness &rograms and cognitive #ehavioural s/ills)#ased

    &rograms. EducationPa-areness &rograms encom&ass relatively distinct methods &roviding -ith

    #asic in$ormation a#out alcohol. Em&loyment o$ such strategy are use$ul to atient ((.

    S&eci$ically' these include giving him traditional in$ormation a#out the alcohol' re)educating him

    a#out identi$ied misconce&tions a#out alcohol and giving him o&&ortunities to evaluate his goal

    and incor&orate res&onsi#le decision Qma/ing a#out alcohol into his goals or values. Cognitive)

    #ehavioral s/ills)#ased &rograms o$ten incor&orate educationalPa-areness ty&e activities. And in

    this contet' it is em&loyed to atient (( thru teaching so as to modi$y #elie$s or #ehaviors

    associated -ith high)ris/ drin/ing. The &atient learns s/ills in sel$)monitoring and sel$)

    assessment@ sets limits and avoids and handles high)ris/ situation. o&ular misconce&tions are

    cleared such as various methods to 9so#er u&. art o$ the intervention -as to teach a#out

    &harmacologic treatments such as aversion thera&y as &art o$ the regimen.

    ;amily Thera&y. The attitudes and #ehaviours o$ &eers are among the strongest

    correlates o$ drin/ing attitudes and #ehaviours@ ho-ever' the develo&mental literature has clearly

    identi$ied the im&ortance o$ the $amily net-or/ in adolescent su#stance use' even as late as

    university 1Turrisi' 8F3F2. (uring $amily thera&y sessions' the $amilyJs strengths are used to hel&

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    them handle their &ro#lems. All mem#ers ta/e res&onsi#ility $or &ro#lems and some $amily

    mem#ers may need to change their #ehavior more than others. This is done #y $ocusing less on

    the mem#er -ho has #een identi$ied as ill and $ocusing more on the $amily as a -hole' also #y

    identi$ying con$licts and anieties and hel&ing the $amily develo& strategies to resolve them.

    Also' &art o$ #eing a nurse is to &rovide &atient (( -ith a means o$ contacting health

    care &roviders -ho are availa#le $or +uestions or &ro#lem resolution' com&liment &atient on

    &ositive accom&lishments to rein$orce his #ehaviors and to involve his $amily and $riends in

    health &lanning con$erences. Also' em&hasis on the im&ortance o$ a #alanced diet 1e.g. lo- in

    cholesterol2 to &revent vascular disease and even advise to ta/e *itamin B com&lees to su&&ort

    good a&&etite and &ro&er #rain $unctioning' sustained cessation o$ alcohol' regular eercise to

    increase agility and stamina' &ro&er hygiene' regular &hysical chec/u&s to identi$y and treat

    &ro#lems early' re&orting o$ unusual sym&toms to a health &ro$essional.

    ?ithin the &u#lic health a&&roach to &revention' there is room $or multi&le theories and

    com#inations o$ theories. The &u#lic health a&&roach originally derived $rom e&idemiologic

    studies o$ communica#le diseases' indicating that &ro&er &revention &lanning re+uires

    /no-ledge o$ the host 1or individual &erson2' the agent 1in this discussion' alcohol2' and the

    environment 1the social milieu2. revention' as -e /no- it today' also re+uires /no-ledge o$ the

    interaction #et-een the three $actors. Because &revention in &u#lic health is an evolutionary $ield

    that is continuously gro-ing $rom the thin/ing and e&eriences o$ researchers' &lanners'

    &ractitioners' and evaluators' the current /no-ledge #ase -ill change' e&and' and emerge in

    ne- com#inations' &roviding #etter tools -ith -hich to address the &revention o$ alcohol

    &ro#lems. The theories that see/ to e&lain #ehavior and changes in #ehavior are ta/en largely

    $rom &sychology. Until recently' most theoretical -or/ in alcohol a#use &revention has #een

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    aimed at identi$ying the li/ely antecedents and correlates. "ore recently' the goal has #een to

    develo& strategies #ased on theories and models o$ &revention that can reverse or &revent

    adolescent alcohol use.

    Social learning. Al#ert BanduraJs social learning theory is &ro#a#ly the most -idely used

    among current &revention &rogram &lanners. According to Bandura 134662' learning is ac+uired

    and sha&ed #y &ositive and negative rein$orcements 1re-ards and &unishments2' as -ell as #y

    o#servation o$ other &eo&leJs #ehavior . Thus' &eo&le can antici&ate the conse+uences and sha&e

    their o-n #ehavior to earn re-ards and &unishments. Bandura recogni%ed the &otential $or using

    modeling as a -ay o$ directing and changing #ehavior. ?e o#serve the #ehavior o$ others in

    &erson' on television' and in movies' and -e #ecome more li/ely to ado&t that modelJs #ehavior

    #ased on the attractiveness o$ the model. BanduraJs early -or/ indicated that children readily

    imitate aggressive models as -ell as more &ositive models and that status envy -as an im&ortant

    $actor. Later' his theory $ormed the under&inning $or the use o$ near &eers to transmit messages

    to some-hat younger children #y de&icting #ehavior and attitudes $or young &eo&le to imitate'

    such as saying no to alcohol 1re$usal s/ills2. In addition to the use o$ near &eers in television

    mass media e$$orts' BanduraJs -or/ most li/ely is the theoretical #asis $or &revention e$$orts

    using the team or #uddy a&&roach' teaming individuals' small grou&s' $amilies' and even

    communities' in -hich ne- health related #ehaviors can #e modeled and rein$orced' hel&ing to

    set ne- norms.

    Cognitive dissonance 1"c>uire' 34D2. "uch o$ ?illiam "c>uireJs -or/ in &sychology

    is #ased on ;estingerJs conce&t o$ cognitive dissonance ' -hich descri#es a tendency o$ humans

    to harmoni%e e&ectations a#out &eo&le and e&eriences -ith them. In other -ords' -e -ant our

    #elie$s to #e in harmony -ith our e&eriences. Cognitive dissonance theory holds that &eo&le

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    -ant their &ersonal attitudes and #elie$s to #e com&ati#le -ith their o-n #ehavior. I$ they are not'

    there is cognitive dissonance that a &erson -ill -ant to eliminate. As a &revention techni+ue'

    "c>uire &ro&osed that certain &retreatments -ould esta#lish or strengthen #elie$s and attitudes

    -ith -hich a &ersonJs #ehavior -ould have to harmoni%e to avoid cognitive dissonance.

    Cognitive inoculation is one o$ these &retreatments. He $ound that ver#al inoculations had

    certain immuni%ing e$$ects against strong counter)arguments' and strengthened the su#0ectsJ

    a#ility to de$end their #elie$s. ?hen a&&lied to the use o$ alcohol and other drugs' cognitive

    inoculation aligns a &ersonJs #elie$s and #ehavior -ith regard to these su#stances. ;or instance' i$

    a teenager #elieves that drin/ing -ill diminish athletic a#ility' and &laces a high value on athletic

    a#ility' resolution o$ dissonance -ould re+uire that the teenager either a#stain $rom drin/ing or

    &lace a lo-er value on athletic a#ility. Another &retreatment a&&roach re+uires that a #ehavior

    commitment #e made@ the commitment o$ten is in the $orm o$ a contract or &u#lic announcement

    o$ oneJs #elie$s and intentions 1I -ill not use alcohol until I am o$ age2. "c>uire $ound that a

    commitment made to others -as stronger than a &rivate commitment.

    Behavioral intention. "artin ;ish#ein and Ice/ A0%en 134DF2 develo&ed a system $or

    measuring attitudes as -ell as su#0ective norms. Their #ehavioral intention theory &ostulates that'

    -hen &ro&erly measured' a &ersonJs attitudes and su#0ective norms a#out a #ehavior can #e used

    as &redictors o$ #ehavior. Attitudes are the #elie$s a &erson holds a#out the outcome o$ a

    #ehavior' along -ith the value he or she &laces on that outcome. The most &rominent dimension

    o$ attitude is li/e)disli/e' the tendency to acce&t or to re0ect or to see/ to avoid. Su#0ective norms

    are the &ersonJs assum&tions a#out the vie-s o$ signi$icant others regarding the #ehavior' along

    -ith the &ersonJs motivation to com&ly -ith these vie-s. ;or attitudes and su#0ective norms to

    #e valid &redictors o$ #ehavior' they must #e measured in terms o$ s&eci$ic #ehavioral situations.

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    ersuasion)communications. "c>uire 134D2 has -or/ed etensively on the theory

    underlying communication cam&aigns. He #elieves that the moresuccess$ul cam&aigns are those

    -hich $ocus on the availa#ility o$ solutions rather than on the seriousness o$ the &ro#lem. He

    $ound that such techni+ues as de$ining s&eci$ic audiences and targeting messages may increase

    the e$$ectiveness o$ &u#lic communications cam&aigns' #ut the techni+ues have limited e$$icacy

    $or changing the audienceJs health)related #ehavior. "c>uire descri#ed com&onents necessary to

    construct a communication ca&a#le o$ changing attitudes and #ehavior' along -ith successive

    res&onses &eo&le must ma/e i$ they are to yield to the communication. According to "c>uire'

    the e$$ectiveness o$ a communication cam&aign de&ends on its a#ility to lead an audience

    through a 38)ste& &rocess. The &rocess starts -ith e&osure to the communication and &roceeds

    through learning ho- to incor&orate the target #ehavior in oneJs li$e' and #eing a#le to ma/e

    decisions #ased on the retrieval o$ the in$ormation. The &rocess concludes -ith reorgani%ing

    oneJs related #elie$s and engaging in &ost #ehavioral activities or consolidation.

    III. LI"ITATI!7S E7C!U7TERE(

    The duration o$ encounter #et-een the nurse and the client started last -ee/ o$

    Se&tem#er and ended during the last days o$ !cto#er -ith irregular meeting intervals. "eetings

    -ere #asically de&endent on the clientJs availa#ility. Hence' time is limited and so some

    interventions may have #een im&lemented &oorly. Also the models and theories a$orementioned

    have not #een $ully utili%ed to $ull etent and may have #ecome eclectic or integrated in

    a&&roach during the actual &rocess.

    It is im&ortant to note that a state o$ dissonance can im&act an individual,s #ehavior' as

    she or he attem&ts to regain consonance. ;or eam&le' most alcoholics are $ully a-are o$ the

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    health ris/s caused #y their alcohol consum&tion 1>reening (ollinger' 34432. Ho-ever' they

    are more li/ely to &er$orm the act o$ admitting these ris/s i$ they are intending to +uit drin/ing

    1S-inehart =irscht' 34552. This is an eam&le o$ ho- cognitive dissonance can im&act the

    #ehavior o$ an individual. As our society loo/s $or -ays to reduce the rate and amount o$ alcohol

    consum&tion' s&eci$ically among college students' ;estinger,s 13462 theory o$ Cognitive

    (issonance could serve a valua#le role.

    In the eam&le o$ dangerous drin/ing' an individual may $eel dissonance due to /no-ing

    the ris/s o$ their drin/ing levels' #ut -ould #e resistant to change their #ehavior due to the

    &otential loss o$ a social outlet. Another reason an individual might resist dissonance reduction'

    according to ;estinger' is that the &resent #ehavior may #e satis$ying. A&&lying this through the

    lens o$ dangerous drin/ing #ehaviors' an individual may $eel the #ene$its o$ dangerous drin/ing

    are satis$ying enough to continue in a state o$ dissonance. ;inally' ;estinger suggested that

    change may not #e &ossi#le. This could a&&ly to addictive #ehaviors' e$$ecting alcoholics'

    smo/ers' drug users' etc. ;estinger &ro&osed that i$ an individual is una#le to success$ully reduce

    the eistence o$ dissonance' they -ill then attem&t to avoid the triggers that arouse dissonance'

    and minimi%e the magnitude o$ it.

    I*. C!7CLUSI!7S A7( REC!""E7(ATI!7S

    7o single a&&roach has #een identi$ied as e$$ective $or &reventing use o$ alcohol #y

    youth. In $act' di$$erent $actors in se&arate &rograms a&&ear to #e e$$ective in certain

    communities -ith certain age grou&s. A multi$aceted a&&roach to &revention is necessary.

    revention &lanners should $ocus on the multi&le $actors that contri#ute to alcohol and other drug

    use #y youth. Community leaders should ta/e into consideration eisting community e$$orts and

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    in their &rograms address -ays in -hich various &rograms can interrelate. The goal o$ any

    community in &revention is to ma/e the &arts -or/ together. Although more research is needed

    to determine -hich strategies and a&&roaches -or/ #est' the $ollo-ing are essential com&onents:

    communicating a clear' nonuse message $or youth through all community channels' &olicies' and

    &ractices' role modeling o$ moderate' lo-)ris/ use o$ alcohol #y adults o$ legal age' s/ill #uilding

    to enhance social and inter&ersonal communication s/ills' &eer resistance &ro#lem solving'

    media &romotion e$$orts and &ortrayal analysis' and a#ility to as/ $or hel&' &romoting #onding

    and attachments to $amily' &eers' school' and religion' and #elie$ in general social norms' values'

    and e&ectations' increasing the &erceived #ene$its o$ health enhancing #ehaviors and decreasing

    the &erceived #ene$its o$ health)com&romising #ehaviors' &roviding re$erral' counseling' or

    treatment services $or children or $amilies in need o$ hel&.

    The diagnostic $eatures o$ alcohol use disorder highlight ma0or areas o$ li$e $unctioning

    li/ely to #e im&aired. These include driving and o&erating machinery' school and -or/'

    inter&ersonal relationshi&s and communication' and health. Alcohol)related disorders contri#ute

    to a#senteeism $rom -or/' 0o#)related accidents' and lo- em&loyee &roductivity. Rates are

    elevated in homeless individuals' &erha&s re$lecting a do-n-ard s&iral in social and

    occu&ational $unctioning' although most individuals -ith alcohol use disorder continue to live

    -ith their $amilies and $unction -ithin their 0o#s. Alcohol use disorder is associated -ith a

    signi$icant increase in the ris/ o$ accidents' violence' and suicide. It is estimated that one in $ive

    intensive care unit admissions in some ur#an hos&itals is related to alcohol and that GF o$

    individuals in the United States e&erience an alcohol)related adverse event at some time in their

    lives' -ith alcohol accounting $or u& to o$ $atal driving events. Severe alcohol use disorder'

    es&ecially in individuals -ith antisocial &ersonality disorder' is associated -ith the commission

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    over)use o$ alcohol tends to negatively im&act the a#user,s &ersonality. Increased irrita#ility'

    &oor 0udgment and reasoning are 0ust a cou&le o$ -ays that alcohol damages the human

    &ersonality and relationshi&s #y etension.

    The damaging e$$ects o$ alcohol a#use are not limited to the &erson and those living

    closest to them. Alcohol a#use is lin/ed to many social ills -hich a$$ect &eo&le other-ise

    unconnected to the drin/er. There is a clear connection #et-een alcohol a#use and higher rates o$

    -or/&lace a#senteeism. A#use o$ alcohol is also lin/ed to higher rates o$ violent crime in

    neigh#orhoods. Because alcohol im&airs good 0udgment' it is o$ten connected to ris/y seual

    activity. ;inally' alcohol is involved in a ma0ority o$ automo#ile accidents 1romises Treatment

    Center' 8F382.

    (uring the time -hen he got in 0ail' &atient (( claimed he -as under the in$luence o$

    alcohol. He -as -ith his $riend,s #irthday &arty on a #ar -hen his e)girl$riend ha&&ened to #e

    there' on a di$$erent ta#le' and -ith a di$$erent com&any. He claimed he had 9$e- drin/s -hen

    he decided to con$ront his girl$riend. (uring the con$rontation ((,s e)girl$riend,s #oy$riend got

    in the discussion. There -as a misunderstanding #et-een (( and the #oy$riend and so $ight

    #ecame inevita#le. (ue to his shortcomings (( ver#ali%ed that he had sense that some o$ his

    relatives #ecame a #it distant $rom him. His cousins -ere contacting him less or they get together

    less $re+uent. Even -ith his $riends' he ver#ali%ed that he even -asn,t contacted anymore #y

    some o$ them. Communicating via tt' social net-or/s -as even less. ?hen (( ver#ali%ed that

    he -anted to go #ac/ to school' his mother re$used to give her the aid he needed.

    Alcoholism carries -ith it a host o$ social &ro#lems. Both the drin/er and the $amily unit

    are a$$ected. Alcohol can have devastating e$$ects on the $amily. 7umerous marriages have #een

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    destroyed #y alcohol' #oth emotionally and $inancially. Children o$ alcoholics are emotionally

    $ractured #y alcoholic &arents. A&&roimately 8F &ercent o$ adults gre- u& -ith a $amily

    mem#er -ith an alcohol &ro#lem. These adults themselves are at ris/ $or develo&ing su#stance

    a#use &ro#lems. Emotional issues such as guilt' de&ression' and relationshi& &ro#lems are o$ten

    $ound in children o$ alcoholics 1Ro#ert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center' 8F332.

    Communities su$$er the cost o$ alcohol a#use. An enormous amount o$ money is lost each

    year in the -or/&lace #ecause o$ alcohol. Insurance costs' decreased &roductivity' -or/&lace

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