• Science of Emotion and Sensibility
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.603-611
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• 2007

Initially, this study was to develop reliable and effective alcohol-associated visual cues. Alcoholic picture cues were chosen from the Normative Appetitive Picture System (NAPS). Additional images consisted of Korean beer and mild liquor was pre-tested to select the pictures that would induce craving most intensely. The images that recorded the highest scores on a scale were chosen through the pre-test. And then, the reliability and validity were examined for the selected alcohol cues from NAPS and pre-test via another psychometric test. Secondly, the study was to investigate differences in craving between subjects with alcohol use disorders (AUDs) and non-alcoholic control subjects when exposed to the alcohol visual cues. Alcohol abusers with AUD (n=9) and demographically similar non-abusers (n=9) participated in this study. After given 5cc of alcohol, subjects were exposed to different types of stimuli (i.e., alcohol, nonalcoholic beverage, and visual control pictures and one rest (cross-hair)). Craving levels were rated through self-report on a Likert scale immediately after the presentation of visual cues. Results showed statistically significant differences between the AUD group and the control group in the Obsessive Compulsive Drinking Scale (OCDS) scores, pre-sip and post-sip alcohol craving. Also, the AUD group showed significantly a higher level of craving during alcohol cues compared to the control group. In conclusion, alcohol craving induced by alcohol cues among subjects with AUD was found to be different from that of non-abusers.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.17 no.12
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• pp.367-374
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• 2019

The purpose of this study was identify the factor affecting alcohol use disorder in Korean women. This study used the data from the 6^th Korea National Health and Nutrition Examinations Survey and analyzed the demographic characteristics, health related factors and alcohol use disorder. Data were analyzed using the IBM SPSS 25.0 program. As a result, the prevalence of alcohol use disorder in Korean women was 14.7%. There were significant differences depending on age, marital status, educations level, occupation, smoking, stress, melancholy. By logistic regression, the risk factors of alcohol use disorder were age, marital status, occupation, smoking, melancholy. According to the results of this study, further research on the alcohol use disorder of single-working women should be conducted in considering of various variable.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Emotion and Sensibility Conference
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• 2007.05a
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• pp.19-22
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• 2007

본 연구에서는 알코올 사용 장애 대학생과 정상인을 대상으로 부적정서(슬픔)를 유발하고 슬픔 관련 뇌 기능 차이를 규명하고자 하였다. 실험참가자로 11명의 알코올 사용 장애 대학생과 7명의 정상인을 선정하였다. 슬픔 정서 유발을 위해 예비 실험을 거친 슬픔 유발 시청각 동영상 자극을 1분 30초 동안 제시하였다(통제자극 30초). 슬픔 정서를 경험하는 동안, 알코올 사용 장애 대학생 집단은 좌측 Insula, 우측 Medial Fron-tal Gyrus, 좌측 Cingulate Gyrus, 좌측 Inferior Parietal Lobule이 활성화 되었다. 정상인 집단은 우측 Cuneus, 우측 Middle Occipital Gyrus, 우측 Precuneus, 좌측 Inferior Parietal Lobule이 활성화되었다. 결론적으로, 알코올 사용 장애 대학생과 정상인의 슬픔 자극을 처리할 때 관련된 뇌 기능에 차이가 있음을 알 수 있었다.

• Korean Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.236-243
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• 2016

Objectives : The aim of this study was to clarify the role of alcohol use disorders and acute alcohol consumption in suicide attempts by gender. Methods : Data of 1,152 suicide attempters(487 males and 742 females) who had visited an emergency center was gathered. Suicide attempts were categorized into three groups according to alcohol use: an alcohol use disorder group(AUD), an acute alcohol use group(AAU), and a no-alcohol use group(NAU). The intent and lethality of suicide attempts were evaluated by Suicidal Intents Scale and Risk-Rescue Rating Scale. Results : For Suicidal Intents Scale score, the male AUD group revealed a significantly lower mean score than the male AAU one. However, there were no statistically significant differences for female subjects across subgroups. With regard to the Risk-Rescue Rating Scale score, there were no significant differences for males, while the AUD group showed both the lowest highest rescue scores and lowest risk-rescue scores within female groups. Conclusions : AUD in females was more likely regarding impulsive suicide attempts with high rescue chances. Consuming alcohol might have different effect on suicide attempts by gender and our study shows that alcohol use is an important risk factor according to gender, particularly with regard to female suicide attempts.

• Journal of the korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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• v.6 no.2
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• pp.27-32
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• 1984

부존자원이 석탄밖에 없는 우리의 입장으로서는 날로 증대되어 가는 석유의 해외의존성, 석유 가의 상승, 석유의 공유불안정성 등으로 인하여 석유와 대체될 수 있는 새로운 에너지원의 개 발이 요망되고 있다. 그러한 대체에너지의 일종으로 알코올 연료가 많은 연구의 대상이 되고 있다. 이제까지는 대개의 연구가 SI엔진의 개량이 그다지 요구되지 않는 범위내에서 간단한 알 코올/가솔린 혼합연료의 사용에 집중되어 왔다. 본 해설에서는 알코올과 가솔린의 혼합연료와 알코올만을 사용한 SI엔진, 디젤엔진에 있어서의 연구성과와 그에 따른 최근의 정보를 다루려고 한다. 아직까지도 이에 관한 연구는 연구실 차원에서 계속 연구되어지고 있고 이러한 알코올을 이용한 엔진 개념이 상업적으로 실용화되기까지는 해결해야 할 많은 문제점이 있다.

• The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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• v.5 no.2
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• pp.13-21
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• 2019

The purpose of this study was to identify the factors affecting life satisfaction in patients with alcohol use disorder. Participants were recruited at outpatient treatment facilities in two cites. Data were collected from October 1 to December 30, 2016, using self-report questionnaires. Abstinence self-efficacy, family support, and life satisfaction were investigated. 152 patients with alcohol use disorder participated in this study. Mean score for life satisfaction was 3.24. Life satisfaction had a positive correlation with abstinence self-efficacy and family support. Factors affecting life satisfaction in these men were abstinence self-efficacy. Findings indicate that abstinence self-efficacy and perceived mental health satisfaction are important variables influencing life satisfaction in patients with alcohol use disorder. Development and provision of intervention programs to increase abstinence self-efficacy and perceived mental health satisfaction will help to increase life satisfaction in patients with alcohol use disorder.

• Korean Journal of Social Welfare
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• v.37
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• pp.67-88
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• 1999

The purpose of this study was to identify the proportion of the population with the alcohol use disorder among the Korean adults. To the author's knowledge, this study was the first social work article to survey the prevalence of the alcohol use disorder using the randomly selected sample. The survey instrument included the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test, the Brief Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test. and the Korean Alcoholism Screening Test to identify the rates of problem drinkers and alcoholics. The instrument also included items to ask the respondents' drinking frequencies, drinking amounts, and heavy drinking. The findings of the study indicated that Koreans had severe alcohol problems. 322 percent of the respondents were identified as those who have experienced drinking-related problems in the past year. This study found 4.2 percent of the respondents as alcoholics and estimated that 1.34 million of the Korean adult population were alcoholics. This study concludes that social workers should use screening tools to early identify clients with alcohol problems and develop effective programs to assist those clients and their families. Finally this study provide suggestions for future studies.

• Korean Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.15-19
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• 2011

Alcohol is so-called "a magic bullet" affecting on the various organs and central and peripheral nervous systems and causes mental illness as well as physiological and psychological dependence. Also, alcohol problem is related with serious social problems including family violence, suicide, loss of job and crimes. Because alcohol use disorder is a common cause of consultation and liaison in general hospital, we could consider alcohol use disorder of one of psychosomatic disorder. Thus, I reviewed the prevalence, rate of consultation, and general consultant and treatment issues in treating patients with substance use disorder in a psychosomatic medicine.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.196-201
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• 2014

This study intends to investigate alcohol use disorder in the elderly in rural area. The subjects were 212 elderly people. Alcohol use disorder was defined as a score of more than 10 points on the AUDIT-K. The collected data were analyzed descriptive statistics, chi-square test and t-test using SPSS 19.0 program. The alcohol use disorder in the elderly in rural area were 18.4%. The alcohol use disorder was statistically significant difference according to gender, age, inmate, scholarship, religion, job and smoking. The alcohol use disorder correlated positively with depression. To prepare the aging society, the government should make preparation prorgram for elderly alcoholics.

• Science of Emotion and Sensibility
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• v.22 no.4
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• pp.57-64
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• 2019

Anger is the most common emotional trigger causing relapses in individuals with alcohol use disorders (AUDs). The present study intended to investigate the autonomic nervous system (ANS) responses induced by anger in individuals with AUDs. The participants in this study included twelve individuals with AUDs and 14 non-frequent drinkers. Anger was induced in the participants via a 120-second film clip. Before the presentation of this audio-visual stimulus, the ANS responses of the participants were measured for 60 seconds to ascertain their resting state. Subsequently, the participants' ANS responses were measured again for 120 seconds when they were in an emotional state during the presentation of the clip. After the ANS measurements were taken, participants were asked to rate the type of emotion they had experienced as they viewed the film and to report its intensity. The results indicated that the levels of anger experienced by the AUD group were not significantly different from the emotion registered by the control group. However, the ANS responses induced in AUD participants when they were in an emotional state showed blunted skin conductance levels (SCL) and skin conductance responses (SCR) compared to the control group participants. Individuals with AUDs evinced lower emotional arousal than the participants of the control group. These results can help clinicians understand the psychological and physiological responses of individuals with AUDs to anger in order to design effective interventions that would reduce chances of anger and relapse.