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    computer addiction on campus there is no doubt that computers have had beneficial effects on the way we work‚ study‚ and play. However‚ computer addiction has become a significant problem for some students whose lives are affected by long periods of time spent in front of a computer screen. Instead of establishing face-to-face relationships on campus‚ these students use the computer as their primary method of interaction. Research indicates that these students have a greater potential for failing

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    What Is Parkinson’s Disease? What Causes Parkinson’s Disease? Parkinson’s disease is a progressive nervous system disorder that affects how the person moves‚ including how they speak and write. Symptoms develop gradually‚ and may start off with ever-so-slight tremors in one hand. People with Parkinson’s disease also experience stiffness and find they cannot carry out movements as rapidly as before - this is called bradykinesia. The muscles of a person with Parkinson’s become weaker and the individual

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    Addiction as a Social Problem SOC 210 Although Addiction to drugs and alcohol can be viewed as a biological and psychological problem‚ it has many sociological implications that suggest it may be caused by cultural structures and society as a whole. Addiction plagues millions of Americans in today’s world. By definition it is the continued repetition of a behavior despite adverse consequences‚ or a neurological impairment leading to such behaviors (Lindesmith

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    Phobias and Addictions Psy 300 05/19/14 Angelique Grady Classical conditioning and operant conditioning are both related by one ’s behavior whether it is a condition that comes naturally or is one that has to be learned. There are two emotional difficulties which are linked to these types of conditioning. They are called phobias and addictions. Once these behaviors are reinforced anymore‚ it will lead to extinction. Classical conditioning is a procedure by which a

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    Cellphone Addiction Submitted by: Joko C. Estillero Submitted to: Mrs. Annie Gedo Cruz ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I acknowledge this topic to God who give the strength that I need so that this topic is well interesting to the readers. Also to the cellphone addicted who the main topic for this Research paper. I acknowledge also that be careful to handle this research paper because all of my time that I have is put for this topic. Thank you for all the people who are interested

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    Effects of Facebook Addiction in the Study Habits of 2nd Year BSA Students of GenSantos Foundation College Incorporated In Partial Fulfillment of Requirements in Technical Writing Members: Averilla‚ Angelie Baisac‚ Julie Ann Estrebilla‚ Reah Giducos‚ Richie Subang‚ Kristia Lou March 2011 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT As researchers‚ we would like to extend our debt and gratitude to the following person who has been part of completing this requirement. We would like to direct

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    Abuse and addiction are common problems with adolescents in almost all parts of the world. These two words have substantial differences which will be discussed in this context. Substance abuse indicates that someone is using something in the wrong way. Substances are abused when people smoke‚ drink or take illegal drugs. Addiction means that an individual has no control over the substances that he or she takes. People get addicted for medicines‚ glue‚ cocaine‚ marijuana or even cigarettes‚ among

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    Like any addiction‚ internet addiction has various effects on an individual. As the connotation of the word "addiction" suggests‚ the effects are not always very good. There are effects that are general to all addictions. The addict becomes dependent on the internet‚ loses control of self to the internet‚ and discontinuing the use of internet leads to disturbances in mood and behavior. There are also effects that are particular to internet addiction. As an internet addict becomes accustomed to the

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    Video Game Addiction

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    Video Game Addiction Nowadays video game addiction has become one of the most popular problems especially among small children and teenagers. This addiction strongly affects ones health‚ in particular‚ eyesight‚ ones back and spine. Addiction makes one to be quite aggressive‚ it is hard to concentrate and one does not even have time to eat or sleep‚ because the only concern are video games. This addiction has been noticed even between adults and that might be quite dangerous‚ one could lose job

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    Drug Abuse and Addiction‚ Problems & Solutions in Turkey Drug Abuse and Addiction‚ Problems & Solutions in Turkey Abdullah Furkan Kaya İstanbul Şehir University 30.4.2012 Drug abuse is an addiction‚ which has different substance types and can ruin people’s life or even cause death. People use it for variety of reasons such as getting away from their bothers or getting high. Approximately 200 million people abusing drugs‚ most of them are addicted in the world. This number is

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