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| the person who drinks when the drinking leads to impairment in functioning in one or more areas |
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| the person who is physically addicted to alcohol and would suffer withdrawal symptoms if he or she quit |
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| anyone with a drinking problem |
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| a chronic marijuana smoker's lack of initiative and drive |
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| behavioral approach to help drug addicts and alcoholics quit by pairing the substance with a noxious stimulus |
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| a white powder that is usually snorted, giving the user the sense of being euphoric, lasts 20-30 min |
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| significant other involved with a substance abuser and the controlling and helping behaviors assiciated |
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| a form of cocaine that is smoked |
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| a form of speed that can be made in home labs |
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| number one defense mechanism associated with substance abuse |
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| cleaning a person's system of a drug. 3-5days |
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| hallucinogen that creates euphoria and an altered state of consciouness |
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| the nonusing family member who encourages or helps the substance abuser continue to use |
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| the dose or unit of consumption of a drug addict |
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| procedure for changing cocaine to crack |
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| narcotic. can be snorted or injected |
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| often called acid. hallucinogen. distortions in sensory perceptions |
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| a way to use drugs by sniffing powder through the nose with a straw |
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| a type of treatment for addicts that relies on confrontation and a strong social support network |
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| considered the most effective model in treating substance abusers |
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| symptoms experienced when a user stops taking a drug |
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| a condition that occurs within 1 month of a severe trauma |
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| a serious trauma that often causes PTSD |
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| intervention after a person has been assessed to be affected by a critical incident |
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| PTSD sufferer no longer feels like his or her normal self. person has trouble connecting with others |
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| people suffering from PTSD often feel that life is not the same and things don't seem real, feels like walking around in a fog |
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| a field of mental health treatment in which counselors are trained how to respond to people after they have experienced some form of community disaster |
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| a defense mechanism that assists people who have experienced trauma in which they push their feelings into their subconscious |
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| eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, treatment for PTSD |
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| state of preparedness and anxiety that often occurs after someone has been personally attacked |
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| individuals who purposefully victimize and intimidate others |
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| phases of community disaster |
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| conceptualization that communities experience certain stages during and after a serious disaster: heroic phase, honeymoon phase, disillusionment phase, and reconstruction phase |
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| condition that occurs when people have been severely traumatized and are not functioning effectively |
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| international organization established to assist people world wide when disaster strikes |
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| Adults molested as children |
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| a form of PTSD. the woman develops a sense of helplessness and hopelessness |
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| honeymoon period, tension builds and an explosion happens either verbally or physically, batterer seeks forgiveness and the honeymoon period begins again |
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| beats child as a disciplinary action, out of frustration, or other reasons. parent is using child to relieve stress |
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| tissue damage, broken bones, organ damage from non accidental means |
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| adult gratifies himself or herself sexually with a minor |
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| when a parent or guardian fails to provide for a child's basic needs |
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| when a child is continually humiliated, criticized, and deprived of love |
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| child abuse accomodation syndrome |
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| a protective condition in which as abused child maintains secrecy about the abuse, permits it to reoccur, and tries to suppress it |
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| child protective services agency |
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| established to protect children from abuse by investigating reports of child abuse |
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| a woman is sexually assaulted by a friend or date |
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| an intervention for clients in crisis that helps to restore a person's sense of control, used for rape victims |
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| when a baby is shaken. can lead to brain damage or death |
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| counselors, teachers, and medical personnel are required to report any suspicions of child abuse |
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| post traumatic stress disorder |
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| a state in which a person re-experiences a traumatic event as flashbacks or in nightmares, feels anxious or hypervigilant, and has impaired functioning |
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| immediate crisis reaction, reorganization with ego defense mechanisms, reintegration |
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