teens and Internet addiction Internet addiction disorder (IAD) is a theorized disorder originally made as a satirical hoax by Ivan Goldberg‚ M.D.‚ in 1995. He took pathological gambling as diagnosed by the DSM-IV as his model for the spoofed description. Although IAD was meant to be a hoax‚ it is promoted as a real condition by some supporters. Supporters often divide IAD into subtypes by activity‚ such as pornography‚ overwhelming and immoderate gaming‚ inappropriate involvement in online social
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Personal Reflection and Purpose Self motivated‚ industrious‚ dedicated‚ determine and God fearing individual are attributes that reflects my own characteristics. My religious background began in the Church of God in Christ where the Old Testament was the primary teachings that shaped my life’s values and forms. Upon publicly stating that I believed in Jesus Christ and that He died for my sins‚ I was baptized and thereafter considered “saved and sanctified.” This is one of the factors besides culture
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Sociology Reflection Paper When I first decided to go back to school at the ripe age of 33‚ I had no idea what I wanted to study. I had recently closed my Pedorthic business and needed a change. Due to my fulltime job and five children‚ I decided taking online courses would fit into my hectic schedule. In High School I enjoyed taking Sociology and Psychology so I figured those two classes would be fun and interesting to start with. Not only have I enjoyed this class‚ I have decided to major in
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Invention Essay Close your eyes and imagine yourself standing in the middle of a huge parking lot with a handful of heavy groceries and the pouring rain splashing down onto your face. You’ve been standing there for at least five minutes and you have been looking for your car the whole time. By this time your bags are filling up with water and are twice as heavy as when you left the store‚ your clothes are soaked and you still have no idea where your car is parked. Standing soaked‚ out in the
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INTRODUCTION The internet has become a part of everyday life and "internet addiction" has become a part of our common vocabulary. It is just a psychological disorder and does not involve use of an intoxicating drug and is very similar to pathological gambling.. This is a growing problem is plaguing many families‚ couples‚ and individuals both young and old. Science and technology are supposed to make life better for humans but many people‚ especially young people are now dangerously addicted
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The social issue I will be talking about is marijuana addiction. Nowadays marijuana usage is very common throughout the United States because of its legalization in some states. It is also very common throughout teens and is very likely for them and many others to become addicted. In my opinion I believe marijuana is addictive because I went to school with many people who had tried it one time and suddenly became addicted and started changing‚ drastically. It began to affect their social life because
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Self-Reflection‚ week two assignment two Self-Reflection University of Phoenix Sharon Hughes Comm/310 November 16‚ 2011 The verbal and non-verbal speaking anxiety signs I noticed in myself was that I kept fidgeting‚ and touching my hair or face. I felt the rate of my speaking was too fast and I was stuttering. I did not move around at all and my feet were crossed the whole time of my speech. During my presentation I need to multi-task by speaking about my topic as I am presenting whatever
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Netflix: Is binge streaming the new college addiction? 12/18/2013 by grantziegler Netflix headquarters in Los Gatos‚ Calif. Photo courtesy of Associated Press. By Jodi-Ann Jarrett Contributing Writer “My name is _____ and I’m addicted to Netflix.” At first glance‚ this statement reads like the opening line of a comedy bit‚ but could it be a serious cause for concern? Not according to NLC student Stephen Barton‚ “I’m not addicted to Netflix‚ I’m addicted to television and entertainment on any type
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the ambulance first‚ a professional will know what to do more than anyone. While waiting on the ambulance there isn’t much one can do but make sure the victim is breathing and‚ if on hand‚ administer naloxone (Volkow 14). Naloxone is a relatively new drug that reverses the effects of an opioid overdose. This medicine‚ also commonly known as Narcan‚ was invented by a man named Jack Fisher in 1961 and is becoming more and more accessible to the public as the epidemic rises. How it works once injected
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Definition of Addiction "Addiction" can have several definitions depending on the situation and the setting. My sister is addicted to exercising because she does it constantly. Smokers are addicted to cigarettes because they crave them and feel like they can’t function without them. My grandfather is addicted to hunting because it is expensive‚ time-consuming‚ and he’s just doing it to seek pleasure. My grandmother hates hunting because it consumes up so much of grandfather’s time that he
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