be an actual form of addiction involved with over-use of the Internet. Identifying which category of addiction the Internet falls into is the problem. There are no real answers yet because research in this area is at the beginning stages. While lost in this so called Cyber Community’ for long periods of time‚ people are neglecting other important activities like; time with the family‚ socializing‚ work and health concerns. One of the most extensive studies on Internet Addiction to date was conducted
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The internet was created in the arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union‚ during The Cold War. Today the internet is known as a large public access network of other interconnected computer network. The internet provides a plethora of information as well as many services that people view as necessities in today’s world such as‚ e-mail‚ instant messaging‚ file sharing‚ gaming‚ etc. The internet is so "convenient" that many people could not even imagine life with out it. There is so
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Phobias and Addiction Rachael Thomas PSY/300 January 26‚ 2014 Professor Chung Phobias and Addiction Webster Dictionary defines phobia as “a persistent‚ irrational fear of a specific object‚ activity‚ or situation that leads to compelling desire to avoid it” ("PHOBIA‚" n.d) Whereas Addiction is defined as “the state of being enslaved to a habit or practice or something that is psychologically or physical habit-forming‚ as narcotics‚ to such extent its cessation causes severe trauma” ("addiciton‚"
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Natural History Museum Landscaping Contractor – Statement of Work Introduction The Natural History Museum has sought to seek a Landscaping Contractor to maintain the 15 acre lawn and the remaining trees‚ bushes‚ and flower gardens. This project is conducted in an effort to improve the overall look and quality of the museum and will add a different level of enjoyment outside the standard exhibits offered at the museum. We encourage an Eco-friendly environment and seek to maintain that focus
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Addiction in Adolescence Clayton Newsome Dr. Pamela Todd Counseling 502 September 19‚ 2014 Introduction Addiction can happen at any point in an adolescences life. When conception takes place in a woman a life is created‚ thus‚ life begins and abuse can start. In this essay‚ I will discuss how addiction in adolescence can cause many problems such as abuse and addiction in adolescence‚ how addiction can effect brain development as well as healthy spiritual development. Abuse and Addiction Abuse is
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Introduction Gambling is deeply rooted in American culture (Findlay‚ 1986). In precolonial times‚ the proceeds from lotteries authorized by the ruling English monarchy were used to subsidize explorations to‚ and settlements within‚ the New World (Ezell‚ 1960). As colonial America matured‚ government and private lotteries‚ as well as social gambling‚ were common. The colonial era of gambling ended with the spread of Jacksonian morality‚ aided by numerous well-publicized scandals. Civil War reconstruction
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Drug Addiction A drug addiction is an ongoing need to use drugs. It is also called substance dependence‚ because the person may depend on drugs to continue functioning normally. Like any addiction‚ it involves a craving‚ or strong want‚ that is very hard to control.[1] When the addict is no longer able to use the drug‚ they will suffer from withdrawal.[2] A person usually become addicted to specific kinds of drugs‚ the use of which may or may not be against the law. A person who may easily become
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Phobias and Addictions Joe Blow General Psychology University of Phoenix PA10BSP03 Phobias and Addictions With extensive research over the years in the field of psychology‚ people have a better understanding of how the human mind works and how the mind affects ones behavior. Phobias and addictions are two emotional situations that have in one way or another‚ occurred in the lives of everyday people. Different theories expose behavior through an understanding of thought processes. The theories
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Phobias and Addictions Briana Lee PSYC/300 June 14‚ 2011 Kaisa Freeman Phobias and Addictions Two emotional difficulties that learning theorists can account for are phobias and addictions. Through the use of both operant and classical conditioning‚ theorist may one day be able to understand phobias and addictions and guide sufferers to a place of better mental health. At the moment‚ theorists believe that sufferers are at the point of making irrational choices. Theorists hope is that
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that an addiction is a moral problem and not a disease. To better understand the reasons why an additicition is in fact a disease; I will identify several types of addictions‚ and the problems associated with them. I will examine reasons why certain people are more susceptible for developing an addiction. Also‚ I will determine why many addicts deny their problems and many recovery methods addicts use to fight their illness. Researching these issues‚ will help aid my claim that addiction is a disease
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