The following definitions apply to the current research. Addiction. Addiction is doing an action repeatedly. It has negative consequences‚ is long lasting‚ and is considered a brain disease that effects the brain (NIDA‚ 2014). Asthma. A condition in which one has trouble breathing because of a narrowed airway. It is classified as a lung disease and has symptoms such as shortness of breath and coughing (National Institute of Health‚ 2014). Chronic Pain. Chronic pain is pain that is long term
Premium Addiction Drug addiction Heroin
Is Facebook “Good” For You? Ellie B April 10‚ 2012 Think back to 2005‚ just a mere seven years ago. MySpace was climbing the charts with 26.7 million users (MacManus‚ 2006). YouTube was just launched and gained much popularity through MySpace. Mark Zuckerburg had just created Facebook the year before and has just opened usage to high school students (Acohido‚ 2009). Nobody living in 2005 could have ever predicted the skyrocketing usage of the internet in the years to come
Free Facebook
Analyzing Addiction Addiction is everywhere‚ from celebrity tabloids‚ to television‚ and possibly to a family member or close friend. There is alcoholism‚ drug abuse‚ and gambling addiction; the effects of such are devastating. For example‚ the following excerpt is from the harrowing Leaving Dirty Jersey: A Crystal Meth Memoir by James Salant: “I gave Doug the spoon and I tried to pull thirty units of water into the syringe. Doug hit me on the side of my head and said‚ ‘Your shaking too much
Premium Addiction Maslow's hierarchy of needs
SCHOLARLY VS. POPULAR MEDIA FOCUS ON SEXUAL ADDICTION The article is about sexual addiction and the tile is “The Role of Shame and Guilt in Hypersexual Behavior”. The article was written by Randy Gilliland‚ Mikle South‚ Bruce N. Carpenter‚ and Sam A. Hardy. The article was published in 2011 and the primary focus of the research is how shame and guilt affects sexual addiction recovery results. The hypothesis for the article is shame is maladaptive and more related to psychopathology than is
Premium Addiction
effects of having a Facebook profile Facebook.com was created in 2004 and has quickly become a college phenomenon. Lately‚ it has transformed from a small Harvard students-only project into an exclusive 600 million users strong social portal‚ offering a window into the people’s lives. Facebook‚ on its most basic level‚ redefines social networking and allows users to create and maintain virtual profiles that contain personal‚ academic and contact information. In many ways‚ Facebook has impacted on the
Premium Facebook Social network service
lead to the unavoidable addiction and dependency? What is it about television that has such a hold on us? Scientists have been studying the effects of television for decades‚ usually focusing on whether or not there was a direct correlation between viewing violence and acting violent in real life. Less attention has been paid to the basic allure of the small screen‚ the actual medium instead of what can be viewed on its screen. Scientists who have studied television addiction have come to the conclusion
Premium Television Television program Reality television
Sex Addiction By Victor Banks COM/156 Amy Qualls May 12‚ 2013 Thesis Addictions can come in many forms‚ but I will be focusing on sexual addiction. There are many ways to help people fight addiction such as counseling‚ or rehabilitation. Body 1 Everyday in America‚ more people become addicted to sex. According to
Premium Addiction
Addictions Counselors’ Credibility: The Impact of Interactional Style‚ Recovery Status‚ and Nonverbal Behavior Paul J. Toriello Douglas C. Strohmer The impact of addictions counselors’ interactional style (confrontational vs. motivational)‚ recovery status (recovering vs. nonrecovering)‚ and nonverbal behavior (facilitative vs. neutral) on 116 clients’ perceptions of addictions counselor credibility was examined in a fully crossed factorial design. Significant results were found‚ and implications
Premium Nonverbal communication Psychology Counseling
ADDICTION REVISION Biological Models of Addiction MODEL ONE: GENETICS McGue (1999) found that genes contribute to the development of alcohol dependence‚ with heritability estimates from 50-60% for both men and women. Noble et al (1991) found that the A1 variant of the DRD2 (Dopamine Receptor) was present in more than 2/3 of deceased alcoholics. Those with the A1 variant appear to have fewer dopamine receptors; they then turn to drugs and alcohol to increase their dopamine levels – compensating for
Premium Addiction Drug addiction
Young Hover Professor Olia PSYC 101 October 29‚ 2008 Drug Addiction Growing up in a household with my parents fading in and out of our lives‚ just like a loose light bulb would flicker‚ could be part of the reason why my brother is addicted to drugs. Constantly arguing at each other over what I thought at the time were the littlest things in life‚ I believe led to a younger brother choosing the wrong path to tranquility. My younger brother is 32 years old and has had a drug problem
Premium Addiction Drug addiction Drug abuse