Drugs: Addiction and Quitting Leigh Jenner Psychology 355 April 4‚ 2011 Stephen Northam Everyone knows they should get or stay healthy. For most people getting healthy means eating a little less‚ exercising a little more‚ or abstaining from smoking and drinking. However‚ for those who have a problem with drugs—as well as alcohol—getting healthy is literally a matter of life and death. The problem with drugs and alcohol is that there are more factors than just a nice feeling. There are‚ in more
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Addiction and Drug Abuse There are many people that try drugs out for different reason. Some of the reasons many people experiment with drugs is because they want to have fun‚ improvement in athletic abilities‚ ease of depression‚ anxiety‚ and stress‚ because others are doing it or just out of curiosity. Drug use does not necessarily lead to drug abuse and there is not a particular level that using drugs will change from insouciant to challenging. Drug abuse and addiction varies by individual.
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Like any addiction‚ internet addiction has various effects on an individual. As the connotation of the word "addiction" suggests‚ the effects are not always very good. There are effects that are general to all addictions. The addict becomes dependent on the internet‚ loses control of self to the internet‚ and discontinuing the use of internet leads to disturbances in mood and behavior. There are also effects that are particular to internet addiction. As an internet addict becomes accustomed to the
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Biological and Humanistic Approaches to Personality PSY 250 October 20‚ 2013 Biological and Humanistic Approaches to Personality Personality is defined as the pattern of collective character‚ behavioral‚ emotional‚ temperamental‚ and mental traits of a person (The Free Dictionary‚ 2013). In this paper the writer will discuss Abraham Maslow (1971)‚ a humanistic psychologist‚ hierarchy of needs theory and how it is said to influence human personality. She will also cover some biological
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Discuss biological approaches to addiction (9+16 Marks) The genetics of addiction: * People who have an addictive personality are likely to be predisposed to it because of their genes. * Family and twin studies have demonstrated that genes contribute towards the development of alcohol dependence‚ with heritability estimates of between 50 and 60 % for both males and females. McGue‚ 1999 * Fowler et al‚ 2007 – found that in a study of 1‚214 twins genetic influences played a role in the
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of video gaming can be summarized into one word: addiction. Guilty pleasures like video games‚ television‚ and candy are tolerable when done in moderation. The problem with video gaming is that unless controlled or limited by a third party‚ it’s both chemically and mentally addictive. Studies have scientifically shown that excitement from playing video games causes the human brain to release an addictive chemical. Psychologically‚ video game addiction is explained through what is called ’the God effect
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TEEN CHOICES LITERATURE REVIEW- ADDICTION INDEX Section 1: Introduction................................................................................................................pg 3 Section 2: Descent into addiction...............................................................................................pg 4 Section 3: Turning Point.............................................................................................................pg 5 Section 4: Rehabilitation...........
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difficult to make a gambler stop gambling?” Well‚ it all goes down to the causes behind it. Thus‚ today I’ll be talking to you about the three main causes of gambling addiction. But first of all‚ what is gambling addiction? Gambling addiction is a progressive condition similar to alcohol and drug addictions. People with gambling addiction have difficulty controlling their gambling and their gambling behaviour will increase over time. Thus‚ the first point I would like to talk about is relieving stress
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The Addiction to Prescription Drugs Sharon O ’Dell COM156 November 30‚ 2012 Lugene Rosen The Addiction to Prescription Drugs The “war on drugs” has been raging for years‚ but now it has a new adversary. It can be found in almost every home‚ sitting on a counter‚ or tucked away in a medicine cabinet. It can help a student focus better‚ help a person ease chronic pain‚ or help a person cope with daily stress or anxiety. This new adversary is prescription medication. With this being said
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Heroin Addiction and Treatment Abstract This paper offers a brief explanation of the history of heroin. Describing the origins of heroin‚ who discovered it and describes the detrimental effects heroin has on an individual. There are several treatment options available for heroin addicts and this paper will look at a few of the ones that have shown the most success. Heroin Addiction and Treatment Introduction: A Brief History
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