Alcohol Abuse Case Studies Samples For Students

Jay has flunked from his first year of college and is involved in a lot of drinking which interfere with his ambition of becoming a chemical engineer. He does not want to come for psychological treatment of his problems because of clear denial that he has a problem. Despite that, Jay was born normally with no complications at birth and during labor. He met all his developmental milestones early and was described as an advanced baby. Jay reportedly excelled in school with needing very little effort to maintain a straight ‘A’ report card even in the gifted and talented program. He is a ...

The case chosen for discussion in this paper is that of Jason (38), a factory worker. After reading the case, the first thing we would want to know is whether Jason is an addict. There are two symptoms that must be looked for before an individual is determined to be an addict. These symptoms are (i) out of control behavior, and (ii) a behavior that is self destructive. If a person’s behavior is under their control, then the person should not be considered an addict. It doesn’t matter at what frequency the subject engages in an addictive behavior. What really matters ...

Abstract

This case study examines the problem of deviation of normal relationships in families of persons with alcohol dependence. The case given for analysis describes rather typical situation of families with excessively drinking husbands. The case study aims at formulating the overall strategy of finding the way out for the members of such families. Particular attention is given to providing social support for the victims of the excessive drinking as psychological disorder. Special psychological phenomenon of "codependency" is defined throughout the research. This phenomenon is reflected in the psychological characteristics of wives and children, indicating the formation of dependent behavior ...

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Alcoholism a Complex Disorder

Introduction
Alcoholism is often referred to as a complex disorder due to the fact that it is related to other causes. People who have an alcoholism disorder, have interpersonal and complex issues which include biological elements. Such elements include withdrawal and tolerance, thinking issues such as craving, and behavioral abnormalities that include the inability to quit drinking (Butcher, Mineka, & Hooley, 2015). Withdrawal in this context refers to the symptoms that happen when one stops taking alcohol. When alcoholics withdrawal from alcohol, they suffer from symptoms such as irritability, nausea, and shaking. On the other hand, tolerance refers ...

The case depicts a typical scenario, when a workers might notice some unusual signs in their fellow mates. You may notice changes in a co-worker, which might be a result of alcohol or any other drug abuse. Sometimes, these changes are observed long before the person’s job performance is affected. At other times, it might be sudden poor performance, which might set the trigger for you to notice. Whatever the case may be, there are always three alternatives at your disposal, as far as talking action is concerned. You might chose to talk to your co-worker and suggest him plans for remediation, ...

Psychology

Background

Mary is a 24-year old African-American woman that seeks evaluation of her condition. She has been using heroin since she was 19 years old. Mary is pointed out her boyfriend Max as the person that introduced her to heroin after she moved in with him. She has a history of family dysfunction and grew up seeing her father as an alcoholic and her mother undergoing an alcoholic recovery phase. Mary reported that she never received any substance or professional help before and that would justify any hesitation on her part to undergo evaluation. Another crucial part of her situation is ...

Introduction

The Coca Cola Company’s flagship brand is valued highly in the international markets and well recognized too. In 2013, the multinational company commanded a 42.2% market share in the international non-alcoholic beverages industry (The Coca-Cola Company 2016). It has however been experiencing strong headwinds in the past ten or so years resulting from falling sales revenues and figures as more of the world’s populace sought to indulge in healthier lifestyles. Such dynamics in the international market compelled the Coca Cola Company to formulate novel long term objectives. Some of the objectives set forth included doubling revenues by ...

Introduction

Domestic violence has adverse impacts on the development of a child. In fact, the emotional turmoil created by growing up in such an environment heightens the chances of the infant engaging in rebellious activities such as drug abuse and other denial behaviors in their youth. With this in mind, it is worth appreciating the fact that Susie’s exposure to childhood molestation at an early age contributed to her drug problems and overall response to his abusive marriage. Since she witnessed her mother withstand the abuse she received from his father, she felt obliged to keep up with his ...

Mental and psychiatric illnesses have are on a rise especially with the dynamism in social, economic and even political changes. These factors have made people liable to mental conditions. This paper will review the diagnosis using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) classification and justify the diagnosis. The paper will also outline a case formulation.

PART 1-DIAGNOSIS BASED ON DSM-IV-TR

Robert Jones clearly shows a clinical mental disorder and other clinical conditions that require further medical attention. On the basis of the multiaxial assessment of the mental illness, Robert is an alcoholic who clearly depends on alcohol. Alcohol as a drug ...

Facts

The defendant Landri consumed alcoholic drinks in a party organized by his employer Marriott International. The employee drove safely to his residence but was involved in a ``tragic accident” that resulted to the death of Dr. Purton.
The plaintiff’s family sued the company demanding that he is responsible for the harm caused by Landri his employee. The company argued that it was not liable because Landri committed the accident after arriving at his residence and sought for summary judgment. The trial court ruled against Purton’s family and they appealed to the appellate court.
The appellate court ruled ...

Part 1: Evidence selection

Introducing school-based alcohol program is important amongst the youth since it helps save the future generation in particular societal setup. I chose the articles because of the issues that they address in relation to abuse of alcohol and the related effects. Because of my interest to learn the importance of introducing alcohol based education in NSW programs, I chose the articles.
The article “Beyond invulnerability: The importance of benefits in adolescents' decision to drink alcohol” presents an evidence on how the teens think that they are invulnerable and therefore engage in risky behaviors such as taking alcohol. Most ...

Executive Summary

Dynamic internal and external environments of a business have serious impacts on its growth. These changes have caused a drop in the sales of the company. Coca Cola Company has to change its generic strategy in order to keep up with competition and maintain its position as the leading non-alcoholic beverage-producing firm in the world. The company’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats have changed. Coca cola’s strength is on advertising and global customer satisfaction. Its weakness is the perception that their beverages are unhealthy and classified as junk. Several opportunities are presenting themselves in the Asian market, ...

Introduction

As an internationally recognized manufacturer, retailer and marketer, Coca Cola is the undisputed market leader in the global non-alcoholic beverages market. Its current operations capabilities allow it to produce, market and retail over 500 different brands in almost every country in the world (The Coca-Cola Company, 2016). This corporation runs a unique franchised distribution system such that the parent company produces the iconic syrup concentrate and sells it off to numerous licensed bottlers all over the globe. Each of these licensed bottlers operates in an exclusive zone. The parent company has its headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia and originated from ...

Based on Youth Risk Behavior Studies (YRBSS) conducted during the past three decades, approximately 81.6% of teenagers enrolled in 9th to 12th grade, surveyed in 1991, responded that they had tried at least one alcoholic beverage in their lifetime (“Trends,”2013). That same year within this group, approximately 50.8 % admitted to having at least one alcoholic beverage during the thirty-day period leading up to the time of the survey. While these numbers appear to have declined according to more recent statistics (2013), 66.2% having tried a drink at least once and 34.9% admitting to at least one drink thirty days ...

This research paper aims at establishing why heavy drinkers are more likely to think that their relationships are not happy as much as people who are light drinkers. This research will be evaluated on the basis on the role that income plays in contributing to the heavy drinking which may lead to unhappy marriages. The research will also evaluate who among men and women are more affected with heavy drinking which leads to unhappy marriages and relationships.
Having reviewed recent research conducted on the role alcohol plays in relationships, I established that alcohol has been a major influence in ...

Essay Assignment

Essay Assignment

Abstract

In this paper, the aspect of disease development is focused in five sections. A critical review of various health conditions attempts to demystify some contingencies that are attributable to the disease process. This approach becomes integral in establishing causal explanations for various health derangements. It covers the aspects of bio scientific research used to create strategies that help in mitigating disease occurrence. The outcomes of this paper are relevant in the subject of managing diseases in human populations across the world.
Q1.
Dementia is a mental disorder that begets memory impairment and personality changes (Flicker, 1999). Alzheimer’ ...

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Care Plan Template

Patient Initials: N/A Age: 60 yrs. old Sex: MAle
Subjective Data:
HPI (History of Present Illness): Patient has been experiencing heartburn during the past 2 weeks. Patient said to experience heartburn after eating. It is relieved after a few hour or after taking over the counter antacid. According to patient, the pain seems to progress. It started in the umbilical region and is now diffused. Patient said that he was partly relieved after sitting down. However, the pain has become unbearable that he rated it 10 during the actual attack.
PMH (Past Medical History— ...

Part 1 Traumagram

Information from traumagram and discussion about it with the client
- Family history for three generations of traumatized family members and mental illness
- Paternal Grandfather James b.1925d.1993
- James traumatized
- James died of liver problems
- Paternal Grandmother Mary b.1929d. 2011
- Paternal Grandmother mentally ill (cruel at times, loving at times)
- Grandmother on father’s side traumatized grandfather and her children with verbal and psychological abuse
- Father Ricky b.1995d.2010
- Father traumatized
- Father became alcoholic in late teens
- Father mental illness ( ...

Foster’s Group is an Australian company that deals with alcoholic products, mainly beer production and sale with their original products being Foster’s Lager and Victoria beer among others. In the year 2001, the company decided to buy Beringer Wine Estates, a leading wine estate based in California that was making about $1.2 billion in sales. A couple of years later, the brewery company now dealing with wine products also bought another premium wine maker known as Southcorp. This made the Foster’s Group one of the largest wine companies globally. In 2008, wine contributed to 76% of the ...

Introduction

US Department of justice (2013), define domestic violence as a sequence and pattern of abusive behavior present in a relationship. Domestic violence can appear in forms of physical, psychological, emotional, economic, or even sexual actions. Vocalized threats are also considered as domestic violence. The behaviors that produce damaging effects on the victim are acknowledged as violent. Which includes threatening, controlling, degrading, isolating, terrifying, terrorizing, forcing, fragmenting, bullying, blaming, hurting, harming, or wounding someone in a relationship (Siemieniuk, Krentz, Gish, Gill, 2010).The motive behind abusive position is attributed to the perpetrator’s need for power and control over one’s partner.
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Introduction

Dr Pepper and Snapple Group, Inc developed three centuries prior and advanced from a consolidation of revelation, innovation and joint effort. To begin with, it was a medication store, which served Alderton for work. The most seasoned soda in the United States was named Dr. Pepper. Dr. Pepper and Snapple Group, Inc, the leader brands of DPS, have the inceptions that impart Schweppe's entrepreneurial soul. Dr. Pepper and Snapple Group, Inc, is a standout amongst the best gatherings in the region of vitality drinks. It is additionally a real manager of brand, bottle and merchant of non-jazzed up drinks in the Canada, US, ...

Joe’s Risk Factors

Availability – due to his business, which Joe claims is his major concern; he can buy alcohol for himself, which exposes him to drinking. Additionally, Joe can buy the drink from his pension from the military service. This might lead to higher drinking since he can afford alcohol. The other risk factor is family conflict. The fact that Joe was brought up in an alcoholic family exposed him to drinking behavior. His late father brought about family conflicts when he was around the home, and at times Joe almost hit him in the face with a baseball bat. These family conflicts ...

Introduction

Binge drinking is defined as heavy consumption of alcohol over a short space of time. For men, it is the consumption of more than six units of alcohol and for women is consuming more than five units of alcohol. My clients name is Dave was a good student who kept away from bad peer until his 9th grade where he joined group that introduced him to drinking. Now at 12th grade, he drinks thrice a week. This has affected his academics; he no longer finishes his assignments nor gets good grades. Constantly he is arrested for violence, minor crimes like stealing money ...

Inniskillin is the brand product of Mr. Roger Provost. Icewine on the other hand is an alcoholic drink, mainly made as dessert and was created when grapes are frozen and pressed whilst in this particular state (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008). The main ingredients that give rise to this wine are the extracts, acids, and sugar which result in dessert wine when the frozen grapes are pressed (Jones G and Hirasawa J, 2007).
The first production of this iconic product took place in Franconia, Germany. It then went on to be produced in Eiswein, still in Germany but also ...

In October 2000, Joseph Duncan, a third-year allocation systems analyst for the Michigan Department of Commerce, was sitting at his office desk reading some background material on distilled liquor distribution in Michigan. Prior to his current position, Joseph had worked as a distribution analyst in private industry for several years after graduating from a large Midwestern university with a degree in materials and logistics management. His direct supervisor, Donna Mills, had given Joseph his next assignment earlier that day. “Be prepared to head up a project team and prepare a proposal on distilled liquor distribution,” Donna said, “We’ll meet Wednesday afternoon at 2:00 P.M. ...

Business Case Analysis of the Coca-Cola Company

The Coca-Cola Company, comprising almost 20 different beverage brands, is the world’s largest beverage manufacturing brand, with a market capitalization estimated at one hundred and eighty six billion dollars. It is also considered to be the third most valuable brand across the world, according to Interbrand, estimated at $ 78.4 billion . Its portfolio includes more than 3800 products that are distributed worldwide thanks to more than 250 bottling partners and 900 plants throughout the world.
Coke brands are available in more than 24 million retail shops around the world, thereby making the brand even more accessible for the people. ...

Absolut vodka has developed into one of the largest spirit corporations in the world. The Swedish company’s campaign of “constant creativity” have caused it to perform strongly over the years. Absolut was founded in 1879 by Lars Olsson Smith, and by the time he was in his twenties, Smith controlled one-third of the Swedish vodka production by improving the production process and using local products (Pernod Ricard). Distilling this fine liquor in a country where vodka was already a rich tradition, Smith invented the process of continuous distillation, where the liquor is continuously distilled through its production. This ...

Introduction

This case study is about the Coca-Cola Company, the world’s leading soft drink giant. The organization has an American history that dates back to historical times when the food industry was still in its infancy. Coca-Cola deals in all the supply chain processes of beverage production. This includes the manufacture, marketing and distribution of its non-alcoholic brands. The company has an international presence that has allowed it to establish investments in various global destinations. Headquartered in Atlanta, the company boasts of its ownership of John Pemberton’s patent of the original Coca-Cola product (Greenfield, 2016). Coca-Cola Company’s ...

Situation Analysis

Industry
Mountain Man Lager had maintained a better market share as recent study highlights that the West Virginia audience rated the company’s core brand Mountain Man Lager, as the regions best-known beer, with an independently audited 67% response rate from the category of adult population of the state.
The main domestic producers like the Anheuser-Busch, Adolf Coors Company, and Miller Brewing Company have collectively produced the industry’s 74% of the beer shipments in the locations of Mountain Man in 2005.
On the other hand, the second-tier domestic producer like Genessee and Pabst Brewing Company produced between fifteen ...

The adverse effects of indulgence in alcohol are well known and documented. Notably, the effects range from affecting the health of an individual to the well-being of a nation (Drugfreeworld.org, 2016). Uncontrolled consumption of alcohol costs the nation a lot of money in treating the sick individuals and managing the adverse social impacts of alcohol. On a personal level, alcohol affects the brain, heart, pancreas, liver and the immune system of an individual. The numbers of road carnages caused by drunk driving are on the rise, and they result in deaths and disabilities. Similarly, alcohol consumption is attributed to ...

Issues in Psychology: Hypothetical Case Study in Two-Stage Life Development

Abstract
The psychological, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral crisis of traumatic interruptions during developmental periods in counseling and therapy, calls for the use of mental health support, assessments, and interventions. The present hypothetical case study seeks to direct (a) an explanation of two consecutive stages of mental development post-9/11 trauma for a male adolescent from 14 years of age to 28 years of age, (b) discuss overview of background of the case and situation, (c) scan the description, impact, and implication of client problem with inclusion of current state, (d) use of theories to compile the hypothetical case study from a perspective of a ...

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Care Plan Template

Patient Initials: Not Applicable Age: 60 y/o Sex: Male
Subjective Data:
HPI (History of Present Illness): Patient said that the abdominal pain started the day before. Although patient admitted to experiencing similar discomfort in the past, patient did not experience this kind of pain which he rated as 10 from last night. In the past, the pain would only last for a couple of hours unlike this time which has not been relieved despite 24 hours had already passed. Patient also admits to experiencing nausea but has not vomited despite feeling nauseous. For the past ...

Alberto, age 55, was brought to the emergency department of a regional medical center by his brother-in-law. Alberto is pacing, demanding, agitated, and speaking vociferously. “I did not wish to come here! My brother-in-law is simply jealous and he is trying to make me appear like I am suffering from some sort of insanity!” Alberto’s treatment is financially subsidized by his brother in law. Alberto will undergo a maximum of 8 sessions at 2 hours each session. The session will start on June 25, 2014.

Presenting Problem

Alberto is a 55-year-old man who was brought to the emergency department of a regional medical center ...

Facts

Japan, in the implementation of the Japanese Liquor Taxes Law, sought to impose higher taxes on the foreign manufactured spirits and alcoholic products as opposed to the lower taxes on the locally produced shochu. The complainants who included the European Union, Canada and the United States of America sought an interpretation of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and in particular four provisions on the issues of taxation of products.

Procedural History

The case was first heard by the Disputes Settlement Body of the World Trade Organization and appealed against at the Appellate Body of the same institution.

Issues

The ...

PART 1: Pathophysiology template

Disease: Ischaemic Stroke
Definition:
An ischaemic stroke of the left dominant cerebral hemisphere is a stroke that occurs when the blood supply to the left side of the brain is obstructed. The blood supply contains nutrients and oxygen for the brain cells. For majority of the people, the left hemisphere of the brain is responsible for the control of the right side of and hence its failure affects the right side (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2010). It is also responsible for the control of speech and language (Hickey, 2009).

Aetiology:

Ischaemic Stroke of the left hemisphere is ...

Biographical Sketch

A). Upbringing: Even though both of Poe’s parents were ambulant actors, he was brought up in a life of utter poverty, along with a brother and a sister. Poe’s childhood was quite unstable because since the family was constantly traveling. In 1811, after the death of his parents, Poe was taken into foster care by John and Frances Allan, a wealthy couple in Richmond. Poe’s life was quite comfortable thereafter, although he was not as close to his foster father as he was to his foster mother. Between 1815 and 1820 Poe studied at a school in the outskirts of London ...

Introduction

Molson Coors Brewing Company (MCBC), a multinational company dealing with alcoholic and non-alcoholic products has three major operating segments. MCBC operating segments are in Canada, Unites Kingdom, Unites states of America, and Molson Coors International.

The company was incorporated in the year 2005, after a merger between Molson and Coor brewing companies. The company has a wide portfolio of products including Carling, Molson Canadian, and Coor Light, and produces partner brands such as Heineken. The company mission is to provide consumers with high quality beers designed to appeal to wide range of consumer tastes, preferences and occasions.
A SWOT matrix is ...