By: Andrew E-mail: MKim00@prodigy.net 1. What is alcoholism? 2. How do people become alcoholics? 3. What are the effects of alcoholism‚ on both the alcoholic and their family? 4. How do you diagnose alcoholism? 5. Is there a cure for alcoholics? 6. What is the treatment? What is Alcoholism? Alcoholism can be defined as the dependency on alcohol; addiction to alcohol. It is a chronic disease‚ this disease called alcoholism is progressive and potentially fatal. " In 1966 the American Medical
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Running Head: DRUG & ALCOHOL ADDICTION Drug & Alcohol Addiction Even though drug and alcohol addiction is the repeated and excessive use of drugs and alcohol to achieve a certain effect‚ which involves two components: physical and psychological dependency‚ they both can be treated. The cause of substance abuse is examined through several studies which showed drugs and alcohol are used to get relief from untreated mental
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Psychological Disorder 1 Psychological Disorder Paper Sonya Surber Nichols PSY450: Diversity and Cultural Factors in Psychology Rockel Etienne September 24‚ 2012 Psychological Disorder 2 In medicine‚ an individual’s physical health is typically classified
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Illness Psychological disorder‚ also known as a mental disorder‚ is a pattern of behavioral or psychological symptoms that impact multiple life areas and/or create distress for the person experiencing these symptoms (Cherry Kendra). Films could be used as a medium for teaching anyone about psychology‚ social work‚ medicine‚ nursing‚ counseling‚ and even literature. Or media studies about mental illness and psychopathology (Movies and Mental). As such‚ I had watched a psychological thriller film
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Alcohol: Balancing Risks and Benefits Introduction Throughout the 10‚000 or so years that humans have been drinking fermented beverages‚ they’ve also been arguing about their merits and demerits. The debate still simmers today‚ with a lively back-and-forth over whether alcohol is good for you or bad for you. It’s safe to say that alcohol is both a tonic and a poison. The difference lies mostly in the dose. Moderate drinking seems to be good for the heart and circulatory system‚ and probably
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Alcohol Anonymous Paper Alcoholism Alcoholism is a very dangerous disorder that many people are suffering from. A lot of Americans don’t realize that alcoholism is a big deal‚ and they may not even know someone very close to them is an alcoholic. For the paper I chose to sit in on an alcohol anonymous meeting and this is what I observed. I attended an open alcohol anonymous meeting. I walked in nervous and I wasn’t even there to share if I were an alcoholic. I introduced myself to the leader
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someone being killed by a terrorist attack abroad (1 in 650‚000). (7). It has been said‚ "If you bought 100 tickets a week your entire adult life‚ from the age of 18 to 75‚ you’d have a 1 percent chance of winning the lottery". (7) Now‚ a number of psychological studies have been done which indicate that the desire to play the
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Psychological Disorder Paper Psy/450 University of Phoenix Amanda Kettinger 3 July 2010 Psychological Disorder Many mental disorders vary from person to person and in its on severity. All disorders have both a physical and psychological components. Abnormal behavior is difficult to define. Behavior may also be evaluated by whether it conforms to social rules and cultural norms‚ an approach that avoids reproachful nonconformists as irregular for behavior that‚ although strange‚ may
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administration‚ a Master’s in psychology‚ a Doctorate of Psychology (Psy.D.) and Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D.‚ ABD)‚ both in clinical psychology. He is licensed as a psychologist in the State of Florida (PY6115) and is a member of the Florida Psychological Association and the International Society for Mental Health Online. He states “Punishment refers to adding something aversive in order to decrease a behavior. The most common example of this is disciplining (e.g. spanking) a child for misbehaving
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Three of the five major perspectives in Psychology are biological‚ cognitive and humanistic. The biological approach states that all behaviours‚ thoughts and feelings are caused by biological factors such as hormone production and genetics (McLeod 2007). For example the production of the hormone serotonin causes an individual to feel happiness‚ while genetics have evolved over the years so that human bodies and behaviour adapt to their environment‚ meaning that most behaviour we display today has
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