Louis A Faillace
Biographic Data
| ID | 7119326 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Louis A Faillace |
| GIVEN NAMES | Louis A |
| FAMILY NAME | Faillace |
| SIGNATURE | FAILLACE L A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Alcoholism Research Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Baltimore City Hospitals & Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1970 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1973 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Controlled Drinking by Chronic Alcoholics over Extended Periods of Free Access
Chronic alcoholics were given the opportunity to drink up to 24 oz. of 95 proof alcohol every day for 17 to 20 days. If they drank 5 oz. or less they remained in the enriched environment, and if they exceeded this limit, they were in an impoverished environment. The results indicate that moderate drinking by chronic alcoholics is possible, when continuous heavy drinking is a possible alternative behavior. These data provide further support for mo…
Giving Alcohol to Alcoholics; An Evaluation
A group of 14 alcoholic patients received beverage alcohol in progressively reduced amounts for up to 32 days. At a 6-month follow-up the group had fared at least as well, if not better, than a similar group of alcoholics who did not receive the beverage
Group Fines
Group fines were used to control the alcohol-related misbehavior of skid row alcoholics living and working in a hospital token-economy ward. When only the individual was fined there was a high incidence of unauthorized drinking and elopement. Institution of group fines wherein the offender was fined and an equivalent fine was levied against all other Ss led to a decrease in serious offenses to one-fifth of the previous incidence. Group fines appe…
Temporal Processes in Alcoholism
Comparison of time perception of 20 hospitalized sober alcoholics and 20 controls indicated a constricted and less coherent time perspective among the alcoholics, with a tendency to overestimation, supporting the recommendation that treatment emphasis should avoid long-term planning
Verbal Information Retention in Alcoholics
Hospitalized alcoholics recalled lists of random and related words as well as nonalcoholic patients. On seoond trial the alcoholics showed less learning increment than the nonalcoholics, and newly hospitalized alcoholics less than those hospitalized 3 weeks. The results in serial learning were similar to those in freerecall tests
Alcoholism
A demonstration of abstinence and controlled drinking in 4 alcoholics indicates that excessive drinking can be moderated by reinforcement contingencies. Ss could earn money each time that they abstained or stopped drinking after a priming dose for one day. The magnitude of reinforcement required for maintaining abstinence or moderation was a function of the priming dose of alcohol and the delay of reinforcement. This result suggests that controll…
The Alcoholic and His Helpers; A Systems View
When viewed within the framework of general systems theory, alcoholism is a symptom of a complex interactional process. Pathological drinking is a circular, self-perpetuating behavior which is maintained to preserve homeostasis. The patterns of the alcoholic's relations with his family, physicians, police, religious groups and his employer are described
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The Alcoholic and His Helpers; A Systems View
When viewed within the framework of general systems theory, alcoholism is a symptom of a complex interactional process. Pathological drinking is a circular, self-perpetuating behavior which is maintained to preserve homeostasis. The patterns of the alcoholic's relations with his family, physicians, police, religious groups and his employer are described
Temporal Processes in Alcoholism
Comparison of time perception of 20 hospitalized sober alcoholics and 20 controls indicated a constricted and less coherent time perspective among the alcoholics, with a tendency to overestimation, supporting the recommendation that treatment emphasis should avoid long-term planning
Verbal Information Retention in Alcoholics
Hospitalized alcoholics recalled lists of random and related words as well as nonalcoholic patients. On seoond trial the alcoholics showed less learning increment than the nonalcoholics, and newly hospitalized alcoholics less than those hospitalized 3 weeks. The results in serial learning were similar to those in freerecall tests
Alcoholism
A demonstration of abstinence and controlled drinking in 4 alcoholics indicates that excessive drinking can be moderated by reinforcement contingencies. Ss could earn money each time that they abstained or stopped drinking after a priming dose for one day. The magnitude of reinforcement required for maintaining abstinence or moderation was a function of the priming dose of alcohol and the delay of reinforcement. This result suggests that controll…
Giving Alcohol to Alcoholics; An Evaluation
A group of 14 alcoholic patients received beverage alcohol in progressively reduced amounts for up to 32 days. At a 6-month follow-up the group had fared at least as well, if not better, than a similar group of alcoholics who did not receive the beverage
Group Fines
Group fines were used to control the alcohol-related misbehavior of skid row alcoholics living and working in a hospital token-economy ward. When only the individual was fined there was a high incidence of unauthorized drinking and elopement. Institution of group fines wherein the offender was fined and an equivalent fine was levied against all other Ss led to a decrease in serious offenses to one-fifth of the previous incidence. Group fines appe…
Controlled Drinking by Chronic Alcoholics over Extended Periods of Free Access
Chronic alcoholics were given the opportunity to drink up to 24 oz. of 95 proof alcohol every day for 17 to 20 days. If they drank 5 oz. or less they remained in the enriched environment, and if they exceeded this limit, they were in an impoverished environment. The results indicate that moderate drinking by chronic alcoholics is possible, when continuous heavy drinking is a possible alternative behavior. These data provide further support for mo…
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