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A 6 page paper discussing the relation of alcohol and personality from several perspectives. Research indicates that more aggressive types are more likely to drink to excess; other researchers point to alcohol-induced interruption of brain activity as likely being cumulative and lasting, long after alcohol has left the drinker’s system. Still others address the effects of personality on the likelihood of success in alcohol treatment. It seems reasonable to say that personality affects individuals’ reactions to alcohol and even whether individuals drink at all. Though there has been a great deal of research into the relationship between alcohol and personality, the best information to date still seems to be anecdotal evidence. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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who will argue that alcohol has no long-term effect on personality, but Shawns family members are not among them. Over the course of five years, Shawn crossed the line
from casual drinker and full-time worker to full-time drinker and casual worker. Jobs last only until new employers catch the smell; he makes efforts to seek a job only
because his family no longer will accept his preferred role of that one responsible for holding down the couch and keeping the television company. Concurrently, the pleasant, engaging, intelligent
and quite capable man has devolved into a surly, self-pitying, aggressive individual who greedily grasps at any excuse to fight with anyone. Shawns
willingness to fight does not extend to physical engagement. Still, he is verbally abusive and verbally aggressive. His family knows that Shawns current circumstances and condition are the
result of his own choices, but ultimately they blame his ever-increasing dependence on alcohol. Researchers agree, and in an empirical manner. Research Support Effects of Alcohol
Moeller and Dougherty (2001) write that "Epidemiologic studies and laboratory research consistently link alcohol use with aggression" (p. 5). The type of aggression that Moeller
and Dougherty (2001) address is that to which individuals refer when labeling someone as a "mean drunk," however. Moeller and Dougherty (2001) report that research suggests that "people with
antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) may be more prone to alcohol-related aggression than people without ASPD" (p. 5). As a group, these individuals have "higher rates of alcohol dependence and
more alcohol-related problems than people without ASPD" (Moeller and Dougherty, 2001; p. 5). This judgment originates from data showing that people with ASPD show "greater increases in aggressive behavior
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