Substance Abuse Crystal Imbornone PSY/270 June 23‚ 2015 Deborah Eastwood Substance Abuse I think that many people who are stricken with substance abuse have undergone a traumatic event that has changed their life. These events can be such things as: divorce‚ death of someone close‚ rough childhood‚ and predisposed disposition.This idea gives them the feeling of doing things that they would normally not do. Divorce is another one of those things that people go through that causes them to rethink
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Sabrina Minton Mrs. Laura Ahmed English 3A 10-25-10 Verbal Abuse The reason why I choose this topic is because I have been a victim of verbal abuse. Many people know or have heard of someone that has been verbally abused. Many people including myself be suffer in silence and feel isolated. Many parts of human action‚ include the mind and heart. “As he thinks within himself‚ so he is”. What does a person think in his or her mind‚ and heart will be reflected and his or her words or actions. In
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Sibling Abuse Sibling abuse is the physical‚ emotional or sexual abuse of one sibling by another. The physical abuse can range from relatively mild forms of aggression occurring between siblings‚ such as pushing and shoving‚ to extremely violent behavior such as the use of weapons. (3)Often parents don ’t recognize the abuse for what it is. Typically‚ parents and society expect fights and other physical forms of aggression to occur among siblings. Because of this‚ sibling abuse often is not seen
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Effects of substance abuse Substance abuse can simply be defined as a pattern of harmful use of any substance for mood-altering purposes. Medline ’s medical encyclopedia defines drug abuse as "the use of illicit drugs or the abuse of prescription or over-the-counter drugs for purposes other than those for which they are indicated or in a manner or in quantities other than directed." Generally‚ when most people talk about substance abuse‚ they are referring to the use of illegal drugs. Most
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In the Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect‚ an article entitled “Abuse‚ Neglect‚ and Exploitation: Considerations in Aging With Lifelong Disabilities”‚ it is reported that there has been prevalence of abuse‚ neglect and exploitation of older adults that have lifelong developmental disabilities. According to Ansello & O’Neill (2010)‚ a lifelong developmental disability is defined as a chronic impairment that occurs before the age of 22 that may affect functional abilities in matters of “self-care‚ learning
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"Child Abuse" Child abuse is a very serious and controversial issue that is escalating in today ’s society. As we look back to the 1940 ’s and 1950 ’s‚ it was almost unheard of to let anyone outside of your immediate family know anything about your personal life. Every family was thought to be‚ or shown to the general public to be‚ the "perfect family". Some schools had the authority to punish a child by either spanking them with a paddle or hitting their knuckles
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PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE Any act‚ including confinement‚ isolation‚ verbal assault‚ humiliation‚ intimidation‚ or any other treatment which may diminish the sense of identity‚ dignity‚ and self-worth. This is sometimes called emotional abuse. Some researchers refer to it by formal terms such as "chronic verbal aggression". Psychological abuse can make the person feel "less of a person". It diminishes the person’s sense of identity‚ dignity‚ and self-worth. Abused people often find that psychological
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Substance Abuse The sociocultural theory‚ the behavioral/cognitive theory and the biological theory are all Viewpoints with which I agree. These viewpoints all share certain elements. The sociocultural theory holds that substance abuse results from stress and environmental factors. In situations where low socioeconomics and unemployment are evident‚ drugs are commonly used as a means of relief from stress. The behavioral/cognitive viewpoint sees the situational substance
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find help or refuge from domestic abuse. It is absolutely vital that we understand that there are two different types of law in the UK that applys when talking about domestic/interpersonal violence; criminal law and civil law. The main differences between the two laws are that civil law is aimed at protecting the individual‚ while criminal law is aimed at punishing the offender. There is no specific law in the UK called domestic violence under criminal law‚ but the type of abuse that fall under criminal
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drug users has became‚ nowadays‚ an everyday phenomenon‚ that most us has got used it. The numbers of the victims more and more increase rapidly in such a degree that makes us shudder. Prospectively‚ there was an alarming increase in drug abuse at our college. Many students take cocaine‚ heroine‚ LSD‚ hash‚ crack‚ and other drugs; all these illegal substances provoke undeniably addiction. The reasons that led to that accrual are various. Firstly‚ the alienated interpersonal
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