Understanding Addiction Limestone College Abstract As early as 1939 with the publication of the first edition of the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous the medical community was aware that addiction was more than a moral shortcoming. In the first addition of the book in the chapter The Doctor’s Opinion‚ Dr. William Silkworth (1939) wrote the following‚ “We believe‚ and so suggested a few years ago‚ that the action of alcohol on these chronic alcoholics is a manifestation of an allergy; that the
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Implication of EMH EMH and Technical Analysis Technical analysis bases decisions on past results. EMH‚ however‚ believes past results cannot be used to outperform the market. As a result‚ EMH negates the use of technical analysis as a means to generate investment returns. With respect to fundamental analysis‚ the EMH also states that all publicly available information is reflected in security prices and as such‚ abnormal returns cannot be achievable through the use of this information. This
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of Hypersexual Disorder and Sex Addiction J. K. Harville Thoughts on the reality of Hypersexual Disorder and Sex Addiction We often hear about addictions and the problems they cause in the news and portrayed in Movies and television. We hear about an alcoholic‚ a drug addict‚ or a compulsive gambler and how their addictions destroy their lives and that of their families. An addiction we don’t often hear about or see glorified on television is an addiction to Biology’s most base instinct;
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The Implications Of Divorce On Children Under The Age of 18 Karen Ann Johnson Liberty University Abstract Divorce on children who are under the age of 18 can cause devasting results. Some children feel as though they are caught in between the love they have for both of their parents. As children are growing up‚ they experience many different emotions but when it comes to the experiences of divorce‚ a child feels as though it
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Facebook Addiction The newest social networking site‚ Facebook has opened up an exciting online world that has enabled millions of people around the world to connect with each other. Facebook provides its members a way to make new friends‚ keep in touch with current friends‚ and find old friends and family anywhere in the world without ever having to leave their home. Since its introduction to the public in 2005 Facebook has experienced phenomenal growth and has become the world’s most popular
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organized by workplace‚ school‚ or college‚ or other characteristics. Facebook allows anyone who declares them to be at least 13 years old to become a registered user of the website. Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook with his college roommates and fellow computer science students Eduardo Saverin‚ Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes. The website’s membership was initially limited by the founders to Harvard students‚ but was expanded to other colleges in the Boston area‚ the Ivy League‚ and Stanford University
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New research‚ to a growing body of literature suggests there is a substantial genetic influence on susceptibility to nicotine addiction (Satti‚ 2011). In the past few years‚ researchers around the world have zeroed in on various genetic regions believed to be involved in one’s vulnerability to addiction. For example‚ one person may reach for a cigarette soon after waking‚ smokes a pack a day‚ and cannot seem to quit. Another smokes a few cigarettes now and then but never feels driven by the need
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SEANJAMES TITLE The Addiction of Grade Five Pupils to Computer Online Games that Affect the Academic Performance Among Elementary Pupils of Oton Central Elementary School from School year 2012 – 2013 Objectives of the Study The main objective of the study is to ascertain the factors that contribute to the Addiction of Grade Five Pupils to Computer Online Games that affect the Academic Performance among elementary students of Oton Central Elementary School from School year 2012 – 2013.
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While Facebook addiction disorder or Facebook addiction are not medically accepted terms‚ the actuality of addictive behavior on Facebook is a mounting concern for scores of Facebook users‚ and one that psychoanalysts are seeing more regularly in their patients. According to Fenichel‚ if you have found that sharing‚ connecting and learning through Facebook has replaced all avenues of learning and communicating and in your life‚ it is a possibility that you have Facebook addiction Disorder. There
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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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