The Cause of Addiction COM/156 Each year‚ there are more deaths and disabilities in the U.S. from substance abuse than from any other cause. In the United States alone‚ it is reported that roughly 18 million Americans have alcohol problems; 5 to 6 million have drug problems‚ and more than 9 million children live with a parent addicted to alcohol or illicit drugs. Drug addiction continues to be a growing concern‚ prompting medical and scientific research on a global scale into the possible
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1) Outline the main assumptions of the psychodynamic approach The psychodynamic approach to psychology is the study of human behaviour from the point of view of motivation and drives. The original beliefs of this approach were created by Sigmund Freud in the 1800s. Although it is now generally seen negatively in the common view‚ sometimes comically‚ it has provided the inspiration for a few of the current leading approaches to psychology. The first assumption of this approach is of the importance
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Title – Critically compare and contrast two counselling theories Module code- Cg2030 Module tutor – Phill Goss Word count-2500 Counselling takes place when a counsellor sees a client in a private and confidential setting to explore a difficulty a client is having‚ distress they may be experiencing or perhaps their dissatisfaction with life‚ or loss of a sense of direction and purpose. It is always at the request of the client as no one can properly be ’sent’ for counselling.’(Counselling
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Genetic explanations for the Initiation of addictions Heritability of addictions such as alcoholism and gambling can be studied through family and twin studies. The presumptions of twin and family studies are that if family members share similar behaviours‚ then the degree to which the behaviours are caused by genetic factors can be examined. There are two types of twins‚ identical and non-identical. Identical twins are monozygotic (MZ) as they came from the same egg‚ and therefore share an identical
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Psychodynamic Perspective FREUD’S CASE STUDIES ANNA O • Anna O (real name Bertha Pappenheim) was not actually Freud’s patient‚ she was a patient of Freud’s older friend Josef Breuer. However‚ Anna O can still claim the distinction of being the founding patient of psychoanalysis because Freud developed the first stages of his theory based on her case. It is‚ therefore‚ worth knowing a few details of her case. At the time of her illness‚ Anna was 21 years old and until the illness struck she had
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Psychodynamic Therapy involves an exploration of a client’s past‚ particularly their childhood experiences. What is the value of exploring a client’s past in this approach? Thanks! Learning about the origins of where this theory came from was very interesting for me‚ as it was by accident when I first started to realise how much our earliest childhood experiences could damage and affect people. I actually thought prior to that realisation that I had an okay childhood‚ but the more I thought about
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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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FRQ’S Psychodynamic therapy is aimed to reveal a client’s unconscious in order to relieve stress or tension. This therapy could be used on Matilda because by if they could reveal the reason of her phobia she may be able to overcome it herself. This type of therapy was founded by Sigmund Freud. Behavior therapy is therapy focused on only observable behaviors of a person and works towards changing those behaviors. This therapy could help Matilda because they target her behavior which is the thing
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Addiction Addiction Abstract Addiction knows no prejudice; it does not care what race‚ religion‚ sex or orientation. You can be addicted to drugs‚ gambling‚ x-box‚ shopping and eating. Addiction is an illness that requires‚ for most‚ professional help and that once you are an addict you are always an addict. Addiction is everywhere‚ from celebrity tabloids‚ to television‚ and possibly to a family member or close friend. There is alcoholism‚ drug abuse‚ and gambling
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Addiction The Tabers medical dictionary defines drug addiction as a compulsive and maladaptive dependence on a drug that produces adverse psychological‚ physical‚ economic‚ social‚ or legal ramifications(5). In the U.S.‚ the abuse or misuse of prescription drugs has been identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as a growing problem. In 2007‚ for example‚ the CDC reported that more than 27‚500 Americans died of drug overdose‚ an increase of more than 100% in the preceding
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