Teenage drinking: hey, how about another one?

Series: Conflict and Awareness Series

Duration: 14

Genre: Educational

Year Published: 1974

Creator: McGraw-Hill

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Examines facts about alcohol: rationale, usage patterns, physiological and psychological effects of varying quantities, danger signals of problem states. Dramatizes a typical beginning situation: high school students on the eve before an exam. , Centers around three high school students on the evening before an exam. One senses the build up of frustration and the anxiety in the other two, sees that further study is unlikely and leaves. One boy who has a pattern of turning to alcohol to cope with stress starts to look for the bottle and the other soon follows suit. Illustrates some of the social, environmental and constitutional factors which affect drinking patterns. Portrays two high school boys who, during a study break at home, decide to have a drink to relax. Shows how one drink can lead to another, resulting in studying becoming the last thing on their minds. Considers why people start drinking, whether alcohol relieves anxieties and whether it is a crutch.

Complete Record: Examines facts about alcohol: rationale, usage patterns, physiological and psychological effects of varying quantities, danger signals of problem states. Dramatizes a typical beginning situation: high school students on the eve before an exam. , Centers around three high school students on the evening before an exam. One senses the build up of frustration and the anxiety in the other two, sees that further study is unlikely and leaves. One boy who has a pattern of turning to alcohol to cope with stress starts to look for the bottle and the other soon follows suit. Illustrates some of the social, environmental and constitutional factors which affect drinking patterns. Portrays two high school boys who, during a study break at home, decide to have a drink to relax. Shows how one drink can lead to another, resulting in studying becoming the last thing on their minds. Considers why people start drinking, whether alcohol relieves anxieties and whether it is a crutch.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.