Spouses under the influence of alcohol tend to act more aggressively, perhaps because their ability to think rationally is reduced. Alcohol tends to make individuals more impulsive and to decrease their ability to restrain their aggression. This pattern is especially noticeable among spouses who are more aggressive even without alcohol.
More Entries
- Alcohol abuse increases the feelings of marital distress. Individuals in marriages in which one
- The more frequently men are intoxicated, the more likely they are
- Marital satisfaction is related strongly to a couple’s ability to communicate effectively
- Damaging communication. With alcoholism and marriage, alcoholic spouses tend to use more negative and
- Effects on the brain. Researchers believe that alcohol’s effect on the brain may contribute to the increase in the
- ”Alcohol reduces our ability to think straight,”
- Once you’ve consumed your first drink, you’ve lost that ability to make a sound judgment.
- Our national drug is alcohol. We tend to regard the use any other drug with special horror. —William S. Burroughs
- Less problem solving. Couples in which one partner is alcoholic engage in problem solving less often than do other couples
- Under the influence, under arrest.