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    ADDICTIONS The issue is what type of addiction people are more commonly addicted to. The three types of addiction that most people are addicted to are: sex‚ drugs‚ and gambling. What is sex addiction it is defined as any sexual related compulsive behavior which interferes with normal living and stress on family‚ friends and loved ones‚ and ones work environment. Sexual addictions make sex a priority more important than family‚ friends and work. Sex becomes more important than anything else

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    and threatening the cards to obey. Gambling is quickly becoming one of the favorite activities for many Americans. Where else could you have this kind of excitement with the potential to make money instead of lose it? Only amidst the flashing and heat of the casino lights can a person really let their money turn their brain into an emotional feeding frenzy. This rush‚ like any other high‚ has psychological and chemical impacts to a person. You could link gambling to any other drug that equates to

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    Cause and Effect in Gambling Addiction Gambling becomes type of addiction for most people who are involved in game. People may look that gambling can be a pleasure in seeking behavior; but sometimes‚ it can be really difficult to stop this kind of activity or even avoid a certain type of emotional pain once they started it. Gambling is the main reason of divorce right now and a separation of a family members’. Some researchers think that addictive gambling can be referred as a type of mental disorder

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    Addiction is a compulsive and irresistible craving for something. Someone who is hooked to something mentally believes that they are not able to function without what they are addicted to. Addiction is a mental‚ psychological chronic disease that leads to the dysfunction of the brain and causes one to abstain from their desire. Addiction comes in many forms‚ whether it is a video game addiction or a food addiction‚ they still cause harm to the human body which makes it dangerous and very serious

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    horror stories of gambling are common knowledge. Throughout the various tales known as urban legends‚ exist numerous accounts of those who have fallen to the ill nature of gambling; the man who gambled his life savings away and then committed suicide‚ the woman who was hit by a truck after she won the lottery‚ and so on. To counteract these horrors exist the tales regarding others unbelievable luck‚ or those who win everything they could possibly ever want and need through gambling. These tales are

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    Kaung Wai Yan Kyaw English 151 RW Prof J. Hurley Angie Bachmann’s gambling addiction Angie Bachmann‚ mother of 3 children‚ got addicted to gambling. When she lost everything‚ she tried to sue the casino for encouraging her to keep on gambling. There are a few factors why Bachmann gambling addiction went out of control‚ casino‚ loneliness‚ feel special‚ friends and her surroundings. Addiction is some sort of habit‚ habit is like a routines and habit can be changed if they have the will. Bachmann

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    some form of gambling is within our grasp. It can be fun‚ exciting‚ and life changing. Some gamblers may say they have control of their gambling behavior; however‚ a lot of gamblers do not! Most of them lose so much. They lose their jobs‚ money‚ family‚ and friends. Since gambling has so much potential for abuse‚ external measurements must be put in place to prevent abusive gambling. Did you know Hawaii and Utah are the only 2 states that prohibit all forms of gambling? Gambling is betting money

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    Therapeutic recreation is a treatment service designed to restore‚ remediate and rehabilitate a person’s level of functioning and independence in life. According to WHO- The world health organisation‚ health promotion is the process of enabling people to increase control over‚ and to improve their health. Health promotion represents a comprehensive social and political process‚ it not only embraces actions directed at strengthening the skills and capabilities of individuals but also the action directed

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    Outline and evaluate the cognitive explanation of gambling addiction (4 marks + 6 marks) The cognitive explanation of addiction focuses on the way humans’ process information‚ viewing addicts as people who have faulty thoughts/judgements. The faulty thinking that surrounds a gambling addiction‚ according to the cognitive approach‚ is the belief that we will win‚ or at least be able to control the odds of winning‚ for example‚ a gambling addict‚ using his/her ‘lucky numbers’ on the lottery gives

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    been a lot of studies on the subject of gambling and games play. The average uninformed individual might wonder "Why‚ it really is not that big of a deal?" and think that it is just a small poker game or a little bet over a sporting event. There are so many more aspects to gambling than just the little games and bets. That is just a fraction of all of the problems and crime it can be connected to. Now there are also great perks to having some forms of gambling‚ such as lotteries. The lotteries help

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