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    children and adults for a variety of reasons. It is a convenient way of retrieving information and connecting with others. Unfortunately‚ some individuals‚ like students‚ develop an addiction to the Internet‚ which can be difficult to overcome. Addiction to the internet can be caused by: depression‚ compulsion‚ loneliness‚ or social disorder. We will be focusing on two internet features that get young adults addicted. First of which

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    Zerpa   1   Cesar Zerpa. Professor Pacifico Pre-degree III 3 May 2013 Plastic Surgery Addiction Every year society is bombed with thousands of images of beautiful models and celebrities. This “reality” affect the sub-conscientious of many people with low self-steam and fill the mind of men and women with insecurities about their body images. Plastic surgery appears as an easy solution to this matter‚ but actually‚ cosmetic surgery can be just the tip of the iceberg of a more complex issue

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    Game online addiction. In modern time‚ online game has become a controversial topic in the society. Most people play games online because online games are massive multiplayer games that enable players to escape the real life. People get addicted to online game because the game never ends. Online game addiction can lead to the loss of career goals‚ educational objectives and personal relationships. Gamers also fell irritable and out of control when they can not play online games. This essay

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    The Effects of Internet Addiction As we are living in a digital world‚ many people spend too much time using the Internet‚ and it is terrible to see more than 15 percent of people spend more than 11 hours a week using the Internet in different ways. However‚ do you want to have many health problems or social problems because of the Internet? As you know‚ being an introvert person‚ having sleeplessness‚ and getting sore eyes are the three common effects of Internet addiction. Being an introvert person

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    VIDEO GAME ADDICTION After playing video games for 50 hours‚ a man died in an Internet cafe in South Korea (Khazan). China has set up a system in order to control the online video gaming hours. This is the vital step the country has taken to prevent the online gamers from getting addicted by limiting the hours of online video gaming (Koo). Thailand‚ on the other hand‚ has banned a very popular game called Grand Theft Auto 4 after a crime was committed in a similar fashion as shown in the game

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    FACEBOOK ADDICTION Facebook has come to be probably the most commonly used social networking site‚ nearly half of Facebook’s users view their profiles   every day. Some of the  users spend an unreasonable amount of their time on Facebook‚ whiling  the hours away unnoticed‚ while chores to go unfinished‚ and even going to the extent of ignoring family and friends in the real world. Although a majority of the hundreds of millions of people use Facebook as a social networking

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    Kristina’s and Peach’s Addiction Both Diary of an Exercise Addict by Peach Friedman and Crank by Ellen Hopkins‚ have a common theme of personal struggle that shows that it can be easily obtained through a number of ways that can make one’s life go downhill from the moment the personal struggle takes place‚ and on. In Diary of an Exercise Addict‚ exercise addiction and bulimia take over the author/ main character- Peach Friedman’s life‚ and this memoir is written as if it is a diary and has different

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    also a way to surmount internet addiction. Addicts could reinforce the awareness of take part in the activities through make a list of activities which they have been ignored or hold down before. Finally is the family therapy. This treatment is mainly to make a strong sense of family support to let the addicts recover from internet addiction‚ such as encourage them‚ educate them and listen to them. In my opinion‚ all these six types of cures could treat Internet addiction‚ but it just on the surface

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    historical essence of addiction counseling. Counselor‚ 5(3)‚ 43-48. The Historical Essence of Addiction Counseling William L. White‚ MA What distinguishes the profession of addiction counseling from the array of helping roles that have preceded and have followed it? What would be lost if the specialized knowledge and functions performed by the addiction counselor disappeared? This essay will explore these questions by attempting to define the historical essence of addiction counseling. The distinctiveness

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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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