With the proliferation of technologies that are able to overcome the obstacles of time and space (e.g.‚ airplanes‚ cars‚ the Internet)‚ one would think that these tools would be used to gain an understanding of other cultures‚ meet people all over the world‚ maintain and strengthen familial relationships‚ communicate effectively with others‚ and help people to become more socially adept. However‚ some technological advances cause people to be distracted‚ overly stressed‚ and increasingly isolated
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Addictive or Not Addictive? That Is The Question Marie Winn‚ author of “TV Addiction” states that‚ “television viewing‚ for those vulnerable to addiction‚ is more like drinking or taking drugs- once you start it’s hard to stop” (609). Winn strongly believes that television is so addicting that it can and will ruin people’s lives. The meaning of addiction according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary is the compulsive need for and use of a habit-forming substance (such as heroin‚ nicotine‚ alcohol)
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Game addiction Video Game Addiction is a big problem in today’s society. Today many people children and adults alike are getting hooked and have little hope of getting out of the addiction and its causing problems with their personal lives. For most young people‚ playing games on a computer‚ video game console‚ or handheld device is just a regular part of the day. Most are able to juggle the multiple demands of school‚ sports‚ work or chores‚ and family life. Gaming becomes an addiction when
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Technology in Society Technology affects the way individuals communicate‚ learn‚ and think. It helps create different societies and determines how people interact with others on a daily basis. Technology has both positive and negative affects in shaping our society including the increase or decrease of society’s intellegence. Society is defined as‚ “the sum of social relationships among human beings” and technology is defined as‚ “the body of knowledge available to a civilization that is of use
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Issues for DSM-V: Internet Addiction In our generation today‚ the topic about Internet Addiction was widely known and this could be the possible reason why I chose and made a reflection paper out of this article. I could say that we are living now in a technological and modernized world. Although‚ some individuals may not include themselves as a so-called “techie person” or (an expert and professional individuals when it comes to technologies) but nowadays ‘MOST’ of us may conclude that we
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By: Anonymous Addiction Treatment This study will explore existing research data and reports from various agencies and journals in order to answer the question: does the length of treatment improve the success of people who are addicted to drugs and/or alcohol? I have chosen several scientific journal articles concerning the relationship between the success rate of substance abusing clients and their length of time spent in treatment. Equal numbers of studies‚ both supporting and not supporting
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I.INTRODUCTION The illegal or harmful use of drugs is a major threat to the world and to future generations. Drugs are substances that are becoming more common in our communities as each day goes by. The demand for drugs is also increasing daily. People need to act and play a part in the combating of drugs starting in their own homes. Every individual needs to be aware of the consequences of drug abuse and to help spread the word starting at young ages. All parts of local and world communities
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Effects of Drug Addiction in America Drug addiction is a continual problem within the United States. The abuse of drugs on a daily basis can cause multiple effects. An effect is a change that is the result or consequence of an action. Therefore‚ some drug addicts may be affected socially‚ economically‚ and medically. One of the most serious social effects of drug addiction is the breakdown of families. An addict can loose his/her family‚ as a result of behaviors and actions that put family members
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Technology with its rapid growing speed is influencing old ways of doing daily affairs. We don’t need to do much effort to handle different tasks and chores since all of them will be done in a matter of pushing a button. While it is true that technology has brought comfort to our lives‚ nearly all of us can confess that technology by itself has got a lot of disadvantages that in long term can cause a lot of side effects either physically or emotionally. Due to the spread of wide range of webs (Internet)
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Addiction Defined Addiction has been defined as "A primary‚ chronic disease‚ characterized by impaired control over the use of a psychoactive substance and/or behaviour. Clinically‚ the manifestations occur along biological‚ psychological‚ sociological and spiritual dimensions"‚ (Schlimme‚ 2002). Symptoms of Video and Computer Game Addiction According to Maressa Hecht Orzack of Computer Addicition Services‚ symptoms of video and computer game addiction are quite specific: Psychological Symptoms
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