Is Addiction a Mental Illness Is addiction a worldwide controversial debate for everyone‚ to me it’s a mental illness that can be cured because you can break obsessions and bad habits it just takes help from people who are willing to help them. There are more than just one type of addiction‚ there is gambling‚ overeating‚ playing video games‚ working‚ internet are all other types of addictions. For those other people who think that you can fix an obsession or bad habits by punishment is a bad choice
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Comp 110 Ireland Dopson Sandstrand Research Paper Assignment #2 Cornel Note Taking: MLA Citation: Bartlett‚ Robin‚ et al. "Harm Reduction: Compassionate Care Of Persons With Addictions." MEDSURG Nursing 22.6 (2013): 349-358. Academic Search Elite. Web. 30 Apr. 2014. Thesis statement: Drug and alcohol abuse is very common in pretty much any area you are in. The most interesting thing to me is that when you have any type of addiction it is a mental process that your brain actually
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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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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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Addiction is still somewhat of an unsolved mystery and no one is exactly sure how a certain substance acts on the brain. A popular definition of addiction is progressing from liking the substance to needing the substance and constantly seeking it out despite any negative consequences the user may experience. There is still much research to be done in the field of addiction especially alcoholism. The mechanism alcohol utilizes is disinhibition of GABA in the brain. GABA is an inhibitory transmitter
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to obtain more pain medication (Pain-pill addiction: What’s the risk? 2008). Taking pain medication to deal with other problems‚ such as anxiety or stress is also common (Pain-pill addiction: What’s the risk? 2008). Additionally‚ the usage of other medications and alcohol is a common sign to look for (Pain-pill addiction: What’s the risk? 2008). One form of treatment is taking another pill commonly known as Soboxone (New drug treats the new face of addiction. 2008). This pill can be taken from home
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Drug Addiction The topic that caught my attention when I was reading my choices was “Drug Addiction”. Drug addiction is something that should not be taken lightly by anyone who has a family member or friend with this issue. We often wonder how and what make people turn into being a drug addict. “Drug addiction is rooted in long-term adaptations within the brain that promotes escalating drug use‚ difficulty quitting‚ and relapse—all despite the awareness of negative consequences.” With that being
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Sign In | Sign Up StudyMode - Premium and Free Essays‚ Term Papers & Book Notes Essays Book Notes AP Notes Citation Generator More Dota Addiction Essays and Term Papers Search Advanced Search Documents 21 - 40 of 907 A Case Study on the Effects of Playing Dota CHAPTER I The Problem and its Background Introduction There are many students and even some young professional are addicted to Defense of the Ancients or DotA. This is a kind of computer games that can be played by many players
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Issues for DSM-V: Internet Addiction In our generation today‚ the topic about Internet Addiction was widely known and this could be the possible reason why I chose and made a reflection paper out of this article. I could say that we are living now in a technological and modernized world. Although‚ some individuals may not include themselves as a so-called “techie person” or (an expert and professional individuals when it comes to technologies) but nowadays ‘MOST’ of us may conclude that we
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the feared social or performance situation(s) interferes significantly with the individual’s normal routine‚ occupational or academic functioning‚ or social activities or relationships. Individual may also exhibit marked distress about having the phobia. The fear or avoidance is not due to the direct physiological effects of a substance (drug of abuse or medication) or a general medical condition. It is not better accounted for by another mental disorder such as panic disorder with or without agoraphobia
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