Pharmacology of Addiction 1. List and discuss four reasons why drugs are abused. There are many reasons why drugs get abused: For instance Peer Pressure‚ I feel it’s the leading cause. Some people will do anything to fit in with certain crowds and people that they will turn to drugs if “everyone” else is doing it. Another reason is to escape‚ or to forget about their problems‚ worries‚ and stress. Some drugs offer a tranquilizing effect that can make a person happy or calmer. Also
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With all therapeutic modalities‚ there are limitations; the humanistic approach is no different. One criticism is that while the empathic‚ non judgemental‚ congruent approach provides a very open forum for the client it does not require the therapist to have any knowledge or expertise on the actual issue being presented‚ relying on the client to come up with the solutions. To a large extent I agree with this. I think a basic understanding of the background and forces at play should be expected otherwise
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access to narcotics on the job‚ it can be difficult to recognize a problem in the early stages. Only once the nurse’s activities have been suspected due to medication shortage or job performance problems can intervention be made. Professionals with addiction not only risk harming themselves and their career‚ but put their patients at an increased unnecessary risk of malpractice. Unfortunately in November 2009‚ four nurses in a local hospital were found to be stealing Morphine‚ Fentanyl‚ Dilaudid‚
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The three perspectives of psychology that will identify Jake’s situation are behavioral‚ humanistic‚ and cognitive approach. There are many similarities as well as differences with the behavioral‚ humanistic‚ and cognitive approaches. In relation with Jake’s situation of attaining anxiety‚ it begins by Jake taking a step out of his comfort zone. Jake taking difficult courses led to change in his behavior‚ which caused him to create a negative mindset. The behavioral approach would mainly focus on
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Biological and Humanistic Approaches to Personality The stages of human development are influenced by biological and humanistic theories. Maslow ’s hierarchy of needs stresses the need for and individual to discover their own personality and gain self-control in their personal life. Abraham Maslow had a theory that an individual will desire more in life once they have accomplished the basic needs in life. Humanistic features of personality focus on freedom and self-fulfillment. Unlike Maslow
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Homeless persons are more likely to become ill due to the unhygienic environment they must strive in. They have greater hospitalization rates compared to the general population and are more likely to die at a younger age. The relationship between addiction and homelessness is complex due to various factors that will lead them into such addictive patterns to live in extreme weather and rough situations. Many people who are addicted to alcohol and drugs never become homeless‚ but people who are poor
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Humanistic Psychology states that in order to understand a person‚ you must understand his or her personal view of reality or an individual’s meaning of their life. This approach places great focus on a person’s phenomenology‚ or lived conscious experience of the world such as what they hear‚ feel‚ see and think. These perceptions and experiences of one moving through the world is thought to be more important than the world itself. This grounds the center of an individual and according to Funder
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You finally give in to the urge and sneakily check your phone under the table -- or fake an urgent visit to the bathroom‚ where you’ll take a hit of the Internet while huddling in a stall.Anecdotally‚ our Internet use seems to have spawned real addictions. And according to several recently released surveys‚ we’ve got it bad.More than half of Americans would rather give up chocolate‚ alcohol and caffeine for a week before parting temporarily with their phones‚ according to a recent survey by technology
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Running head: BIOLOGICAL VS HUMANISTIC APPROACH TO PERSONALITY Biological vs. Humanistic Approach to Personality Lawrence Sawyer University of Phoenix Biological vs. Humanistic Approach to Personality As several styles are used to define the personality‚ two are often used to subsidize another approach. Both biological and humanistic approaches are typically used as under tones. Evolutionary/genetic perspectives do not generally account for the biological mechanisms between genes and personality
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to sedentary lifestyles‚ weight gain and a decline in physical fitness. Other symptoms can include carpal tunnel syndrome‚ dry eyes‚ migraine headaches‚ a decline in personal hygiene and back aches‚ according to Maressa Hecht‚ founder of Computer Addiction Services and a member of the Harvard Medical School. Depression has also been linked to Internet overuse by researchers at the Institute of Psychological Sciences in Leeds‚ UK. Researchers found that study participants who exhibited signs of Internet
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