Josh Eng 113.01 12:30-1:45 Research Report 1 February 7‚ 2012 Gambling Addiction A few years back my brother‚ Zach‚ started gambling. He started out with the small poker tables at a friend’s house. He would make a few dollars here and there‚ so he thought he could beat anyone. Zach thought he was untouchable‚ he thought he could be the system. It did not matter what it was. He thought he could beat it‚ from poker to roulette to betting on sports. He believed that he would win every time.
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By Mari Jimenez Leadership & Org Behavior Professor: Joseph Neptune Today‚ more than ever before‚ people are finding ways to connect with friends‚ family members‚ co-workers‚ classmates‚ By using networking sites. In this paper we are going to talk about Facebook‚ which was founded by Mark Zuckerberg in February 2004. This is the most commonly used website with over 600million active users according to the report given in January 2011. To‚ 900 million active user in 2012 ( Koplowitz‚
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Addiction affects many people in society. Addiction is defined as‚ “behavioral syndrome‚ characterized by compulsive drug seeking with relapse into drug use” (Spanagel‚ R. and Heilig‚ M‚ 2005). Addiction comes in many forms‚ with many different substances. Addictive behavior is characterized as compulsive‚ meaning there is a loss of ability to refrain from use. Losing control is a key feature of drug addiction. When a person loses control of drug activities‚ they become addicted‚ and dependent on
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BAD EFFECTS OF DRUG ADDICTION Drug is a kind of stimulant. It is extracted from the papaver‚ a kind of tree living in lands that are very high from the sea surface. Drug can exist in many type such as liquid‚ powder or tablet. It can be taken into a person’s body by breathing‚ smoking or injecting. In medical field‚ drug is very useful in reducing hurt. But it can only be used following doctor’s instruction because it is very easy to be addicted. Drug addiction has become serious problem all
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Models of Addiction SUBS 505 Models of Addiction The three models of addiction examined in this week’s readings include the medical model‚ the psychosocial model‚ and the disease of the human spirit model. The medical model “rests on the assumption that disease states are the result of a biological dysfunction‚ possibly one on the cellular or even molecular level” (Doweiko‚ 2012‚ p. 333). Many consider this model and “maintain that much of human behavior is based on the interaction between the
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Addiction: “the number one health problem in America” the most common psychiatric problem on the planet In the past‚ the focus of treatment was on the absence of the treatment‚ but now it is on moderation. Reasons of using substances: to aid religious practices to explore the self to alter moods to treat disease to promote and enhance social interaction sharing drugs can be intimate like sharing food/coffee‚ etc. to enhance sensory experience and pleasure to stimulate artistic
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Here are some facts about a growing problem of computer addiction. Tom Wood was always irritable‚ tired and not interested in anything but his "bloody computer"‚ his father Ray Wood said. It was not until Mr Wood smashed Tom’s keyboard into 100 pieces that the 16-year-old schoolboy realised he had an obsessive dependency - computer addiction. But recent stories of children hiding with laptops under their doonas to avoid the wrath of their parents indicate that the modern day problem is
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INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Computer games have been leisure most in secondary level students. Students who are addicted to computer games‚ most all of them do not attend their classes just to play with their friends or classmates. Students who don’t still know how to play computer games that who are willing to know in playing computer games can be easily addicted to it and some do not do their daily tasks anymore. Many students have no good educational background because they don’t
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Marijuana addiction Marijuana is one of the most commonly abused illegal drug. Marijuana is a dry‚ mix of the flowers‚ stems and leaves of the hemp plant cannabis sativa. It has a pungent and distinctive smell normally sweet and sour odor. It is commonly smoked as a cigarette reffered to asa joint or in a pipe. Behavioral changes and symptoms of marijuana addiction include: 1. Distorted perceptions 2. Impaired coordination 3. Difficulty in thinking and problem solving 4. Ongoing problems with learning
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Gambling Addiction 1. Introduction Gambling is created for purposes of leisure such as horse racing‚ poker and cards. However‚ when the gamblers are mentally inability to control their behaviour in engaging gambling activities‚ it becomes a problem. Terms like pathological gambling‚ problem gambling‚ or gambling addictions are used to describe such condition. American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-IV) characterises it as a disorder of impulse control. Features
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