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Kavale, Kenneth A.; Karge, Belinda D. – Exceptional Child, 1986
The review examines the literature on the behaviorally teratogenic aspects of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, including: (1) prevalence of alcohol abuse among women, (2) acute and chronic effects of alcohol on the fetus, (3) genetic susceptibility, (4) neuropathology, (5) correlative conditions, and (6) animal studies. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Animals, Congenital Impairments, Etiology
Download full textRoom, Robin, Ed.; Collins, Gary, Ed. – 1983
These conference proceedings consider the major lines of evidence on the nature and locus of the alcohol-disinhibition link. The first day's papers, commentaries and discussions are centered on physiological and behavioral links; social-psychological research; historical ideas on alcohol, crime, and accidents; and anthropological perspectives on…
Descriptors: Aggression, Alcoholism, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Change
Gomberg, Edith S. Lisansky – 1984
Alcohol studies, like most psychological studies, have traditionally focused on males. Several psychosocial theories have been used to explain male alcoholism, including dependency, the power drive, and sex role theory. This latter stance may provide a theoretical framework for the etiology of drinking which will apply to both sexes; however,…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Alcoholism, Behavior Theories, Drinking
Drydyk, Steve – 1983
Although the Tension Reduction Hypothesis (TRH) of alcoholism has been the most popular explanation for alcohol abuse to date, the research addressing this model has provided tenuous support at best. In light of this contradictory support, a coping model of alcohol consumption is proposed. This model is based on the low self-image of…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Anxiety, Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Processes
Peer reviewedGilbert, M. Jean; Cervantes, Richard C. – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 1986
Synthesizes available literature that addresses: (1) utilization patterns of alcohol-related services by Mexican Americans; (2) existing therapeutic approaches which take into account cultural factors; and (3) existing approaches to alcohol abuse education and prevention for this population. Discusses research needs and the need for…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Cultural Influences, Cultural Traits, Differences
Peer reviewedShriver, Mark D.; Piersel, Wayne – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1994
This article reviews current research on the long-term outcomes of children exposed to alcohol, cocaine, heroin, marijuana, and multiple drugs in utero. Differential intervention efforts based primarily on knowledge of a child's intrauterine exposure to drugs were unsupported by available evidence. The use of an ecological model for assessment and…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Cocaine, Congenital Impairments, Drug Abuse
