Heroin vs alcohol addiction—Quantifiable psychosocial similarities and differences

Dudley, Donald L.; Roszell, Douglas K.; Mules, Janet E.; Hague, William H.

doi:10.1016/0022-3999(74)90052-x

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“…People of tense temperament resort to drinking as alcohol calms their inner anxiety and helps them to relax. A study done by Dudley et al [ 38 ] has shown that alcoholics tend to be insecure, anxious oversensitive, and dissatisfied with themselves and their lives. Eysenck et al [ 39 ] observed male alcoholics tend to have higher extraversion and neuroticism.…”

Section: Personality and Its Association With Psychopathologymentioning

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Personality and health: Road to well-being

Srivastava

Das

2015

Ind Psychiatry J

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Section: Personality and Its Association With Psychopathologymentioning

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Personality and health: Road to well-being

Srivastava

Das

2015

Ind Psychiatry J

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“…Interrelationships Among Variables (8,16,22,27,28,33,37,42,54,61,70,73,83,87,88,111,118,122,127) Interrelationship among psychological and demographic variables was examined in 19 studies. In a questionnaire test, Seltzer and Vinokur ( 11 1 ) found life change and subjective stress variables correlated with traffic accidents but other personality and demographic variables did not.…”

Section: Behavior and A~t U D E S Of Alcoholicsmentioning

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“…Differences in performances between alcoholics and other groups were described on psychomotor tests (33) and time perception tests (42). Objective reports included evaluation of alcoholics' performance on a dogmatism scale ( 1 6 ) , essential versus reactive alcoholism scale ( 122 ) , cognitive style and locus of control measures ( 8 7 ) , body image ( 2 2 ) , life change, social adjustment, and illness rating scales (28). Memory deficit was examined in a group of patients with Korsakoff's Syndrome (27).…”

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Objective Psychological Measurement and Alcoholism: Survey of the Literature 1974

Knox

1980

Psychol Rep

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This survey is the third in a series examining objective psychological test data or behavioral measurements on alcoholics published in the United States during a specific year. The 131 articles published in 1974 are divided into two broad categories, treatment orientation and behavior and attitudes of alcoholics. Findings are further divided into subcategories, briefly described, and cross indexed. The resum6 and conclusion section includes ' references to current findings. CONlTNTS Treatment Orientation 52Behavior and Attitudes of Alcoholics . . 56 Resume and Conclusions 60 References 61 Appendix I 66 Appendix I1 67 Appendix I11 68This article is the third in a series of surveys designed to provide a concise statement of objective findings on alcoholism as a stimulus for research and an aid in clinical practice. The survey of the literature in 1974 is less detailed and has been divided into different topical sections than used previously (58, 59). This change was dictated by the nature of objective information about alcoholic Americans located in U.S. journals. Many of the 133 articles surveyed could be considered demographic in nature, and fewer articles contained tests of statistical -- significance.Objective information has been divided into two major categories: treatment orientation and behavior and attitudes of alcoholics. Treatment orientation includes: identification, admission to treatment, treatment, treatment outcome, morbidity, and attitudes toward alcoholics. Behavior and attitudes of alcoholics includes: response bias, women, minority groups, behavioral studies, verbal learning and interrelationships among variables. References and cross-references follow each sub-title.Differences reported in the text were significant at the .05 level of confidence or better. When statistical differences were not calculated by the authors, differences reported were of sufficient magnitude to warrant consideration by those interested in the given topic. Two appendices give references to reviews of the literature in 1974 and to objective information about student populations. 'Request reprints from W. J. Knox, Staff Psychologist, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Biloxi, Mississippi 39531. This research was supported by the VA Medical Research Service.

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“…Alcoholics have been characterized by insecurity, anxiety, oversensitivity, and dissatisfaction with themselves and their lives. [1] Male alcoholics tend to have higher extraversion and neuroticism. [23]…”

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A Comparative study of Personality as a common pathway in HIV Sero-positive and Alcohol dependent cases on Five Factor Model

Srivastava

Singh

2016

Ind Psychiatry J

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Aim:The aim of this study was to identify the personality traits of alcohol and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients and to compare them with normal controls.Materials and Methods:This cross-sectional study included 100 consecutive patients with alcohol dependence and HIV each and a control group of 100 normal cases without any physical or psychiatric illness. A score of 2 or less on the General Health Questionnaire was taken as cutoff, and the participants were included in the study with written informed consent. All participants were assessed with the NEO personality inventory revised and sensation-seeking scale (SSS).Results:There were significant differences among the study group on all the five factors, i.e., neuroticism (N), extraversion (E), conscientiousness (C), openness to experience (O), and agreeableness (A). On factor “N,” HIV and alcohol group scored significantly more as compared to normal group. Odds ratio revealed high neuroticism to be a risk factor in alcohol-dependent and HIV cases (P < 0.05). The normal group scored significantly higher on factor “E” as compared to HIV and alcohol cases. High scores on factor “E” and “C” have a protective. Odds ratio found low score of factor “C” as a risk factor; however, “O” did not emerge as a risk factor. The logistic regression revealed that high scores on “N” and “E” and low “A” score had a significant association with alcohol dependence (P < 0.05). Among HIV cases, high score on “N” and “E” and low “C” score emerged significant. Alcohol cases scored significantly more on boredom susceptibility (BS) on SSS as compared to HIV and normal controls. On disinhibition (DIS), HIV cases and alcohol cases scored significantly higher as compared to normal group (P < 0.05).Conclusion:High “N” scores on NEO personality inventory are significantly associated with alcohol dependence and HIV while high scores on “E” and “C” have a protective effect. On SSS, HIV-positive cases are characterized by high DIS scores while alcohol dependence is associated with high scores on BS and DIS.

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Heroin vs alcohol addiction—Quantifiable psychosocial similarities and differences

Cited by 23 publications

References 17 publications

Personality and health: Road to well-being

Personality and health: Road to well-being

Objective Psychological Measurement and Alcoholism: Survey of the Literature 1974

A Comparative study of Personality as a common pathway in HIV Sero-positive and Alcohol dependent cases on Five Factor Model

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