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    Electronic Addiction

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    Electronic gaming and internet addiction is a new community problem. A number of studies have been done to address these problems‚ but there is not a reliable treatment in which clinicians can rely on to diagnose and treat them. Although there is not a valid empirical study that supports the treatment of video game and internet addition‚ some professionals have created useful assessment tools and treatments to address these types of disorders. Online video game addiction research has mostly been

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    Computer Addiction

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    Mother Theresa School General Trias‚ Cavite “The effects of Computer Addiction to a student’s” A partial Requirement In English IV Presented to: ____________________ Presented by: ___Paolo Gil D. Mayuga__ Date: _____________________ Table of Contents Chapter I * Background of the study * Review of related Literature * Significance of the Problem * Scope and Delimitation * Statement of the Problem * Definition of Terms Chapter II

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    Sociocultural Learning Affects the Development of Children ECE 101 Professor Kara Bullock Chakera Simon October 12‚ 2010 Sociocultural Learning Affects the Development of Children Lev Vygotsky believed that children learn from their own experience. As a teacher I have grown to learn that Vygotsky’s findings are true in so many ways. Just from watching the children in my classroom I see that the Zone of Proximal Development and Scaffolding play a huge part in the development of a child.

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    Addiction Definition

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    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

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    CBT And Addictions

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    CBT and Addictions COUN 711 D03 Susan Folger Liberty University Abstract Cognitive behavioral therapy is commonly used in the treatment for drug-dependent individuals. CBT is a short-term brief approach that is used as a treatment for drug abuse and dependence. CBT has been rigorously evaluated in clinical trials and has solid empirical support as treatment for drug addiction. There is evidence that CBT is effective with severely addicted individuals. CBT is structured‚ goal-oriented and focused

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    Shopping Addiction

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    SHOPPING ADDICTION Name: Course details: Date: Shopping addiction is a behavioral addiction often referred to as `shopoholism` and also known as oniomania or compulsive shopping. This condition was identified in the nineteenth century and marked a psychiatric disorder in the twentieth century. [1]It normally begins in the early adulthood and is experienced by teenagers in their late teens .it mostly affects females as compared to males. Like any other

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    The Psychological Contract

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    Critically evaluate the utility of the psychological contract for understanding the contemporary employment relationship. (2500 Words) Introduction Up until the 1990’s the psychological contract didn’t get a lot of research literature‚ whereas more recently it has become increasingly popular‚ and vast in both volume and critique. It is suggested that this blossoming of research is because of fundamental changes in the workplace‚ commonly referred to as the ‘new deal’ (Sparrow 1999). The traditional

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    Internet Addiction

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    UNIVERSIDAD LATINA DE COSTA RICA. SEDE DE GUÁPILES. ELOCUTION AND COMPOSITION II. WRITTEN REPORT. INTERNET ADDICTION. TEACHER´S NAME: ROGER A. FRANCIS ALVARADO. STUDENT´S NAMES: JOSELYN ARLETT BUSTOS VARGAS. ARMANDO BELLO. SATURDAY‚ NOVEMBER 29TH‚ 2014. INDEX Content Page Abstract………………………………………………………………………………... Introduction……………………….…………………………………………………... Terminal and Enabling Objectives…………………………………………………………............................. Theoretical Framework…………………………………………………………

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    To what extent do sociocultural factors influence human relationships? Human relationships are complex and consist of many stages‚ such as attraction‚ formation and maintenance‚ and possibly ending. There are also different types of relationships‚ such as romantic relationships‚ friendships or relationships between kin. Many possible factors exist that can affect relationships‚ one of them being culture. Culture is hard to define‚ but it could be defined as a system of values that a group of people

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    Addiction And The Brain

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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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