Alcohol and Tension Reduction; A Review

Comparison of Basal Neuropeptide Y and Corticotropin Releasing Factor Levels Between the High Ethanol Drinking C57BL/6J and Low Ethanol Drinking DBA/2J Inbred Mouse Strains

“…It has been suggested that factors that may contribute to the initiation of ethanol consumption and/or continued use of this drug include high basal levels of anxiety and increased anxiety caused by ethanol withdrawal (Bibb and Chambless, 1986;Cappell and Herman, 1972;Cornelius et al, 2003;Koob, 2003;Schuckit and Hesselbrock, 1994). NPY possesses anxiolytic properties when infused into the amygdala (Heilig et al, 1993(Heilig et al, , 1989.…”

Skin conductance as a function of alcohol during motor approach towards a noxious goal

“…The SCR observed in response to a loud noise would appear to be a sign of a startle-orientation type of response, rather than fear. The alcoholreduced SCR could then be interpreted in terms of reduced reactivity in a more general sense (Cappell & Herman, 1972 Beach (1968) basically demonstrated that alcohol inhibited the acquisition and maintenance of a conditioned SRR. Anxiety reduction may have been instrumental in mediating the effect, but not necessarily so.…”

“…Conger, 1951). In contrast, experiments with human Ss have yielded inconclusive and often confusing results (Cappell & Herman, 1972). This may be partly due to the widely preferred use of indirect indicants of fear in experiments with humans, i.e.…”

Drinking in Longitudinal Perspective: Career and Natural History

“…Thus it is impossible to understand individual career without considering both the culture and society which surrounds, constrains, and proposes that behaviour, and the individual who is behaving. Many different sociological constructs may have explanatory power [23][24][25], and a wide range of psychological constructs [26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38] have also been applied to drinking behaviour. Adequately to list the total array of sociological and psychological ideas that have been applied to drinking behaviour over the last 20 to 30 years would be a daunting undertaking.…”