Addiction: A Disease Or A Choice? Several people argue whether drug addiction is a disease or a choice. Today‚ I will be discussing this argument in hopes to have a better understanding as to why this topic is so controversial. Throughout my research‚ I easily found information on this topic and I am still not sure I have found any answers. The biggest argument is that addiction is a choice not a disease. For those on the other side of the argument they claim just the opposite. According
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Abstract This paper will reflect how I define personality‚ some key personality features that define me‚ whether other’s view me differently than I view myself‚ reflect if my personality features are consistent or if they change with a particular situation‚ describe any personality tests I may have taken and my reaction to the analysis‚ and finally my thoughts on what would make a personality valid or not. How would you define personality? Personality is the qualities and traits that reflect a
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Requiem for a Dream depicts four individuals and their addictions to cocaine‚ heroin‚ and diet pills. Set in Brooklyn‚ New York‚ the characters each have their own dreams and addictions and their drugs are easily attainable trapping them in a cycle of dependence. The central character‚ Harry Goldfarb‚ is a young man who lives in virtual poverty because every cent he earns or steals goes toward his next high. He dreams of making a big enough score selling dope that will lead him to becoming financially
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Discuss biological approaches to addiction (9+16 Marks) The genetics of addiction: * People who have an addictive personality are likely to be predisposed to it because of their genes. * Family and twin studies have demonstrated that genes contribute towards the development of alcohol dependence‚ with heritability estimates of between 50 and 60 % for both males and females. McGue‚ 1999 * Fowler et al‚ 2007 – found that in a study of 1‚214 twins genetic influences played a role in the
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A STUDY OF PREVALENCE OF INSOMNIA AMOMNG UNIVERSITIES TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN‟S STUDENTS TAN SHI SHENG A RESEARCH PROJECT SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BACHELOR OF SOCIAL SCIENCE (HONS) PSYCHOLOGY FACULTY OF CREATIVE INDUSTRIES UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN MARCH. 2011 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to thank Doctor Siah which is my supervisor and also my academic advisor in University Tunku Abdul Rahman. Without his assistance‚ it is impossible for me to complete
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RECOVERY FROM CHEMICAL ADDICTION The Causes & Recovery From Chemical Addiction Dozier‚ Tommy O Argosy University/Atlanta The Causes & Recovery From Chemical Addiction 2 Chemical addiction is the least researched in the medical field. The problem is that chemical addiction is a growing epidemic in urban cities. Chemical addiction has many names‚ but everyone agrees that it is an enormous problem. Chemical addiction can be treated and
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Addiction means to be physical and mentally dependent on a particular substance‚ and unable to stop taking it without incurring adverse effects. According to American Society for Addiction Medicine (2012)‚ “Addiction is a primary‚ chronic disease of brain reward‚ motivation‚ memory and related circuitry. Dysfunction in these circuits leads to characteristic biological‚ psychological‚ social and spiritual manifestations. This is reflected in an individual pathologically pursuing reward and/or relief
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Models of Addiction There are many models that have tried to explain addiction. Here‚ I will briefly review five of the main models. Stress-Reduction/Behavioural Moral-Volitional Model Personality Model Dispositional Disease Model Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) Stress-Reduction/Behavioural Model This is based on the notion that people learn to use alcohol because it helps them cope with stressors‚ and reduces emotional stress reactions. Use might then become abuse‚ and then dependence‚ if drinking
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Heroin Addiction and Treatment Abstract This paper offers a brief explanation of the history of heroin. Describing the origins of heroin‚ who discovered it and describes the detrimental effects heroin has on an individual. There are several treatment options available for heroin addicts and this paper will look at a few of the ones that have shown the most success. Heroin Addiction and Treatment Introduction: A Brief History
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VIDEO GAME ADDICTION After playing video games for 50 hours‚ a man died in an Internet cafe in South Korea (Khazan). China has set up a system in order to control the online video gaming hours. This is the vital step the country has taken to prevent the online gamers from getting addicted by limiting the hours of online video gaming (Koo). Thailand‚ on the other hand‚ has banned a very popular game called Grand Theft Auto 4 after a crime was committed in a similar fashion as shown in the game
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