view regarding abuse/addiction is superficial and during this time I think it’s merely a wrong decision. But as I grew and exposed to this through peers‚ school and church teachings I saw that there are a lot of factors to consider why an individual resort to drug and/or alcohol abuse/addiction. Emotional factors: I learned this in-depth during my college life (a couple of years ago) when I was introduced to Maslow’s pyramid of human needs. There is a high risk for addiction for people who have
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these understandings on addiction to social care practice. The word “addict” originates from Roman law where an individual is compelled to his or her creditor place of payment of debt (Ross et al‚ 2010). As Dunnington states that addiction is defined a number of different ways. Addiction is defined as a “brain disease” personifies by “compulsive use of drugs” this definition comes from the Institute of Medicine (2011). The National Institute on Drug Abuse defines addiction as a “chronic‚ relapsing
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Case 01: Predicting Performance Hala is the new admissions director at a small‚ highly selective New England College. She has a bachelor’s degree in education and a recent Master’s Degree in educational administration. But she has no prior experience in college admissions. Hala’s predecessor‚ in conjunction with the college’s admissions committee had given the following weights to student selection criteria: high school grades (40 %); Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores (40 %); extra-curricular
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people who would say addiction is not a disease but a choice. Those people are looking at it in an object manner without even scrapping the surface of the true issue. Daniel Akst‚ a writer from New York’s Hudson Valley‚ wrote that‚ “Addiction is voluntary rather than compulsory” (Akst). While indeed the first act of engaging in drug use is voluntary the spiraling downward effect is caused by addiction taking over a person’s brain. Mr. Netherton implies in this statement‚ "Addiction is a crutch word that
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A PAPER PRESENTED BY IKOUWEM EFFIONG (SENIOR PREFECT) MARGARET EKPO SECONDARY SCHOOL CALABAR‚ ON THE OCCASION OF THE 2015 CONFERENCE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL PREFECTS AND CLASS CAPTAINS IN CALABAR 29/05/2015. The Team Player Effects In The School Prefect System A School Prefect As A Leader A school prefect is the representative of the school authority to the students thus a school prefect must be a leader and must possess leadership attributes to function effectively. Leadership has been described as
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Cause and effect Serious causes of computer addiction Technology has developed so much that it is almost crucial to have electronic devices at home. Our life has gotten so used to having technology around us that we can’t imagine our lives without them. However‚ while having electronic devices at home could be comfortable and handy at times‚ it could also have negative effect on children‚ especially on teenagers. Parents usually buy computers for their children’s educational resource. But teenagers
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What Are The Social Effects of Addiction? Addiction is a chronic relapsing brain disease. Brain imaging shows that addiction severely alters brain areas critical to decision-making‚ learning and memory‚ and behavior control‚ which may help to explain the compulsive and destructive behaviors of addiction. In order to fully understand addiction‚ we must first understand why or how one could become addicted. Peer pressure‚ curiosity‚ attraction‚ release of inhibitions and relaxation are some of the
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Nutrition Research and Practice (Nutr Res Pract) 2010;4(1):51-57 DOI: 10.4162/nrp.2010.4.1.51 The effects of Internet addiction on the lifestyle and dietary behavior of Korean adolescents Yeonsoo Kim *‚ Jin Young Park *‚ Sung Byuk Kim ‚ In-Kyung Jung ‚ Yun Sook Lim and Jung-Hyun Kim 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 4§ School of Human Ecology‚ Nutrition and Dietetics Program‚ Louisiana Tech University‚ LA 71272 USA Graduate school of Education‚ Chung-Ang University‚ Seoul 156-756‚ Korea 3 Ministry
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Chapter I THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Overview of the Current State of Technology Hotels and resorts are places for relaxation or recreation; thus they attract visitors for holidays or vacations. Resorts are places‚ towns or sometimes commercial establishments operated by a single company. It is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short term basis. If before‚ hotels and resorts only provide basic accommodation— consists only of cottages or a room with a bed— nowadays‚ it
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Overcoming Multimedia Addiction Neil Dominic D. Careo Some of the students nowadays are struggling to stay awake while the rest of the world is asleep just to read their friends’ posts and comments and status on Facebook. They even spend most of their time staring at the big screens of their personal computers just to play online games like DOTA and Counterstrike. Some also spend their money just to buy the latest mobile phones‚ mp3 players‚ and other techno gadgets out there. However‚
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