Connor Gannon was mandated by the courts to seek treatment after receiving two convictions of DUI. Gannon’s drinking has affected his life in more ways than one, and has created several problems in Gannon’s life. Connor Gannon is 45 years old and has been drinking most of his life. It has led to his divorce and separation of his two children. The youngest resides with the mother and the oldest attends community college. It appears that Connors brother and father also suffer an addiction to alcohol, and this can contribute to Gannon’s behavior of alcoholism. We will discuss Gannon’s situation, factor’s surrounding his environment that contribute to his addiction, and a treatment suitable for his recovery to meet the court order.
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Gannon lives alone, and only dates women he meets at his local bars. He is unable to establish lasting relationships with the opposite sex. He tends to seek out women who drink as much as he does. This is unhealthy and a dangerous combination for Gannon. Gannon stays in close contact with both his father and brother who both drink more excessively than Gannon, and have longer and more frequent arrest records for intoxication. Gannon. Gannon began drinking as a teenager, and his drinking increased when he enlisted in the military. Gannon experienced extreme alcohol abuse, but was undetected because his work performance was unaffected. Upon honorable discharge Gannon entered the construction industry where his alcohol abuse increased, and began affecting his work performance. Since drinking is part of the social environment of construction workers, he was not sanctioned for his performance, so he continued to drink. Gannon has previously attended an abstinence program, and completed in successfully, and now perceives himself as not being an alcoholic. Gannon apparently has allowed alcoholism to become his “way of life”, he is unable to admit or see that alcohol consumes his entire way of living life. Gannon states he attends church, but only during special events or …show more content…
The reason is Gannon drinks excessively, and because his father and brother are alcoholics it seems genetics also play a factor in his addiction. Gannon is a victim of a disease, and now that he understands he has an illness, he is ready to admit his addiction and begin treatment. Gannon and I spoke of many of the psychological models of addiction, but we both have concluded and agreed that Gannon’s alcohol addiction is a learned behavior, and fits with the social learning theory of addiction. Gannon grew up in a home where he observed his father and older brother engage in excessive drinking. Gannon is repeating what he has seen for years and learned from his older brother and father. Now that we have established that Gannon has an addiction and its related to social learning we can now decide how to best treat his addiction. Gannon will need behavioral therapy, as well as group and individual therapy. He needs to engage in the 12 step program, and educational classes to learn more about his illness and how to cope and prevent relapse. This will also help Gannon involve himself in a different social environment with individuals who do not use alcohol. Gannon has to learn to distance himself from environments and people who use alcohol. This will be tough because his father and brother cannot be a part of
Psychological …show more content…
Gannon lives alone, and only dates women he meets at his local bars. He is unable to establish lasting relationships with the opposite sex. He tends to seek out women who drink as much as he does. This is unhealthy and a dangerous combination for Gannon. Gannon stays in close contact with both his father and brother who both drink more excessively than Gannon, and have longer and more frequent arrest records for intoxication. Gannon. Gannon began drinking as a teenager, and his drinking increased when he enlisted in the military. Gannon experienced extreme alcohol abuse, but was undetected because his work performance was unaffected. Upon honorable discharge Gannon entered the construction industry where his alcohol abuse increased, and began affecting his work performance. Since drinking is part of the social environment of construction workers, he was not sanctioned for his performance, so he continued to drink. Gannon has previously attended an abstinence program, and completed in successfully, and now perceives himself as not being an alcoholic. Gannon apparently has allowed alcoholism to become his “way of life”, he is unable to admit or see that alcohol consumes his entire way of living life. Gannon states he attends church, but only during special events or …show more content…
The reason is Gannon drinks excessively, and because his father and brother are alcoholics it seems genetics also play a factor in his addiction. Gannon is a victim of a disease, and now that he understands he has an illness, he is ready to admit his addiction and begin treatment. Gannon and I spoke of many of the psychological models of addiction, but we both have concluded and agreed that Gannon’s alcohol addiction is a learned behavior, and fits with the social learning theory of addiction. Gannon grew up in a home where he observed his father and older brother engage in excessive drinking. Gannon is repeating what he has seen for years and learned from his older brother and father. Now that we have established that Gannon has an addiction and its related to social learning we can now decide how to best treat his addiction. Gannon will need behavioral therapy, as well as group and individual therapy. He needs to engage in the 12 step program, and educational classes to learn more about his illness and how to cope and prevent relapse. This will also help Gannon involve himself in a different social environment with individuals who do not use alcohol. Gannon has to learn to distance himself from environments and people who use alcohol. This will be tough because his father and brother cannot be a part of