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    Addictions

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    Addictions can be something scary for everyone involved. There are several different types of addictions that are dealt with every day in our society. When someone has an addiction to something it not only affects them‚ but also anyone around them that could be impacted. There are many different treatments depending on the specific addiction. As well‚ there are many different causes to various addictions. This is an important topic to understand whether you are the one addicted or someone looking

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    The book Crime and Punishment and its author‚ Fyodor Dostoevsky‚ both came many years before their time. In the book‚ Dostoevsky clearly describes the medical disorders we now know today as schizophrenia‚ bipolar disorder‚ and dissociative identity disorder which is also known as multiple personality disorder. The book was first published in 1866‚ however‚ schizophrenia was first described officially in 1887 by Dr. Emile Kraepelin and not given the name “schizophrenia” until Eugene Bleuler coined

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    Computer Addiction

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    possible contributions of IA may facilitate awareness and provide caution towards an individuals’ time spent online. Addiction is a controversial and debated pathology‚ some disciplines regard non-chemical motivated behaviour to be not truly capable of causing addictive symptoms within medically defined parameters‚ meaning that pathological computer used would be void of this term ’addiction’(Treuer‚ Fábián‚ & Füredi‚ 2001; Zhou et al.‚ 2011). However‚ as research shows‚ the neurological processes that

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    Photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue using TiO2 nanoparticles Nupur Mittal Chemical Engineering‚ IIT (BHU) Varanasi. Abstract: The aim of this research is to reduce the pollution caused by methylene blue dye in waste water coming from textile industries. For this purpose‚ TiO2 nanoparticles are made as they show good photocatalytic activity in degradation of dyes into harmless products. Synthesis is done using titanium butoxide and 2-propanol. The particles formed were a little larger

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    psychology of addiction

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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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    Chemicals

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    Alloy - An alloy is a substance made by melting two or more elements together‚ at least one of them a metal. An Example: Examples of alloys include brass‚ bronze‚ 14k gold‚ and sterling silver. covalent bond - A covalent bond is a chemical link between two atoms in which electrons are shared between them.  An Example: There is covalent between the oxygen and each hydrogen in (H 2 O). Each of the bonds contains two electrons - one from a hydrogen atom and one from the oxygen atom. Both atoms

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    Biological Psychology

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    Biological � PAGE * MERGEFORMAT �9� Running Header: BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY Biological Psychology Paper Sandra Lattin University of Phoenix Biological Psychology Biological psychology‚ as defined by the New World Encyclopedia‚ "is the application of the principles of biology to the study of mental processes and behavior". In other words‚ it is the study of psychology in terms of bodily mechanisms.(New World Encyclopedia). Most processes associated with psychology have some sort of correlation

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    Addiction Vs Addiction

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    that their health is suffering due to their addiction to exercising and is in need of medical attention‚ right? Well this battle‚ as well as others‚ is one that many individuals are faced with in their day to day lives and without seeking medical attention their addiction will continue to thrive. Addiction is a disease that should be medically treated not a habit that is chastised due to personal choices.

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    Neurobiology and Addiction

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    Neurobiology and Addiction Drug and alcohol addiction is a huge problem that Americans have been battling to solve for many decades. Although this issue is hidden and ignored‚ it is a growing prevalent issue that needs to be addressed immediately. In August 2002‚ Harvard school of public health conducted a study on “Americans views of the seriousness of health problems”. Out of the 36 problems noted‚ the number one problem with 82 percent of the public vote was drug abuse. In our current society

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    Gambling Addiction

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    that they have taken enough‚ or is gambling in general a major threat to society that should be avoided? The American Psychiatric Association refers to problem gambling as pathological gambling. There are generally speaking two different types of problem gamblers; action problem gamblers and escape problem gamblers. Gambling addiction is just as valid of an illness as addiction to alcohol or drugs. Its prevalence is linked directly to the ease of access of gambling in our society. However‚ just

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