Is Addiction a Disease? There are many things that influence the likeliness that someone will suffer an addiction. Some of these things include genetics and family behavior. However‚ an addiction lacks many of the traits of a disease. An addiction cannot be caught like a disease‚ you are not born addicted to something‚ and it can be 100% avoided by correct human behavior. A disease would imply that it is not up to the person whether or not they suffer from it‚ but an addiction can be prevented
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What is Gambling Addiction? While it may appear that addictions are solely pleasure-seeking behaviors‚ the roots of addiction can also be traced to a wish to suppress or avoid some kind of emotional pain. In the broadest sense‚ addictive or pathological gambling is gambling behavior which causes disruptions in any major area of life: psychological‚ physical‚ social or vocational. Addictive gambling is sometimes referred to as the "hidden illness‚" because there are no visible physical symptoms
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ACTION RESEARCH : “DOTA ADDICTION” Submitted by: Maverick V. Francisco Submitted to: Prof. Peñaranda Chapter I : Introduction Playing games is a natural part of growing. It’s one way that kids learn to socialize‚ compete‚ to fulfil their craving ego‚ to entertain‚ to have fun and sometimes to escape from depression. Computer and online games‚ in most instances‚ are no more dangerous than other games‚ which kids play outdoors. But sometimes‚ computer and online games
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Phobias and Addictions Chris Miller PSY/300 April 7‚ 2013 Dr. Pamela Allen Just as basic behaviors are developed through operant and classical conditioning‚ so are addictions and phobias. Establishing the differences of classical conditioning‚ operant conditioning‚ how phobias and addictions are related‚ and the following extinctions of both conditions are what will be discussed. Phobias and
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increased rapidly. We are dealing with a subdivision of Internet addiction connected to social media‚ It occurs more regularly among younger than older users. We have also found that people who are anxious and socially insecure use Facebook more than those with lower scores on those traits‚ probably because those who are anxious find it easier to communicate via social media than face-to-face (Andreassen‚ 2012) Facebook addiction have a larger percentage in our days‚ we have a issue to other
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numerous ways. Like in every‚ nation money has placed a big part on everybody’s life. Without a stable economy‚ many problems will arise. Drugs overall‚ have created countless problems towards the economy. In fact‚ an article called “How do drugs effect society” by Marie. In this article she states "In 2000‚ 161 Billion‚ $ 100 billion in lost productivity‚ $12.9 billion in healthcare costs‚ $35 billion in other coasts‚ such as agencies that work to stop drug use." Overall‚ a lot of money has been
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69 Online video game addiction Exploring a new phenomenon Online video game addiction Exploring a new phenomenon Antonius J. van Rooij IVO Heemraadssingel 194 3021 DM Rotterdam T 010 425 33 66 F 010 276 39 88 Secretariaat@ivo.nl www.ivo.nl Antonius J. van Rooij Online video game addiction Exploring a new phenomenon Antonius J. van Rooij Online video game addiction. Exploring a new phenomenon. © Antonius J. van Rooij‚ 2011 All rights reserved. No part of this publication
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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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be an actual form of addiction involved with over-use of the Internet. Identifying which category of addiction the Internet falls into is the problem. There are no real answers yet because research in this area is at the beginning stages. While lost in this so called Cyber Community’ for long periods of time‚ people are neglecting other important activities like; time with the family‚ socializing‚ work and health concerns. One of the most extensive studies on Internet Addiction to date was conducted
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Alcoholism addiction What is alcoholism? Alcoholism is when you abuse alcohol‚ you continue to drink even though you know your drinking is causing problems. If you continue to abuse alcohol‚ it can lead to alcohol dependence. Alcohol dependence is also called alcoholism. You are physically or mentally addicted to alcohol. You have a strong need‚ or craving‚ to drink. You feel like you must drink just to get by. For more than millions of people have been affected by an addict that destroyed their
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