Week 1: Historic and modern conceptualization of addiction
Intro
Will cover what addiction is and its risk factors
Lecture 1 is history, lecture 2 is risk in environment
Stigma associated with addiction is a big issue discussed throughout the module
Topic 1: Historic and modern conceptualisation of addiction
Summary
Addiction was seen as psychological slavery
Moral model comes for religion, where being drunk is a sin
Gin trade lead to beer being considered healthy, as gin bad and restricted
In the Victorian era, alcohol abstinence was promoted as being drunk was bad for
work
Addiction finally viewed as disease later on and looking at treatment begins, but only
for alcohol at first
Later for drugs, and more recently for behaviours and other things
Measuring problems and diagnosis
Intro
Will cover what addiction is and its risk factors
Lecture 1 is history, lecture 2 is risk in environment
Stigma associated with addiction is a big issue discussed throughout the module
Topic 1: Historic and modern conceptualisation of addiction
Summary
Addiction was seen as psychological slavery
Moral model comes for religion, where being drunk is a sin
Gin trade lead to beer being considered healthy, as gin bad and restricted
In the Victorian era, alcohol abstinence was promoted as being drunk was bad for
work
Addiction finally viewed as disease later on and looking at treatment begins, but only
for alcohol at first
Later for drugs, and more recently for behaviours and other things
Measuring problems and diagnosis
