Phobias and Addiction Rachael Thomas PSY/300 January 26‚ 2014 Professor Chung Phobias and Addiction Webster Dictionary defines phobia as “a persistent‚ irrational fear of a specific object‚ activity‚ or situation that leads to compelling desire to avoid it” ("PHOBIA‚" n.d) Whereas Addiction is defined as “the state of being enslaved to a habit or practice or something that is psychologically or physical habit-forming‚ as narcotics‚ to such extent its cessation causes severe trauma” ("addiciton‚"
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Internet addiction Title: The problem of Internet addiction is clearly a serious problem and the group most susceptible to it are university students. Discuss Nowadays Internet takes up an important place in our society. Since its invention it has a big influence on our private and working life. Especially university students pass their spare time surfing the internet without knowing their limitations. Internet is a dangerous trap for young people. In this essay the focus will be on the factors
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Opioid abuse and Addiction is a terrible epidemic that is sweeping the nation like an air-born disease. People as young as teenagers who are still in high school are included in this epidemic. Opioids are drugs that slow down the actions of the body‚ such as breathing and heartbeat. Opioid addiction is a chronic disease‚ like heart disease or diabetes. A chronic disease is a medical condition for life and most cannot walk away from. Opioids also affect the brain to increase pleasant feelings. Doctors
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Addiction Addiction can occur more easily to some individuals than others. Not only is it the addictive power of the substance‚ may it be drugs‚ alcohol‚ or even caffeine‚ but it is also depends on the individual and the individual’s environment. Humans have always had a curiosity in experimenting with things that alter them both mentally and physically. It is just human nature. This is how many addictions occur‚ mainly drug and alcohol addiction. There is an array of different drugs‚ prescription
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DEMON-DRUG ADDICTION A tunnel into the unknown nothingness of darkness. Deep‚ Eerie‚ and dark. Fear is the first thing which envelops me as I look into the eyes of a drug addict. Expressionless .Emotionless. That chalklike skin – “like a corpse”. Motionless. My eyes wander back to those eyes and my heartbeat stops at the sight of those savage eyes‚ suddenly hungry for something….or someone. Groping for something of utter need. This is the portrait of a drug addict. Drug addiction is a complex
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How would Freud explain the personality differences between Mike and Marty Scanlon? According to Freud‚ the mind can be divided into two main parts: The conscious mind includes everything that we are aware of. This is the aspect of our mental processing that we can think and talk about rationally. A part of this includes our memory‚ which is not always part of consciousness but can be retrieved easily at any time and brought into our awareness. Freud called this ordinary memory the preconscious
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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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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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Gamer Addiction is an obsession with video game playing that usually begins in elementary and middle school. By college‚ the individual progresses from simple to elaborate games and the student is game-hooked. An activity becomes an addiction when it is used to change an individual’s mood. It becomes abuse when it interferes with ’one’s work or school‚ or disrupts personal or family relationships‚ and becomes increasingly necessary to feel good’ (Orzack‚ 2005a‚ p. 1). Addiction takes away from
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If you are a love one live in either Pennsylvania or Florida and suffer from drug or alcohol addiction‚ it can be difficult to go through it alone‚ it is a good idea to contact an addiction treatment center for additional support. What qualifies as drug or alcohol addiction? It is widely considered socially acceptable if individuals have a few drinks with friends‚ with their meals or on occasion. Taking some form of prescription medication is within this category as well. However‚ if people are
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