Psychology & Treatment of Alcoholism

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In Dunsland Cross

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    Course

  • Location

    Dunsland cross

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Psychology & Treatment of Alcoholism - a distance learning course by BSY Alcoholism is a complex and large subject, with roots in both genetic and environmental causes. This distance learning course will explore alcoholism, its potential causes and other factors which may contribute to the likelihood of an individual becoming an alcoholic.  Students will learn the theory of the addictive personality, the psychology of the addicted mind, how alcoholism is typically diagnosed and how its progression can be predicted.

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Dunsland Cross (Devon)
EX22 7YT

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  • Psychology

Course programme

Training Course Content

This distance learning course will include the following modules:

Lesson One
  • Introduction
    • Sympathy and Empathy
    • Alcoholism
    • What Alcoholism Is and what it is Not
    • Facts
Lesson Two
  • Alcohol
    • Absorption
    • Alcohol Content of Drinks
    • Blood Alcohol Concentration Level
    • Effect of Alcohol
    • Oxidation/Metabolism
    • Reasons for Drinking
  • The Alcohol Dependence Syndrome
  • Alcohol-related Damage
    • Problems Relating to Intoxication
    • Problems Relating to Regular Heavy Drinking
Lesson Three
  • Diagnosis
    • Detection in General Practice
    • Therapeutic Measures
Lesson Four
  • Excuses
  • Immaturity
    • Self-Talk
    • The Alcoholic Ego
    • Recognising Immaturity in the Alcoholic
Lesson Five
  • Immaturity (Continued)
    • Omnipotence
    • Inability to Accept Frustration
  • Learning to Live
    • Reducing the Ego
    • There Can Be No Compromise
    • Case History
Lesson Six
  • Alcohol and Depression
  • Medical Treatment of Alcoholism
    • Two Models of Treatment Programmes
    • Advances in Treatment
    • The Genetic Probe
Lesson Seven
  • Withdrawal
    • Case History
    • Symptoms
    • Consequences of Alcohol Withdrawal
    • Pharmacotherapy
    • Non-drug Detoxification
    • Inpatient v Outpatient Detoxification
Lesson Eight
  • The Adolescent and Alcohol
    • The Family System Problem
    • Warning Signs
    • Treatments
  • Children of Alcoholics
    • Psychological Problems
    • Behaviours
    • Help and Support
    • Teenagers
Lesson Nine
  • The Disease of Alcoholism
  • The Dynamics of Recovery
    • Recovery and the Hospital Role
Lesson Ten
  • The Dynamics of Recovery (Continued)
    • Frustration
    • Relapse
    • Case History
    • Case Example of Affirmation to Recovery

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