been minimized, suicides and substance abuse. Recognizing the usefulness of positive psychology can minimize substance abuse along with the view that it is a suitable alternative to dealing with complex issues while also minimizing impacts to mission accomplishment. Substance Abuse and mission accomplishment Substance abuse inhibits mission accomplishment. Many jobs are hard enough when we are in the right frame of mind, it can only be imagined how difficult it may be when we are impaired by the use of substances. Unfortunately, this happens and when it does, risk is significantly increased and lives can be at stake. Being under the influence whether directly or indirectly as in hung over will impair judgment in decisions needing to be made, …show more content…
When judgment is impaired the battle buddy that depends on the Soldier to be at their best is placed in peril. It should go with out saying that drug use is not commensurate with the good order and discipline that the Army strives to maintain in units. When this is violated, chaos ensues and the unit ceases to perform properly ("Drug Use in the Military: Is it Affecting Our Troops? - Michael 's House Treatment Centers," n.d.). Recognizing the most likely outcomes of ones behavior is paramount. There are residual affects to our decisions. In the course of our military service we are a part of a team, meaning part of something bigger than ourselves. Being able to differentiate worst case scenarios from our actions such as death or incarceration, bounce that off of very best case scenarios such as substance abuse will increase work performance, will help bring you to the most likeliest of scenarios that your habits will have a negative not only in your life but on the life or well being of those that depend on you. Similarly, using positive psychology to help you not dwell on the negative, but find strength in the positive even when the aspects seem miniscule, will propel you forward in life while ensuring
Even though science has proven that drug dependence is a disease that affects the brain, our society scrutinizes addiction as a moral weakness and many will argue with proven scientific research. This negative stigma is echoed throughout the daily lives of substance abusers and those who strive for sobriety day by day. This stigma is many times a grave concern within the workplace.
Jody was born biologically with male genitals and he was brought up as a boy. Unlike his more gender-typical older brother, Jody’s childhood behavior was considered “sissy”. Jody genetically preferred the company of girls compared to boys during childhood. Jody considered herself a bisexual male until the age of 19. At 19 years of age, she became involved with a man, and her identity would be transgender, meaning that Jody was unhappy with her gender of birth and seeks a change from male to female. It would seem that there was some late-onset dissatisfaction, and late-onset is linked to attraction to women; in comparison to early childhood-onset, which are attracted to men. Jody identified herself as bisexual. The relationship with the man ended; nevertheless, Jody’s desire to become a woman consumed her, and Jody feels that’s he was born in the
Many people dislike the term ‘addiction’ in relation to drugs or other substances, particularly as it infers that a person is powerless over their use of a particular drug or in some circumstances, a number of substances. Whilst others maintain it is this powerlessness that is the foundation of diagnosis and treatment – that treatment is not possible without recognition of addiction itself as the ‘problem’ being addressed. The professional and public perception of addiction is complicated. There are many approaches and models to explain addiction, the role of the addict, and their environment. This essay will compare and contrast two of these approaches, the medical/disease and the social model. Initially this essay will describe the origins of each model, and follow by explaining their respective strengths and weaknesses, and finish with an overview of the key differences between them. This essay will conclude by demonstrating that a holistic approach, and a cross-pollination of these models is the most successful approach to treating addicts. As is the case for all diseases, there are multiple treatment options, and as ever person is different, the results in each individual cannot be predicted.
Our case study begins with a story of a young woman, Karen, in high school. She drinks to make herself more outgoing, performing to make more friends. She drank often during that time with friends. Later in life, adulthood revolved around drinking with her husband and friends. Alcohol continued to be a personality enhancement making it easier to party with friends and even clients or customers. It was not uncommon to drink on the job since her drinking gave her the confidence to engage with customers or clients. In her opinion, life was great. That is until her boss noticed a potential problem and confronted her about it.
Jovan is a 23year-old African-American male, who has voluntarily admitted himself for inpatient treatment at a local non-profit agency due to abuse of alcohol and other drugs. Jovan has been unemployed for the past 9 months; his employment position with Dollar General was terminated due to charges of embezzlement. He admits that he took money from the register but planned to replace it when he got paid. So, Jovan is currently unemployed, homeless, and has charges pending due to embezzlement and for writing a number of "bounced" checks written over the past year.
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A vulnerable population are people that have specific characteristics, or risk factors, that increase the probability of developing health problems (Harkness & DeMarco, 2012, p.103). A Vulnerable is important because anyone can become a part of this population. One is going to be describing the characteristics of substance abusers. Next, give the common health issue and needs. Then, give specific resources that Peoria have to offer. Finally, how substance abuse relates to Healthy People 2020. Overall, this will give one an overview of the vulnerable population such as substance abusers.
The consequences that follow the use of any drug are unfavorable. Although many individuals may see drug addiction as a mere lifestyle choice, it is a problem that many individuals suffer from and inevitably a growing issue that leaves major social and economic impacts.
The ingestion of alcoholic beverages for their enjoyable effects is a custom which has been around for thousands of years, and alcohol continues to be a popular drug because of its short-term effects (Coleman, Butcher & Carson, 1984). An enormous amount of damage can be attributed directly to alcohol abuse as a result of lost jobs, accidents caused by drunk drivers, and so forth (Maltzman, 2000). Alcohol also compounds other problems--an estimated 25% to 40% of hospital patients have problems caused by, or recovery delayed by alcohol abuse (Maltzman, 2000). Clinical psychologists spend about one-fourth of their time dealing with people who are suffering in part from alcohol or other substance problems (Vaillant, 1995). Although alcohol problems have been around for so long, it is only recently that these problems have begun to be associated with medical or psychological difficulties.
The moral model: The earliest approach to explaining substance abuse was to simply blame the drug abuser for a lack of moral character or a lack of self-control. Explanations of this sort often had...
There are many assumptions of why an individual may use different substances and perhaps go from a “social” user to becoming addicted. Understanding the different theories models of addiction many help in the process of treatment for the addict. Although people in general vary in their own ideologies of addiction when working as a clinician one must set aside their own person beliefs. Typically as a clinician it is best for the client to define how they view their addiction and their view may encompass more than one of the five theories. Some theories suggest genetic and other biological factors whiles others emphasize personality or social factors. In this study three theories are defined and given to three different people with different cultural backgrounds, different ideologies, different experiences, and most importantly different reference point of addiction.
In the case of the Roanoke County Schools, the schools should be allowed to test student athletes for drugs. This is because the drug tests are not a violation of the students’ 4th Amendment privacy rights. Since this case involves students in a school, different rules apply. Drug testing should also be allowed because the safety of the other student athletes could be threatened if one of them is on drugs. This case is important to the common good because it shows that although defending individual rights is important, occasionally rights must be given up for the safety of all. Court precedents in the cases of Vernonia School District v. Acton (1995) and New Jersey v. T.L.O. (1985) support this claim. Is it Constitutional
Substance use disorders and mental health disorder can be challenging for human services professionals as well as for the individual; combined these disorders together and treatment can be seemingly insurmountable. The complexity of the disorders separately, as well as together raises the need for treatment that looks at the whole person not just a set of symptoms. The debate between which disorder came first is useless at helping to resolve the problems that are currently occurring with these complex disorders. According to Stevens & Smith (2013), over five million adults have a co-occurring disorder. With such high number it’s no surprise that the amount of money that is spending on co-occurring disorders is staggering and far exceeds that
Substance abuse disorders are common in our society. It is a disorder that each one of us will most likely experience through a family member, friend, or our self. I felt very drawn to this topic due to the fact that I have a family that has background of substance abuse and I myself have battle the demon. Not until I struggled with my own addiction did I become more tolerable and understanding to those that have a substance abuse disorder. Substance abuse is not something anyone wants to have; it is a disorder that takes control of a person’s life. It is a beast that tears a person apart; from their being to the lives of their loved ones. This disorder is not biased in anyway; rich or poor, male or female, employed or unemployed, young or old, and any race or ethnicity” (E Not Alone).
Perhaps the most important factor is the responsibility that each individual has to do their best to continue to fight the war on drugs. This begins at home, educating our young people from a young age on the dangers of using drugs and experimenting with it.