In the article The Addiction Paradox: Drug Dependence Has Two Faces - As A Chronic Disease And A Temporary Failure To Cope‚ the author talks about research that shows addiction as a disease or a temporary failure to cope. In the article Neurobiology Of Addiction Versus Drug Use Driven By Lack Of Choice‚ the authors talk about the study of neurobiology of addiction and how addiction and the different choices drug users can make. In the article New Medications For Drug Addiction Hiding In Glutamatergic
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reality of Hypersexual Disorder and Sex Addiction J. K. Harville Thoughts on the reality of Hypersexual Disorder and Sex Addiction We often hear about addictions and the problems they cause in the news and portrayed in Movies and television. We hear about an alcoholic‚ a drug addict‚ or a compulsive gambler and how their addictions destroy their lives and that of their families. An addiction we don’t often hear about or see glorified on television is an addiction to Biology’s most base
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The Internet The above image is a visual representation of the internet. The Internet‚ A global computer network providing a variety of information and communication facilities‚ consisting of interconnected networks using standardized communication protocols. It is a network of networks that consists of millions of academic‚ government‚ private‚ business‚ public networks and‚ of local to global scope‚ that are linked by a broad array of electronic‚ wireless and optical networking technologies
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Mood Disorders (ICD-10 F30/39 DSM-5): A disorder where there is a disturbance in the persons mood i.e. Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) also known as clinical depression and moods that swing between ‘feeling high’ or ‘feeling low’ which can be categorised as Bipolar Depression. The onset of such ‘mood swings’ can be very rapid. Personality Disorders (ICD-10 F60 DSM-5): A disorder whereby the person will exhibit behaviour that will differ from the expected norms. This disorder can present itself in
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common than you might think. This fear is called an “anxiety disorder”. However‚ a lot of people who suffer from this feel that they are alone and not a lot of people suffer from the same thing. Since “18% of the US population suffers from various anxiety disorders” and “only 1/3 of these people get treatment” (www.adaa.org/about-adaa/press-room/facts-statistics)‚ there needs to be more talk and awareness for these disorders. Anxiety disorders are “chronic conditions characterized by an excessive and
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drinking every night of the week. Take further‚ Computer addiction can have a number of physical‚ social‚ and psychological effects on a person‚ and it is to be taken as seriously as any other addiction that a person is against‚ but what are those possible effects of spending too much time on the computer‚ and what are the causes. There are many causes for people are addicting on the computer. First of all‚ students have free access to the Internet and easily available at most schools’ computer lab
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Bipolar disorder (also known as manic-depressive disorder) is a psychological disorder that makes a person’s mood‚ energy‚ and activity levels change constantly. Bipolar disorder is caused by genetics‚ hormones‚ neurotransmitters‚ and the environment. Mood shifts can occur from a few times a year to a few times a day (it depends on the person). Bipolar disorder can happen to anyone‚ from young to old. Types of bipolar disorder: • Bipolar I: Episodes from manic to depressive‚ usually lasts at least
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Fluency disorder is a communication disorder that involves speech with many disfluencies‚ which interrupts the flow of communication. To have this disorder means that you have some trouble speaking fluently. Some symptoms of a fluency disorder are pauses‚ interjections‚ and revisions. Primary features of a fluency disorder are part-word repetitions‚ sound prolongations‚ and blocks. Secondary features are lip tremors‚ tensing‚ eye blinking‚ negative feelings‚ head jerking‚ and fist clenching. (Kurth)
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Cindy Fajardo May 9 2013 Sociology 101 Essay 3 The Whitehall study revealed many things about the connection between health and wealth. One of major things that struck out in this study is that if a person has money than their health would be at a lower risk of diminishing‚ while the middle class families are more likely to die at younger ages. According to Dr. Whitehall people with a lower income have a higher chance of dying at a younger age because of the unbalanced amount of chemicals
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Phonological disorder Meta description: Phonological disorder is the condition in which children are not exhibiting the ability to sound out words‚ or articulate properly for their age group ability. Phonological disorder is fairly common‚ and hinders a child from being able to articulate sounds or words appropriately. A phonological disorder can be seen in most frequently in younger children who have not developed the ability to master their speech. Children with these developmental issues are
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