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    (medical) model‚ but their main interest concerns the physical (or physiological) basis of behaviour and the relationship between Mind-and-Body. Research areas: central nervous system‚ split-brain‚ stress‚ biofeedback‚ drugs‚ sensory deprivation. Humanistic Psychology It does recognize human experiences but at the expense of being non-scientific in it method and ability to provide evidence. Research areas: the self‚ motivation‚ guilt‚ anger‚ worry‚ love. Key figures: Rogers‚ Maslow‚ Kelly‚ Dyer. These

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    Difference Between Humanistic Geography and Positivistic Approach There are definite differences between positivism and humanistic methods that geographers use. Positivism‚ which has it’s roots in quantitative theories‚ excludes the human element and includes such fundamentals as cumulative data. Humanistic geography has it’s roots in qualitative procedures and focuses on the combination of research with the people. Positivism is a rigorous and formal way to collect and analyze data that was developed

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    have expectations‚ hopes‚ and dreams of bettering themselves (Lecture). Humanistic psychologists‚ stemming from the ideas of Abraham Maslow‚ believe every person desires‚ and actively seeks to reach their perceived “full potential.” Humanistic psychologists believe in personal growth of individuals‚ and the objective to further their own livelihood by reaching self-actualization (Koltko-Rivera ‚ 2006). Both psychological theories lead to grand visions of life‚ and in turn‚ driving expectations. These

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    Addictions Substance and Behavior What is addiction? There are many definitions and classifications‚ but what it comes down to is: “the person loses control over their use of the substance or behavior‚ and importantly‚ they are aware of that loss of control.” Addiction is a euphoric feeling one may get from a behavior or substance. Addiction is a mental concern which researchers have related with dopamine levels in the brain. An experiment taken place in 2009 with Dr. Nora Volkow at the National

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    Drug addiction is a pathological or abnormal condition which arises due to frequent drug use. The disorder of addiction involves the progression of acute drug use to the development of drug-seeking behavior‚ the vulnerability to relapse‚ and the decreased‚ slowed ability to respond to naturally rewarding stimuli. Causes Drugs known to cause addiction include illegal drugs as well as prescription or over-the-counter drugs‚ according to the definition of the American Society of Addiction Medicine

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    Frequently‚ people become victims of addictions of all types. An addiction is when people do not have control over what they do‚ take‚ or use. They are completely consumed and subject to all the flaws that can come with a specific addiction. Sex addiction is one of them and the focus for my paper. Previous research claims sexual addiction is labeled a progressive intimacy disorder compelled of extremely frequent sexual thinking and actions. Behavior of a sex addict may include chronic masturbation

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    weaknesses in the system because children born with this type of tradition can see how addiction ruined their family. That was what I did‚ I made a claim that I would never fall into the pattern my parents did. I would protect my siblings; shield them away from the darkness that was known as addiction. We would strive for better‚ go to college‚ and stay clear of the dangers of the world. The one and only function of addiction is to destroy the family members by breaking and severing the connections so severely

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    ITS LONG-TERM EFFECTS? * CONCLUSION * BIBLIOGRAPHY INTRODUCTION The aim of this assignment is to explain about the drug Heroin‚ its addiction‚ describing its short and long term effects. Which are illustrated in diagrams below and to give a better understanding of the drug. This topic of discussion has taken an interest as Heroin addiction is on the rise in Longford and it has led to the fatality of one person of whom I went to school with due to a Heroin overdose. Heroin Heroin is

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    biological approach to addiction For “cool” Amreen I structure it like this: How the approach explains initiation of an addiction How the approach explains maintenance of an addiction How the approach explains relapse Evaluation (AO1‚ AO2‚ AO1‚ …) IDA The biological approach suggests that genetic factors may create a predisposition to the initiation of an addiction. An individual who inherits a genetic abnormality relating to the regulation of dopamine is more likely to develop an addiction. An individual

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    1. What is Internet and Computer Addiction? Internet and Computer Addition has different variety of impulse-control problems which includes: (a) Cyber-Relationship Addiction – it is an addiction to different social networking sites which causes people to care more to their online friends than their real-life friends and family. (b) Net Compulsions – online businesses such as eBay often causes to financial problems. (c) Information Overload – causes people to interact less with their family and

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