PCN-100 January 20‚ 2014 Anne Marie Bach- Sterling Roles of the Addiction Counselor Analysis Paper An addiction counselor has many roles; counselor is only one of them. Others include interventionist‚ mediator‚ advocate‚ change agent‚ adviser‚ and facilitator (Lecture Module 4‚ 2013). While treating a client those roles are constantly changing and are necessary to help a client to overcome addiction. In addition the counselor must be able to maintain a balance of ethical‚ moral‚ and legal
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Yates ENG-1010-E02 Nov. 28th 2011 Research Paper Final Draft Addiction Does Not Discriminate Addiction does not discriminate; it does not care if one is rich‚ poor‚ famous‚ unknown‚ man‚ woman‚ or even a child. Addiction is an equal opportunity destroyer not only preying on the homeless living on the streets or the people who struggle economically but also the white collared‚ financially secure‚ and middle class. Addiction to any substance‚ including drugs or alcohol‚ is more than capable
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PCN-502 Theories of Addiction 8-1-14 Comparison Models Essay A lot of times there different ways that people go about dealing with addictions. Addictions are a result of drug abuse and dependence on the drug. There are a lot of possible explanations to where addictions come from and their effects on a patient. Addictions were once considered to be a disease but there’s more to it than that. Two explanations in particular that can show how drugs are associated with addictions fairly well are the
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10 Chapter 5. BIBLIOGRAPHY 11 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 12 CHAPTER 1 Introduction Video game addiction‚ often considered a form of computer addiction or internet addiction‚ has had more and more press over the years. Video games include computer games‚ console games‚ arcade machine games‚ and even cell phones‚ PDA‚ and advanced calculator games. Since the 1950s‚ gaming has grown into
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Submitted by: Tariq Sunnia Reg. No. BSBB02143008 Submitted to: Ma’am Zain Fatima Drug Addiction (Abstract) Drug addiction is intake of harmful drugs that prove very lethal to us. It directly affects our brain‚ nerves‚ senses etc. It is like a perfume (scent) that attracts others as having different flavors. People become addicted to this because of many reasons. Lack of attachment‚ bonding and attention to youngsters by their parents causes them to use drug and become addicted to them. Physically
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Phobias and Addictions through Classical and Operant Conditioning PSY-300 January 28‚ 2013 Lillian Fillpot‚ M.A.‚ Ed.S.‚ CRC Phobias and Addictions through Classical and Operant Conditioning This paper will explore how phobias and addictions are formed through both classical and operant conditioning and show just as addictions and phobias can be formed‚ they can also become extinct. Classical conditioning is the use of a conditional stimulus such as a person‚ place or object
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The Disease of Drug Addiction Joanne Frye HSER 340 Abstract Addiction is a chronic‚ often relapsing brain disease that causes compulsive seeking and use of addictive substances despite harmful consequences to the addicted individual and to those around him or her. Introduction Dramatic advances in science over the past 20 years have shown that drug addiction is a chronic relapsing disease that results from the prolonged effects of drugs on the brain. (Leshner‚ 1997) It is considered a
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What is Computer Addiction? Computer addiction is a relatively new term used to describe a dependency on one’s computer. Computer addiction is not limited to personal computers (PCs). It covers video games and the Internet and has already been given a label by psychologists‚ namely Internet addiction disorder (IAD). Internet/Computer Addiction is the excessive use of the internet/computer that affects their daily life activities. This includes gaming‚ gambling‚ pornography‚ shopping‚ blogging and
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Stamps Group topic: Understanding Addiction In today’s session‚ group members received education re: the definition of addiction‚ the addiction process‚ and the different types of substance(s) withdrawal symptoms. PO was on time and moderately participated in the group activities. PO shared his alcohol use experience and reasons to stay clean and sober with peers‚ stated “I was a monster when I was drinking. I was really mean to my family and others. I am surprised that I didn’t die for all
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Cosmetic Surgery Addiction Who cares if Cody does not like me because I am not as attractive as Elizabeth. Like it bothers me if that woman with bigger breast got the role I wanted in the play. What’s inside is all that matters‚ right? A person can repeat this as many times as he or she likes‚ but the denial will somehow carry one right back to the harsh reality. No matter how hard we try society looks at beauty before brains. I am going to tell you the truth why people become addicted
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