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Addiction Recovery, 2002.
This paper is an overview of the relation of nutrition and addiction recovery.
3,650 words (approx. 14.6 pages), 13 sources, $ 133.95
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This paper looks at the ways in which nutrition impacts recovery from addiction.
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Video Games and Addiction, 2007.
This paper examines whether the qualities of substance addiction can be applied to addiction to video games.
1,447 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 11 sources, APA, $ 48.95
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This paper explores the possibility of addiction to video games. Research articles are presented that look at the addictive qualities of the games and who is susceptible. The author also compares this addiction to drug and alcohol abuse and pathological gambling. This literature review combines information from various articles to take a closer look at this issue.
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Description of Video Games
Definition of Addiction
The Players
Who is Susceptible to Addiction?
Measuring Levels of Addiction
Areas for Further Research
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"Video games are designed with many levels, appealing characters, interesting storylines and state-of-the art graphics. Some games use characters and movies that are already familiar and known to potential players. All of these factors have been designed to provide the user with a form of appealing entertainment that they want to purchase and then repeatedly to play. Video games are heavily advertised to attract a player's interest and then influence users into trying them."
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| Term Paper # 53623 |
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Internet Addiction, 2005.
A review of the growing numbers of internet addicts and how to resolve this addiction.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 4 sources, $ 53.95
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This paper discusses the concept of internet addiction, where by people become addicted to surfing the internet for hours on end, affecting the way in which they relate and interact with their family, colleagues, friends and society in general. According to this paper, internet addiction should be treated in a similar manner to other types of addiction.
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"Addiction may take on a variety of forms. People might become addicted to alcohol, illegal drugs, or prescription medications. Addictions, in fact, have become almost expected. However, the continued rise in the advancements of technology has brought about concerns relating to video games, pornography, and the Internet. As with addictions related to substances, many people become addicted to computers. The Internet provides a lure for them that they cannot ignore. Furthermore, as in all other addictions, Internet addiction affects the ways in which people interact in society, how they function within their families, and how they conduct their lives. It is evident that Internet addicts share many of the same traits correlated with other addictions, and therefore, the problem is one that needs to be addressed."
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Addiction: Drugs and Alcohol, 2006.
This paper focuses on addiction to alcohol and drugs and explores how both factors lead to drug addiction.
2,145 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 67.95
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In this paper the author examines the several reasons for why people become addicted, looking at how some are more susceptible to addiction than others.The paper then explores addiction to alcohol and drugs and how both factors lead to drug addiction. The paper concludes with the author's opinion that the answer to drug addiction lies within the physiology of reinforcement stating that the addiction is caused by an interaction of biology and behavior.
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"The tragedy of addiction lies closest to those who are most innocent and susceptible to advertising and influences from peers, the children of our society. Many addicts start when they were young. A look at the cigarette company's campaign to target children can reveal why kids turn towards smoking and alcohol. A large proportion of heavy drug user addicts started first on smoking cigarettes and drinking. Partial blame for addiction to drugs must be place upon the shoulders of alcohol and cigarette companies that target children and teenagers in their advertising (Zimbardo, 7). The cigarette companies spend a combined total of $2 billion dollars in advertising, more than any other consumer product. "
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Addiction in Canada, 2004.
A look at the social consequences of addiction and addictive behaviors in Canada.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 63.95
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This paper examines addiction and addictive behaviors as a social issue in Canada. The paper discusses the scope and nature of the problem, possible solutions, and policy responses. It further discusses whether addictions are a cause or consequence of the social conditions associated with them.
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"Addictions are a serious social problem in Canada as in other Western industrial countries and indeed in most, if not all, societies around the world. The prohibition of alcohol and other addictive substances and behaviors by several world religions attest that the problem of addiction is an ancient one. Addictions and the patterns of behavior associated with addiction cause enormous misery to addicts and those around them and on society as a whole."
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Addiction: Hereditary or Socially Driven Deviant Behavior?, 2002.
This paper reviews recent research on alcohol and drug abuse and addiction in attempt to identify the factors that make individuals vulnerable to addiction.
1,465 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 48.95
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After an extensive review of the research, the author concludes that social, familial and genetic factors are intertwined; no one factor can be said to cause addiction. The author continues that it may not always be reasonable to blame completely the addicted person for his situation.
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Introduction
The Role of Family
Genetics and Addiction
Addiction and Personal Responsibility
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"Not every person who experiments with drugs becomes addicted any more than every person who has a drink becomes an alcoholic. Both Tani and Oxford found that the young person?s peer group made a significant difference. Young people whose friends used drugs were more likely to use drugs, while those whose friends did not were less likely to use them. Tani (2001) found in her review of the research that the peer group influenced extended use of drugs, thus increasing the risk of dependence or addiction."
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"Freedom from Addiction", 2007.
A review of the detox model presented in "Freedom from Addiction: Breaking the Bondage of Addiction and Finding Freedom in Christ", by Dr. Neil T. Anderson and Mike and Julia Quarles.
880 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 0 sources, $ 31.95
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This paper reviews the book "Freedom from Addiction: Breaking the Bondage of Addiction and Finding Freedom in Christ", by authors Dr. Neil T. Anderson and Mike and Julia Quarles. It discusses the author's observations of how many Christians remain locked in their addictions, especially to alcohol and drug abuse. It then discusses the model that the book provides to help abusers solve their addictions through acceptance of Jesus Christ as the Higher Power.
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"As participants in traditional 12-Step Programs have sponsors, the counselor could also be a spiritual Seven Step sponsor. Together, the former addict and the counselor can review the Seven Steps together, ensuring that the addict remains bondage-free. The counselor can also assist in removing items of "false worship" from the former addict's home. These could include false idols and tools of the occult, such as innocent-looking tarot cards. The counselor could also be on the lookout for items which may trigger addictions, such as magazines showing glossy liquor ads or even hidden drug paraphernalia."
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Psychoanalysis and the Treatment of Drug Addiction, 2008.
A discussion on drug addiction and the lack of knowledge amongst professionals about various approaches used to address this problem.
3,111 words (approx. 12.4 pages), 18 sources, APA, $ 90.95
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This paper states that drug addiction presents major challenges to psychoanalysts. The paper then notes that there are different techniques used to treat drug addiction but that the focus of the paper is on psychoanalysis as a mode of treatment for drug addiction. Next, the paper relates that gradually more experienced psychoanalysts are finding employment in drug addiction programs, but for them to be successful, they should be aware of different methods used in drug addiction treatment and try to incorporate them into their daily practice and job. The paper then discusses some of the various treatments available, focusing specifically on psychoanalysis. The paper concludes that people who are in the field of drug addiction treatment must try to have clear idea about using different methods of treatment as well as how to use and integrate these models effectively.
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Introduction
Psychoanalysis And Drug Addiction
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"To be exact, severe drug addiction is considered as being motivated by contradictory and unsettled relational kinematics that drawn from the premature systematizing relations in a individuals lives. As far as drug addiction is concerned, the terms of this disagreement discover solid look in distinguishing actions of using drugs that provide to spread it with the help of the mutual results of reinforcement and disguise. The objective of treatment is for patient and psychoanalyst to uncover the constituents of the relational ties that are embedded in the drug use, to reformulate these forces in figurative expressions, and tore-check them in the kinematics of the change, next to prospects for latest exchange. Seen this way, the treatment requirements of drug users can finely be convened by psychoanalysis, improved by other methods essential for dealing with addiction."
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Video Game Addiction, 2008.
A psychology research proposal on the topic of video game addiction.
2,031 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 64.95
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The paper proposes a study to explore the prevalence of video game addiction as a behavioral addiction associated with drug addiction and other addiction problems, such as gambling. The paper explains that the study's focus is on the psychological elements of video gaming. The paper provides a literature review that explains the behavioral addiction theory.
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Introduction
Purpose
Literature Review
Hypothesis
Research Design
Social Impact
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"The underlying assumption regarding video game addiction is directly correlated to the stigma and roots of habitual drug abuse. Historically, video games, especially violent video games, have been perceived as 'poison' and 'mind numbing' by older generations.
"Video games are becoming prevalent not only in with the youth of the world, but with older generations. The advent of the video game console has been in existence for roughly 20 years, and the issue of game addiction covers a large age demographic."
"However, the beginning of the 21st century has demonstrated a skew of the population who play video games more so than participating in normal socialization activities."
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Drug Addiction and Disease, 2008.
This paper explores drug addiction in relation to theories of disease.
986 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 35.95
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The paper explains that whether a particular practice is regarded as an accepted activity or as deviant antisocial behavior is largely a function of culture and social norms. The paper then discusses how genetic predisposition and external environmental factors contribute to make some individuals more predisposed to addiction than others, but defining addiction as a disease still involves amorphous criteria and subjective determination. The paper concludes that ultimately, what matters more than a definitive classification of drug addiction, is that its symptoms be addressed in a manner conducive to their relief and to ending the addiction.
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Introduction
Distinguishing Disease and Behavior in Drug Addiction
Conclusion
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"Drug addiction is unlike other medical diseases, primarily because it is the result of voluntary behavior rather from exposure to bacterial organisms, viruses, or from a genetic disorder. Whereas symptoms normally associated with organic diseases are well defined in strictly objective terms, the symptoms of addiction rely on subjective definition, and to a large degree, on cultural norms and expectations (Reinarman, 2005)."
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Sexual Addiction, 2008.
A review of Patrick Carnes' book "Contrary to Love."
990 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 35.95
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This paper describes the book "Contrary to Love" by Patrick Carnes, a well-known expert in the area of counseling and treating sexual addiction. The paper relates that the book provides an overview of sexual addiction for the layperson as well as the addict, and moves through the onset, growth and culmination of what Carnes calls "the addictive system." The paper also relates that the book discusses the role of family relationships and dysfunctions in contributing to an addict's problems. Additionally, the paper notes that in the final part of the book, Carnes moves into a thorough presentation and discussion of the process of recovery from sexual addiction.
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"Patrick Carnes is a well-known expert in the area of counseling and treating sexual addiction, and is the author of several books on the subject of addiction and recovery. His 1989 book Contrary to Love provides an overview of sexual addiction for the layperson as well as the addict, and also moves through the onset, growth and culmination of what he calls "the addictive system." The book also discusses the role of family relationships and dysfunctions in contributing to an addict's problems, including the role of co-addiction within the family. In the final part of the book, Carnes moves into a thorough presentation and discussion of the process of recovery from sexual addiction. Like all forms of recovery from addiction, the paradigm presented is one of gradual self-understanding and slow evolution over an extended period of the addict's life, rather than one of "quick fixes" or cures. Carnes concludes with an analysis of the assessment and intervention / treatment process from an institutional perspective.
"Carnes establishes sexual addiction as an illness early on (p. 4), then goes into a brief discussion of what he calls "models that don't work," including the model that sees addiction as a failure of morals (5) and models that attempt to interpret sexual addiction from various behavioral, cultural or environmental viewpoints (27-35), none of which he finds completely satisfactory. In a brief discussion of the biological model, he admits that some progress has been made in terms of treating sexual addicts (primarily criminal offenders) with drugs, but the two-page overview of this model is too brief to be considered complete, and Carnes is evidently not satisfied with this model either. One point which does arise as innovative and challenging is that Carnes notes that in many sexual crimes, alcohol or other drugs were found to have played a subsidiary or contributing role. The concept of "cross-addiction" thus comes into play, and is provocative if it can lead to new forms of treatment in the future."
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A Critique of ?Television Addiction? by Marie Winn, 2006.
The paper critiques Marie Winn's essay, and argues against her use of the word addiction.
1,038 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 0 sources, $ 36.95
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The writer explains that Marie Winn states that the word addiction is sometimes used jokingly to denote a tendency to overindulge in a pleasurable activity. She proceeds to develop her thesis that watching television must be addictive because many are unable to turn if off. The writer argues that Winn has no valid point and no scientific value, as this encourages the belief that anything requiring will power and self control is addictive, and therefore beyond the control of the individual. The writer shows that the word addiction is not only used loosely, but incorrectly. In conclusion, the paper states that addiction is a specialized condition and that overindulging in pleasurable activities is a habit and not an addiction. The writer states that habits can be broken with the use of self-control and discipline.
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"She then goes on to associate virtually all pleasurable feelings with the feelings of an addict relieved of his withdrawal symptoms. This is silly and an exercise in semantically stretching a point beyond any sense of reality. She also goes on to describe the "denial" phenomenon, or the sense addicts have that they are really in control of their habit and "can quit anytime they want to." After defining this psychological dynamic, she mentions that many "television addicts" feel that they can stop whenever they want to. There is no scientific proof that there is any relation between these two states of mind. May be the "TV addict" thinks he can stop when he wants to because he can stop when he wants to. He just doesn't want to.
"The harm of this kind of rational lies in the fact that more activities are described as addictions today than ever before. We frequently hear that someone is addicted to nail-biting, or talking on the phone, or gossiping, as well as watching television, sleeping late, taking naps or reading The National Enquirer. Virtually any activity that is enjoyable to someone can be described as addictive by the loosely woven set of criteria in Winn's essay."
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Addiction, 2002.
An examination of the concept of "addiction" and what it means.
1,271 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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This paper briefly looks at what it means to be an addict and describes various forms of addiction. It looks at some sociological theories about addiction and quitting an addiction and applies these to cigarette and drug addictions.
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"Addiction is a strong word, with huge meaning behind it. Saying a person is addicted to something can have very different meanings to everyone. Addiction is an overwhelming craving that makes a person feel out of control. The argument develops around the point of whether a person has control over their addiction or if the addiction controls the person."
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