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    Drug addiction

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    Drug Addiction People have used drugs for as long as they have strained to ease pain and avoid problems. Since the early 1960s drug addiction has been in very common. Drugs are theoretical to do ideal things but all they really do is destroy the human body. Drug addiction is mostly found in teens and the most popular drug used widespread is alcohol. Drug addiction is a serious physical and psychological problem that has many factors including mental‚ physical addictions‚ and withdrawal. Drug addiction

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    Computer Addiction

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    EFFECTS OF COMPUTER ADDICTION Technology has developed so much that it is almost crucial to have electronic devices particularly the personal computers at home‚ school‚ internet café‚ etc. Teenagers have gotten so used to have technology around them. However‚ while having these computers that make life easier‚ comfortable‚ and handy at most of the times‚ it could also have negative effects on their lives particularly in their studies when used too much. When these computers are used too much

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    Internet Addiction

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    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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    Addiction In Macbeth

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    Addiction is something that has plagued mankind for many years. Addiction is the worst curable disease that the world has faced in centuries. It doesn’t matter the person‚ place‚ creed‚ or color‚ anyone can get addicted‚ even our favorite literary characters. Macbeth‚ an infamous case of good boy gone bad‚ has a victim of addiction. Macbeth upon first inspection‚ seemed relatively normal‚ until he was promoted to Thane of Cawdor‚ and he became stuck on the downward spiral from there. Very quickly

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    computer addiction

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    prevent computer addiction‚ are in the mind of the researchers in conducting this study. Computer game addiction is a worrying aspect of the modern-day technologically able youth. Many children spend hours a day on computers‚ so much so that computers have become a primary source of entertainment for them‚ as well as a convenient baby-sitter for parents. Throughout this guide‚ the details of computer game addiction will be discussed. B. Statement of the Problem Computer Addiction is an ongoing

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    Exercise Addiction

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    become an addiction. Exercise addiction has many of the same characteristics seen drug addiction such as: tolerance withdrawal‚ lack of control‚ intention effects‚ time‚ reduction in other activities‚ and continuance. Researchers have developed conceptually sound diagnostic criteria for exercise dependence‚ but have yet to determine a suitably convincing mechanism for its onset. In order to determine what type of interventions would be effective for treating or overcoming exercise addiction‚ researchers

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    Love Addiction

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    what will most likely wait for them down the road. They’ve taken some control over their ultimate fate‚ and their addiction keeps the cause of their death from being a total surprise. Love addiction is a human behavior in which people become addicted to the feeling of being in love. Just like any other type of addicts‚ love addicts can take on many different behaviors. Love addiction is more common than most people think. Most love addicts do not realize they are addicted to love. Love addicts are

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    Drug Addiction

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    W hat is addiction? * Addiction has been defined as physical and psychological dependence on psychoactive substances (for example alcohol‚ tobacco‚ heroin and other drugs) which cross the blood-brain barrier once ingested‚ temporarily altering the chemical milieu of the brain. * Addiction is a primary‚ chronic‚ neurobiological disease‚ with genetic‚ psychosocial‚ and environmental factors influencing its development and manifestations. It is characterized by behaviours that include

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    Phobias and Addictions

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    Phobias and Addictions PSY 300 Phobias and Addictions Phobias and addictions are emotional issues that many people have to deal with on a daily basis. Phobias are an irrational fear of something. An addiction is a need that is difficult for the person to control. Phobias can be formed through classical conditioning. Addictions can be formed through operant conditioning. Classical conditioning and operant conditioning are both ways that we learn through experience. These forms of conditioning

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    Gambling Addiction

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    Wikipedia‚ a behavioral addiction is “a form of addiction that involves a compulsion to engage in a rewarding non-drug-related behavior – sometimes called a natural reward – despite any negative consequences to the person’s physical‚ mental‚ social or financial well-being.” There are many different forms of behavioral addictions‚ but one of the most common is the addiction of gambling. Gambling occurs when one plays games of chance for money‚ or take a bet. Gambling addictions can effect ones personal

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