Discriminated aversive control in the moderation of alcoholics' drinking behavior
TL;DR: An incidental finding is that, rather than developing a marked aversive reaction to alcohol, many successfully treated subjects appear to lose the desire to drink after the first few glasses.
About: This article is published in Behavior Therapy.The article was published on 1970-11-01. It has received 160 citations till now.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors made a capsule presentation of five major theoretical approaches to compliance research (Biomedical, Behavioral, Operant and Social Learning, Communication, Rational Decision, Health Belief and Reasoned Action, Self-Regulative Systems) and brief summaries made of their respective contributions and deficits.
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TL;DR: In 1979 the authors set out together on a journey to try to read every study that had ever been published (in languages they could understand) on the effectiveness of different approaches to treating alcohol problems.
Abstract: In 1979 we set out together on a journey. We decided to try to read every study that had ever been published (in languages we could understand) on the effectiveness of different approaches to treating alcohol problems. We had no idea what lay in store for us.
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TL;DR: Two computer programs for estimating blood alcohol concentration (BAC) are described and various applications of these programs in controlled drinking therapies and in treatment outcome research are discussed.
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TL;DR: The results suggest that the drinking of unmotivated alcoholic persons can be reduced by counseling concerned family members in the use of appropriate reinforcement procedures and can lead to the initiation of formal treatment.
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TL;DR: In this paper, it was hypothesized that the aversiveness of a series of painful events is a function of two additive components: non-specific arousal arising from uncertainty concerning future stimulation, and av...
Abstract: It was hypothesized that the aversiveness of a series of painful events is a function of two additive components: non-specific arousal arising from uncertainty concerning future stimulation, and av...
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TL;DR: In this paper, it is suggested that when an intense aversive stimulus is used, the punished behavior is not merely held in abeyance, but the motivation to perform the behavior is reduced.
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01 Sep 1968
TL;DR: The norms from which alcoholics often deviate in Australia include the maintenance of self-control and the fulfilment of roles (such as role-fitting, self-regulation, etc).
Abstract: drinking and behavioural norms, and of some variations between subgroups of the population. But firstly it is appropriate to define what is meant in this paper by ’alcoholism’. The characteristics, common to all societies, which distinguish persons known as ’alcoholics’ from ’non-alcoholics’ are considered to be as follows: (a) Alcoholics, like heavy drinkers, drink amounts of alcohol in escess of the average range of consumption. (b) Their behaviour likewise lies outside the range of what is socially acceptable within their group or society, and may therefore be described as nonconformity to the social norms.’ The norms from which alcoholics often deviate in Australia include the maintenance of self-control and the fulfilment of roles (such
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TL;DR: The character of Presidential addresses has changed over the last ten years or so as mentioned in this paper, and the tradition seemed to be that the President was expected to take a topic of sufficient generality to interest a majority of members present.
Abstract: I suppose everyone who is called upon to prepare a Presidential address begins by studying, or at least recalling, what others have done before him. This procedure is, of course, in accordance with the conservative dictum—“When in doubt, do what was done last time”. When I carried out this exercise, I reached the conclusion that the character of Presidential addresses has changed over the last ten years or so. At one time the tradition seemed to be that the President was expected to take a topic of sufficient generality to interest a majority of members present. Secondly, he was granted some license to speculate beyond the usual bounds, or to propound his views on a topic of general interest at rather more length than would usually be tolerated. More recently, however, Presidents seem to have concentrated rather more on the presentation of an overview of their research over the last few years.
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