Challenges with Soft Addictions Michael Brown Strayer University 1/16/2011 Abstract Soft addictions are habits that waste most of our time‚ keep us from our true feelings‚ take away all our energy‚ and keep us from living the satisfying‚ meaningful lives we want and need. They can be any activity‚ mood or way-of-being. Most soft addictions involve necessary behaviors like eating/drinking‚ sleeping‚ reading or working. These behaviors usually become addictions when we “over-do” them
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The product that I will choose to discuss about the experience of shopping on the Web versus shopping in a traditional manner is Dell laptop which can be purchased through the official website of Dell or by using traditional manner through retailer shop. For example‚ the House of Notebook retailer shop that sells original Dell merchandise. By using the traditional manner to purchase a laptop from Dell‚ there are some disadvantages and advantages compared to purchase via website. Using traditional
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Internet Addiction: A Brief Summary of Research and Practice Go to: Abstract Problematic computer use is a growing social issue which is being debated worldwide. Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD) ruins lives by causing neurological complications‚ psychological disturbances‚ and social problems. Surveys in the United States and Europe have indicated alarming prevalence rates between 1.5 and 8.2% [1]. There are several reviews addressing the definition‚ classification‚ assessment‚ epidemiology‚ and
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There have been numerous definitions for Internet addiction during the past decade. Widyanto and Griffiths (2006) present the most general definition of this construct as being a subset of a technological addiction‚ which is defined as a non-chemical or behavioral addiction that involves human-machine interaction. These addictions can either be passive‚ such as viewing television‚ or active‚ such as playing computer games. It should be noted that there are many terms used to describe excessive
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What is Gambling Addiction? While it may appear that addictions are solely pleasure-seeking behaviors‚ the roots of addiction can also be traced to a wish to suppress or avoid some kind of emotional pain. In the broadest sense‚ addictive or pathological gambling is gambling behavior which causes disruptions in any major area of life: psychological‚ physical‚ social or vocational. Addictive gambling is sometimes referred to as the "hidden illness‚" because there are no visible physical symptoms
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Larry Rivers ENGL 1301 McCourt September 28‚ 2012 Online Shopping VS Traditional Shopping The advent of the Internet has had an impact in our lives in all sorts of ways such as in the manner in which we communicate‚ flirt‚ date‚ and most importantly‚ how we shop. While even in the recent past the thought of whether someone would be able to buy an Armani outfit wearing pajamas while looking after the needs of a couple of toddlers would have seemed like an outlandish idea‚ thanks to the increasing
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Far eastern university Institute of architecture and fine arts Shopping mall Delos trinos‚ Elaine p. Design 531 – ar36 CHAPTER 1 A. Background of the Study A shopping mall is one or more buildings forming a complex of shops representing merchandisers‚ with interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to walk from unit to unit‚ along with a parking area – a modern‚ indoor version of the traditional marketplaces. As traders moved into more spacious shops in the early 19th century high
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Information System Project Proposal Topic: Computer Components Online Shopping By: 1. Somphot Thipakdi 2. Anuchit Mongkolpong 3. Krit Jirasavaijairuf 4.Phanthipha Ninthawat Advisor: Mr. Prajaks Jitngernmadan Degree: Bachelor Degree in Business Administration in Management Information System College: International College
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Online Shopping: Benefits and Hazards I chose Online Shopping: benefits and hazards. The reason for choosing this topic is because I do a lot of online shopping. It’s convenient for me because I don’t have to get out into the mix of traffic on the highway and I don’t have to fight the traffic inside the stores. I like shopping online because I don’t have to worry about them locking the door‚ turning the lights out on me‚ or announcing over the intercom “attention shoppers‚ the store will be
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people who would say addiction is not a disease but a choice. Those people are looking at it in an object manner without even scrapping the surface of the true issue. Daniel Akst‚ a writer from New York’s Hudson Valley‚ wrote that‚ “Addiction is voluntary rather than compulsory” (Akst). While indeed the first act of engaging in drug use is voluntary the spiraling downward effect is caused by addiction taking over a person’s brain. Mr. Netherton implies in this statement‚ "Addiction is a crutch word that
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