Alcohol cue reactivity and private self-consciousness among male alcoholics

• Published in: Addictive behaviors Vol. 24; no. 4; pp. 543 - 549
• Main Authors: Bradizza, Clara M, Gulliver, Suzy B, Stasiewicz, Paul R, Torrisi, Robyn, Rohsenow, Damaris J, Monti, Peter M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.07.1999; New York, NY Elsevier; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: Adaptation, Psychological; Addictive behaviors; Adult; Adult and adolescent clinical studies; Alcohol Drinking - psychology; Alcoholism; Alcoholism - diagnosis; Alcoholism - psychology; Alcoholism - rehabilitation; Anger; Attention; Awareness; Behavior, Addictive - diagnosis; Behavior, Addictive - psychology; Biological and medical sciences; Cues; Emotions; Frustration; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Men; Middle Aged; Psychology; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychopathology. Psychiatry; Recurrence; Regression Analysis; Risk Factors; Self Concept; Human; Consciousness; Alcoholism; Self perception; Exposure; Self; Experimental study; Alcoholic beverage; Visual stimulus; Mood; Reactivity; Interindividual comparison; Dependence; Coping

Recent alcohol cue exposure studies have noted that not all alcoholics demonstrate increased reactivity when presented with alcohol-related cues. This study examined the relationship of private self-consciousness (PSC) to subjective, self-report measures of reactivity and measures of negative mood s...