Transcript Introduction to Psychology

Hypnosis and Drugs
Music:
“Blame it on the Alcohol”
Jamie Foxx
“Addicted to Drugs”
Kaiser Chiefs
Today: Ch. 5 Part II
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Drugs:
a) Alcohol
b) Marijuana
c) Ecstasy and others
Drug Dependence
Factors in Drug Use
Hypnosis:
a) Definition
b) Susceptibility
c) Facts & Falsehood
d) Theories
e) Demonstration
Dream interpretation (cont’d from last week)
4. Movies:
“Prescription Drug Abuse in Teenagers”
(10 min.)
“Curing Insomnia” (6 min.)
1. Drugs
 a) Alcohol:
 Effects: slows down brain activity that
controls judgment, inhibitions and
motor coordination.
 Binge drinking in university students
 Accidents:
 BAC & driving
 Violent crime:
 rape & domestic violence
1. a) Alcohol (cont’d)
 Complications
 with chronic use:
• emotional
• social
• physical (p.233)
 Diagnosis:
 Self-administered test
1. Drugs (cont’d)
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b) Marijuana: (THC)
• Effects: mild hallucinogen; amplifies senses
• Mild euphoria and relaxation
• Associated problems:
• Effects on memory & attention
• Automobile accidents
• Lung Disease
• Early onset psychosis in those vulnerable
c) Ecstasy (MDMA):
• Effects: euphoria, energy, emotional bonding and
empathy
• Physical consequences: damage to serotonin
pathways
• Long term impairments in memory, mood and
personality
2. Drugs and Risks for
Dependence (p. 223)
2. Drug Dependence
 What do Doctors look for to diagnose drug
dependence?
 Must have 3 or more of the following symptoms:
 Substance taken in larger amounts than
intended
 Desire and unsuccessful attempts to cut back
 Considerable time spent obtaining the
substance
 Inability to fulfill role obligations & curtailing
important activities due to substance
 Marked tolerance
 Withdrawal symptoms
3. Factors in Drug Abuse
• a) Depends on the drug, p. 224
3. Factors in Drug Abuse
(cont’d)
• b) Biological predisposition
• Genetic factors
− Translates into fewer dopamine receptors
− Predict who will be more likely to be
addicted to alcohol, cocaine and heroin
• c) Psychological factors:
• Depression/anxiety
• Escape from painful self-awareness
• d) Social factors:
• Peers
• Family background
4. Hypnosis
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a) Definition:
• “Systematic procedure that typically
produces a heightened state of
suggestibility.” (p.214)
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b) Susceptibility:
• Hypnotic ability is normally distributed
4. Hypnosis (cont’d)
 b) Susceptibility
• Associated traits:
• absorption, imaginativeness, rich fantasy life
• Imaginative suggestibility
 c) Facts and Falsehood p. 214:
 What hypnosis can do:
• Alleviate pain
• Sensory distortions
• Treatment of hypertension, migraines, allergies
 What hypnosis cannot do:
• Age regression/ Regression into past lives
• Make people act against their will
• Recover lost memories
4. d) Theories of Hypnosis
 1) Role enactment theory
 2) Hypnosis as an altered
state/dissociation
 3) Unification of views
• 4. e) Hypnotic Induction
• Demonstration using a common,
clinical induction procedure
• Utube clip
5. Self-Guide to
Dream Interpretation
• Example from the class:
• 1) Write your dream in the present
tense
• 2) Underline dream elements
• 3) Provide more description of the
dream elements
• 4) Associate to dream elements
• 5) Link to waking life
• 6) Interpreting your dream & making
it work for you!
4. Movies
• 1) “Prescription Drug Abuse in Teenagers”
• Teenagers in a substance abuse treatment
center talk about their addictions to prescription
drugs
• 2) “Curing Insomnia”
• An alternative treatment to drugs for insomnia
using cognitive behavioural therapy
• Note: 2 multiple choice questions may be extracted
from these movies for midterm #2