Alcohol-induced fragmentary blackouts : associated memory processes and neural correlates
| dc.contributor.advisor | Fromme, Kim | en |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Schnyer, David M. | en |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Tucker, David M. | en |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Beevers, Christopher | en |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Springer, David W. | en |
| dc.creator | Wetherill, Reagan Rochelle, 1979- | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2010-12-02T21:17:36Z | en |
| dc.date.available | 2010-12-02T21:17:36Z | en |
| dc.date.available | 2010-12-02T21:17:41Z | en |
| dc.date.issued | 2010-08 | en |
| dc.date.submitted | August 2010 | en |
| dc.date.updated | 2010-12-02T21:17:41Z | en |
| dc.description | text | en |
| dc.description.abstract | Alcohol-induced blackouts, or periods of anterograde amnesia without loss of consciousness, were a diagnostic indicator in Jellinek’s (1952) theory of alcoholism and have been correlated with alcohol use problems (Campbell & Hodgins, 1993; Goodwin, Crane, & Guze, 1969; Ryback, 1970; Tarter & Schneider, 1976). Other findings suggest that blackouts are a warning sign of problem drinking, but not a predictor of alcohol use disorders (Anthenelli, Klein, Tsuang, Smith, & Schuckit, 1994). Most published research on blackouts focuses on cognitive deficits among older alcohol-dependent adults, yet recent research indicates prevalence rates for blackouts as high as 50% among college students (White, Jamieson-Drake, & Swartzwelder, 2002). In addition, young adults who reported experiencing a blackout were later told that they had vandalized property, driven a car, or engaged in other risky behaviors without remembering (Buelow & Koeppel, 1995). Despite their high prevalence and associated negative consequences, relatively little is known about alcohol-induced blackouts or their neural, social, and behavioral correlates among non-dependent populations. The current research explored individual variation in memory functioning under sober and intoxicated conditions and alcohol’s effects on neural activation during memory processes. | en |
| dc.description.department | Psychology | en |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2010-08-1577 | en |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en |
| dc.subject | Alcohol-induced blackouts | en |
| dc.subject | Alcohol | en |
| dc.subject | Memory | en |
| dc.subject | Functional magnetic resonance imaging | en |
| dc.subject | fMRI | en |
| dc.title | Alcohol-induced fragmentary blackouts : associated memory processes and neural correlates | en |
| dc.type.genre | thesis | en |
| thesis.degree.department | Psychology | en |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Clinical Psychology | en |
| thesis.degree.grantor | University of Texas at Austin | en |
| thesis.degree.level | Doctoral | en |
| thesis.degree.name | Doctor of Philosophy | en |