Addiction is a dependence on a substance in which the affected individual feels powerless to stop. Millions of Americans have addictions to drugs‚ alcohol‚ nicotine‚ and even to behaviors such as compulsive gambling and shopping. Our recent studies suggest that millions of Americans are addicted to food‚ as well. An average American is bombarded daily with random propaganda to try to sell what some would consider "perfection". Most American citizens try to emulate those fictional characters in celebrity
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Taobao-user in Hong Kong makes an average of 780 transactions in a year. Photo: Thomas Yau Market research by China’s biggest e-commerce site found men twice as likely as women to be “uncontrollable shopaholics”‚ meaning that although they spend less time SHOPPING ONLINE‚ they tend to buy double the amount of items on each haul. A "field guide" produced by ALIBABA’S Taobao Marketplace also found that at least one million users each spend more than 50‚000 yuan (HK$62‚000) yearly online. That’s an impressive
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Gregorio Castillo May 2‚ 2010 Impulsive or Habitual Shopping Many people suffer from impulsive expending and most of them are creating an addiction which had been causing them suffering and emotional distress. It is a reality that marketers are using many strategies to reach their objectives‚ which is to get consumers into consumptions that fall in a kind of addiction. “We are daily bombarded by advertising messages that attempt to entice consumers to indulge themselves with whatever product is
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a condition many may not know about‚ but it has recently become an area of more interest between scientist and people today. OCD is mainly an anxiety disorder‚ which can be described as having persistent‚ reoccurring‚ and uncontrollable obsessions and compulsions that become time consuming. “Obsessions are intrusive‚ recurrent‚ and persistent unwanted thoughts‚ images‚ or impulses that are experienced as unacceptable‚ upsetting‚ and uncontrollable‚ and they usually
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* Define industry and Product segment Shopping centers are purpose built complexes which can contain retail shops‚ restaurant and other eateries‚ service such banks and leisure facilities such as cinemas and bowling alleys. The Australia shopping centre industry comprises companies that build‚ develop and manage shopping centers in Australia. There shopping centre owners derive income from charging tenants‚ such as retail shop owners‚ banks and restaurant‚ rent for the space that they occupy
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SHOPS AND SHOPPING Going shopping is a part of our everyday life. For some people it’s a pleasant pastime while for others it’s an everyday routine. Some people like doing shopping and they are happy if they can pick up a bargain in the sales‚ for others yawn while walking along the shelves in a shop. But whether you like shopping or not you have to do it because it’s a necessity. I’d like to say that at present shopping has become more exciting than it used to be several decades ago. Today
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Online shopping is ideal for the busy family on the go. I have found online shopping to be one of my family’s many staples. The variety of things that can be purchased online amazes me. I’ve purchased several items such as books‚ clothing‚ jewelry‚ furniture‚ electronics‚ airline tickets‚ booked hotels‚ the list goes on. Internet connections can be accessed at work‚ homes‚ schools‚ hospitals‚ restaurants‚ libraries and many other places‚ making online shopping readily available almost everywhere
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Compulsive overeating disorder may be the most common eating disorder in the United States today. As reported by Psychology Today‚ over four million people in the United States suffer from this disorder (2005). Compulsive overeating disorder‚ also known as binge eating‚ is “characterized by uncontrollable eating followed by feelings of guilt and shame” (Boston College Counseling Services‚ 2008). People with this eating disorder are often overweight‚ and tend to become obese from the pattern of
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data from question 5 gives information about the proportion of the extent of HSU students doing shopping online. An important point to mention is that the number of students do shopping online are not frequently. As a general trend‚ 55% of students buy products online on special occassions or holidays. In addition‚ the rate of student shop online in weekly is less than in monthly‚ with 6% for doing shopping online in weekly and 17% in monthly. In the rest percentage‚ students regard to buy goods on
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curious-to-find-out-morepart.html (March 17‚ 2006) 3. Jeffery Kluger‚ “Who Should Own the Bones?” Time‚ March 13‚ 2006‚ from http://www.time.com/time/archive/preview/0‚10987‚1169901‚00.html (April 4‚ 2006) 4. Kyrios‚ M.‚ Frost R.O. Steketee G.‚ “Cognitions in Compulsive Buying and Acquisition‚” (Kluwer Academic Publishers‚ April 2004)‚ 28: 241-258. 5. Hawk‚ Jason‚ “Dr. Phil Confronts…‚” Amherst New Times‚ Wednesday‚ February 8‚ 2006. 6. Hawk‚ Jason‚ “Dr. Phil Confronts…‚” Amherst New Times‚ Wednesday‚ February
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