What’s the Problem with Problem Gambling? June 2013 Table of Contents What’s the Problem with Problem Gambling? .............................................................................................. 1 Costs to the Individual ............................................................................................................................... 1 Mental and Physical Health......................................................................................................
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anonymous anon·y·mous adjective \ə-ˈnä-nə-məs\ : not named or identified : made or done by someone unknown : not distinct or noticeable : lacking interesting or unusual characteristics 1 : of unknown authorship or origin 2 : not named or identified 3 : lacking individuality‚ distinction‚ or recognizability — anon·y·mous·ly adverb — anon·y·mous·ness noun See anonymous defined for English-language learners » See anonymous defined for kids » Examples of ANONYMOUS
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addiction. Individuals who become addicted to gambling often get overwhelmed by the activity and allow it to become the dominant thing in their lives at the expense of themselves and their family. Addiction Addicted gamblers get into trouble when they start chasing their losses. A gambler may go to the casino or go online to gamble with a fixed amount of money. According to the American Academy of Family Physicians‚ the increased access to gambling throughout the United States the problem of pathlological
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Compulsive gamblers groups were of high interest to me‚ because my father was an obsessive gambler. The group was spearheaded by a lady who is a LPC. In Gam-Anon the member will experience relief from anxiety by accepting the fact of powerlessness over the problem in the family. The heavy load of responsibility for the gambling problem is lifted and the agonizing guilt in regard to failures is gradually alleviated. The energy wasted in attempts to stop loved ones from gambling can be channeled
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and asking others for money to solve financial problems caused by gambling.” According to clearleadinc.com‚ “about 2.5 million adults in America are pathological gamblers and another 3 million of them should be considered problem gamblers‚ 15 million adults are at a risk for problem gambling and about 148 million are low-risk gamblers.” There were many sociological and psychological tests done on the subject of casinos and gambling addictions; these tests support my final thought and opinion‚ that
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pathological gambler‚ just like lying they cannot stop unless they are helped. When gambling it is very difficult to come to the realization that one is addicted. They simply do not want to believe this because all there fun must finally come to an end. If it does not they will be on track to mess up everything they have worked so hard to accomplish. When someone is addicted to something‚ the addiction stems out to not only harm him or her but also his or her friends and family. Gamblers hurt many more
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YOUTH GAMBLING ABUSE: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES TO COUNSELLING BY TOYOBO‚ O. M. Ph.D woltosix@yahoo.com & JIBOKU‚ A.O. (MRS) ajibolawemmy2003@yahoo.com Department of Educational Psychology‚ Tai Solarin College of Education‚ Omu-Ijebu‚ Ogun State. ABSRTACT In recent times the global world has witnessed an upsurge of gambling activities‚ increased participation in gambling activities and gambling related problems. Research has shown that the nation’s economy is at a
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compulsive gambling. Initially‚ it was easy to see the similarities. The overall culture was similar. People introduced themselves as either alcoholics or compulsive gamblers. There was no cross talk. Certain literature was used to guide the meeting and help it flow. It seemed as if Gamblers Anonymous was simply an offshoot of Alcoholics Anonymous or any other 12-step program. I have learned in the past that each group has its own culture as a result of the personalities and differences of its members
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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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this is the case‚ there is means of arresting the disease. Before rehabilitation programs individuals were places in sanitariums with the mentally insane. One program changed all that. The program titled Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.) was the first of its kind. Alcoholics Anonymous is a 12-step program. To the common person A.A. may seem mystical. Except for the millions of individual who have gotten clean through A.A the steps are no magic fairy dusts. This paper will examine the first four of
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