PSY 425 Week 2 DQ 1 Essay

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Select ONE of the following DQs.
Choice One:

What are some risk factors that are unique to female substance abusers? Explain the relationship between substance abuse and violence toward women.

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Choice Two:

Discuss drug use and abuse among athletes, including therapeutic drugs, erogenic agents, alcohol and illegal drugs. Do you believe that our culture encourages drug abuse among athletes? Why or why not?

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Choice Three:

Discuss the unique risk factor for substance abuse among older Americans. Include physiological changes during aging as well as social and emotional factors. What do you believe would be a good way to treat an older

Your response to this DQ should be at least 250 words.

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Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you identify abused substances and their various effects. Include the following:

• Explain the psychology and physiology of addiction.

• Identify specific drug substances covering the following categories: stimulants, depressants, narcotics, hallucinogens, and cannabis.

• Discuss the addiction potential of various abused substances, what effects they have, and withdrawal symptoms.

• Discuss how prescription drugs can be abused and lead to addiction.

Use at least three outside sources, such as articles from the University Library.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.LT Discussion of Group Support

Read the Learning Team Lecture: “AA: What to expect?” (Click on the link below.). The founders of AA believed that two alcoholics working together to remain sober have a better chance than one person attempting it alone. Do you believe this is true? Why or why not? Have you or anyone you know ever overcome an obstacle that you or they believed was impossible? Did you or they do it alone or with others? What is or was your initial reaction to being notified that 30% of your grade depends upon the successful cooperation of the learning team?

Please remember that a Learning Team discussion should read as if it were written by one person rather than as a collection of individual responses. There is no “I” in team.
Your response to this DQ should be at least 250 words.

Discuss in your Learning Team and summarize your discussion. Remember: there is no “I” in team. Post your summary in the Assignments Section.