Position Paper: Is Addiction a Brain Disease? Introduction Addiction‚ it is all around us‚ affecting people from all walks of life‚ it is not limited to certain social classes or lifestyles. It is found in every ethnic group‚ regardless of gender or age. It affects our neighbors‚ our friends‚ and our family either directly or indirectly. Although substances such as alcohol and illegal drugs are two of the most common addictions we hear about‚ there is a wide range of substances and even
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Effects of Shopping Addiction Shopping is a necessary part of life. We shop for food‚ clothing‚ cars‚ homes‚ or anything that may be a necessity to survive. If shopping is necessary‚ how can it also be an addiction? The answer is the same as with other addictions. According to Wikipedia‚ addiction is the continued use of a mood altering substance or behavior despite adverse dependency consequences or a neurological impairment leading to such behaviors. Oniomania‚ which is a Greek word meaning "for
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Gadget addicts: There has been much debate between psychiatrists and psychologists whether there is such a thing as internet addiction. When I got home from holiday‚ I mentioned technology addiction to one of my friends. She said she was increasingly worried about her husband’s obsession with his handheld computer. ’When he comes home from work‚ he’s lucky if he manages 15 minutes talking to the kids before he switches it on‚’ she said. ’And he’s glued to it for the rest of the night. Even
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Effects of Drug Addiction in America Drug addiction is a continual problem within the United States. The abuse of drugs on a daily basis can cause multiple effects. An effect is a change that is the result or consequence of an action. Therefore‚ some drug addicts may be affected socially‚ economically‚ and medically. One of the most serious social effects of drug addiction is the breakdown of families. An addict can loose his/her family‚ as a result of behaviors and actions that put family members
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Family Therapy is a type of therapy that focuses on the relationship between family members or partners. While other type of therapy look at individual patients alone‚ family therapy brings family relationships into the picture. The goal of this therapy is to explore the relationships with other family members that may be the potential cause of the problem or problems of the identified patient (Exploring 503). There are multiple approaches that a family therapist may take. Some of the major techniques
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Video Game Addiction New research identifies some video game users‚ particularly online users‚ who became hooked on interactive games and then see their lives become increasingly unmanageable. Many articles are available that look at the addictive qualities of the games and who is susceptible to becoming addicted. Other research looks at how this addiction compares to addictions such as drug and alcohol abuse and pathological gambling. Since computer game addiction is relatively new‚ there are
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Programs May‚ 2013 “The aversion therapy is considered a type of psychological treatment‚ where patients will be exposed to different types of stimulus and at the same time it will experience some type of discomfort (Lieberman‚ 2012).”This treatment is based on the principles of classical conditioning; using classical conditioning to get rid of addictions or unwanted behaviours. Patient’s unwanted addiction is paired with a drug that makes them sick. “Aversion therapy can be used with alcoholics.
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Kelly Hollinger Professor Longacre DRE 097 D12 Feb 5‚ 2014 Food nourishes us and helps to create our bodies. However‚ certain substances that we eat as “food” can cause dysfunction within us and ultimately contribute to the destruction of our bodies. Although every seven years each cell in the body is completely new‚ we may still crave junk foods that seem to call to us with their sweet‚ salty‚ greasy temptations. It can be difficult to ignore theses naughty longings and make healthy
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The addiction to cigarettes is a problem which affects a significant number of people around the world. This problem does not respect social class‚ anyone could have it. The addiction to cigarettes dates back to the time when the first Europeans came to America. They observed that the American natives smoked tobacco leaves in pipes. Therefore‚ the Europeans decided to copy this practice and bring it to Europe. At the beginning‚ people thought smoking cigarettes was just to relax and it did not have
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TypesYES ofOF Therapy HERAPY UsedSED in the IN THE Counseling OUNSELING WorldORLD Keara Goode Liberty University COUN501-B11 LUO Dr. Jenny Warren October 12‚ 2012 Abstract The ultimate goal of any type of therapy is to help a client deal with a disorder or a situation. The specific treatment goal depends upon the individual client. The goal can be concrete‚ such as quitting a bad habit‚ or more abstract‚ such as handling anger issues. Life experiences often disrupt
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