Wernicke-Korsakoff
Syndrome Background: In
1881, Carl Wernicke first
described an illness that
consisted of paralysis of
eye movements, inability to
coordinate voluntary
muscle movements, and
mental confusion in 3
patients. The patients, 2
males with alcoholism with
progression to coma and
death. Wernicke detected
holes and bleeding
affecting the gray matter
in some parts of the brain.
S.S. Korsakoff, a Russian
psychiatrist, described the
disturbance of memory in
the course of long-term
alcoholism in a series of
articles from 1887-1891. In
1897, Murawieff first
postulated that a single
cause of a disease was
responsible for both
syndromes - Wernicke
syndrome and Korsakoff
syndrome. Or, in common

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ANGER Adapted from
“Learning to Love Yourself:
Finding Your Self-Worth”
by Sharon Wegscheider-
Cruse; Health
Communications, Inc.,
1987. Anger is a word we
apply to a wide range of
feelings. . . - Anger can be
as simple as a minor
irritation. - We frequently
feel angry when we’;re
frustrated or when our
plans are thwarted. -
Annoyances may be barely
noticeable at first, but if
annoyances continue, they
can generate considerable
wrath. - We feel a form of
anger when we’;re
disappointed and let
down–most often it takes
the form of resentment. -
When we’;re angry, but
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Traditionally, A.A. members have always taken care to preserve their anonymity at the "public" level: press, radio, television, and films.
In the early days of A.A., when more stigma was attached to the term "alcoholic" than is the case today, this reluctance to be identified - and publicized - was easy to understand.
As the Fellowship of [...]

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AA Tradition of Practice
and Organisation Number
Eight: Alcoholics
Anonymous should remain
forever nonprofessional,
but our service centers
may employ special
workers. “It became clear
to the early members that
no A.A. should ever ask or
accept payment for
‘;carrying this message to
somebody else, person to
person and face to face.’;
“But new questions arose
as membership grew and
the word of hope spread,
sending thousands of
alcoholics in search of A.A.
The first intergroups or
central offices were usually
manned by A.A.
volunteers; now, most
such offices are so busy
that full-time employees
are needed as well.” c.
1971, The Twelve

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Aggressive Behaviour
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This can leave you [...]