...Gambling Addiction The Good and Bad Of The Addiction DeVry University HOSP 440 15897 - Casino Management Dr. Warren Jahn - Professor Submitted by: Michael Phillip Bunker Date: 12/30/2012 Table of Contents Introduction 3 Foundation, Facts and Statistics, and the Psychological Rationale of Gambling Addiction 4 Foundations of Gambling Addiction 4 Facts and Statistics 4 Psychological Rationale of a Gambling Addiction 6 Causes and Effects as well as Consequences Concerning Gambling Addiction 7 Causes of Gambling Addiction 7 Effects of Gambling Addiction 8 Consequences of Gambling Addiction 9 Differences and Degrees of Gambling in Demographics, Types, and Stages Concerning Gambling 10 Gambling Addiction and Gender 10 Age of the Gambling Addict 11 The Different Types of Gamblers 11 Various Stages of Gambling Addiction 12 Risk Factors and Warning Signs of Gambling Addictions 13 Risk Factors of Gambling Addiction 13 Warning Signs of Gambling Addiction 14 Diagnosis, Treatment, and Help for Gamblers, Families, and Other Loved Ones 15 Diagnosis Pertaining to Gambling Addiction 15 Treatment for the Gambling Addiction 16 Help for Families, Friends, and Other Loved Ones 16 Conclusion 17 References 19 Introduction When we come to the idea of a gambling addiction, the behavior is known to be abnormal and the uncontrollable urge to gamble is strong. Exploration of these concepts will be in the following. First, will be the...
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...ADDICTIONS Many people get addicted to drugs and alcohol ext- They become dependent on it the important thing is to get help before it ruins your life. There are so many different types of addictions such as meth, crack, cocaine, heroin, marijuana, and alcohol. These addictions are just an example of the extreme life changing substances. There are less serious addictions such as cigarettes, and chew, then there are not so big of a deal but, big enough that you should seek help. These are just some of the types of addictions. Right now I want to talk about the major addictions. Meth is a highly addictive drug there motto is “not even once”. Meth is a synthetic stimulant that affects the central nervous system. If meth gets a hold of you it will not leave you alone tell you get your next fix. According to www.methproject.org meth has a huge effect on your body especially the brain. Meth also known as methamphetamine can cause significant changes to the cranium. Some are immediate and some happen over time. Depending on how bad the addiction is. It causes depression, learning difficulties, obsessive movement, and memory loss. Meth is so highly addictive that doing it once will set up the cycle of dependency. This is where the users need the drug in order to be all right. (www.methproject.com) Users continue to depend on meth because, of the effects of coming down. When coming down you can’t find anything to make you happy. Thus the reason users will go to any lengths to get more...
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...Luke Iovino QU301 9/9/15 What is Addiction? To me, addiction is a drug that a person consistently relies on. Their day is consumed by the overwhelming thought of getting their fixation and in my opinion it is a disease. One of the bigger factors for why people become addicted is definitely stress. People will bury their anxiety and stress after a long day with some abusive drug just so they can feel better. After a certain amount of time it becomes a habit and you depend on it and eventually addiction sets in. Disease is defined as “an illness that affects a person, animal, or plant : a condition that prevents the body or mind from working normally”(Merriam-Webster). Based off of this definition and my own knowledge addiction hits that definition spot on. Addiction consumes a person and it “prevents the body and mind from working normally”. The mind becomes consumed by the fixation of the drug they are addicted to and the body deteriorates as they use more and more. Addiction really is like most major diseases if we look at heart disease, this is a disease that is partly due to genes and a bad lifestyle, such as eating unhealthy and little exercise. While type 2 adult-onset diabetes is also considered a disease and is from the same two factors of bad lifetime choices. So now when looking at addiction it’s a matter of bad lifestyle choices of picking up that needle or popping that pill and eventually its something you cant control like other diseases. When looking...
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...Accomplishing Desires leads to Happiness In this paper I will argue that the desire satisfaction theory is the correct view on what a good life is and it is also a correct approach to measure what makes you happy. According to the desire satisfaction theory, your life goes well for you if you achieve your desires. It also states that something is good for you if it only helps you achieve those desires and nothing else. In order to prove my thesis, I will discuss an important episode in my life that will certainly aid my argument. Next, I will explain why this particular theory is attractive, followed by a possible objection that considers the desire satisfaction theory to be incorrect and counter the objection. To start, about a year ago in my freshman year in college, I was enrolled in English 101. We had a very important essay due soon and it had to be over six pages. I had very little time and did not know what to do. I also wanted to make a good grade to start out strong in the class. However, since it was one of the first essays in the semester, the professor did not require us to use safe assign, which basically checks papers for plagiarism. I really thought about going online a copying someone else’s work. Then of course I knew that eventually the papers would have to be submitted electronically because we had to make a portfolio for the final in that class. Eventually I decided to write the essay myself and put my best effort into it. In the end, I made an A on that...
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...novel about a high school girl who becomes involved in drugs. Kristina’s character is an example of a bad role model in the way that she handles relationships, addictions, and her attitude. Kristina’s judgment is shaky and her boy choices tend to lead her into trouble. Also, her addiction proves a valuable lesson of how one choice changes everything. She does nothing to try and control herself even though she is hooked. She was bad characteristics including selfishness, disrespectful, easily-persuaded, etc. making her life a warning to growing teens on how their lives can drop rapidly right in front of their eyes and they cannot do anything about it. Kristina shows bad judgment throughout the novel dealing with her relationship. First, she begins dating Adam who opens up her eyes to the drug scene in Albuquerque while visiting her dad. When she returns home, she is now a whole new person, “Bree”, and soon finds herself interested in Brendan. From the beginning, Kristina knew that Brendan was no good for her and all he wanted her for was her body. However, she continues to interact with him because then she would get drugs and alcohol until eventually Kristina gets herself in a bad situation and Brendan rapes her. Months later, Kristina discovers that she is pregnant with his baby. The way Kristina deals with her new found addiction should be a warning to young teens. Her addiction shows how people have their whole life ahead of them and they ruin it with one choice. In the beginning...
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...experience sadness, the feeling of losing someone you loved, finding out you have a disease and need intense treatment, moving away from everything thing you know and love, breaking a bone, finding out you have been hacked and lastly seeing someone you love with an addiction. Handling addiction can be...
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...Pleasure Unwoven: The Facets of Addiction When answering the question at hand, “Addiction is a disorder of the what?” One must ponder on the question and choose an answer based on a true belief or scientific facts. McCauley (2009) pointed out in his video “Pleasure Unwoven: A personal journey about addiction” that addiction is a disorder of the brain, “the very part of the brain we need to make proper decisions.” When a person is addicted to, say, alcohol, a certain part of the brain may malfunction and negative choices may occur. With the choice argument, McCauley (2009) explained that free will allows a person to make either good choices (drinking recommended amounts of water daily) or bad choices (consuming drugs or alcohol), however, a person has the right to make choices; which constitutes a behavior. With a bad choice, the person consumes drugs or alcohol to a point that the body craves it and the urge becomes so strong, that it turns into an addiction. Nevertheless, McCauley (2009) shared that if a person who is addicted to drugs or alcohol is put into a position of life or death based on a particular choice (alcohol, drugs, or life), life wins and the person may choose not to take a drink or use drugs, as viewed on the video. McCauley (2009) concluded with information from new research expressing...
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...something like a social outcast. Socially we am busy being as we am out of college, in a very exhausting job, trying to find time to date, into sports, looking into grad school, etc. we know there are others out there thinking the same thing. So what is your takes on this. Does anime become a social dysfunction? Portraying anime as a cultural thing can only go so far...I guess what they saying are "doing get the anime influenced". Therefore, we should end up watching anime on our own feeling something like a social outcast. Socially we are busy being as we am out of college, in a very exhausting job, trying to find time to date, into sports, looking into grad school, etc. Seems to that you’re only a casual anime fan, so were good. As long as we have a life that extends beyond anime, don't worry. When you start using Japanese words in daily conversation, sit at a computer all night every night watching anime, and withdraw from other activities, you have a problem. Your real problem is that your family and friends think you're a freak for watching stuff that's for children in their eyes. My parents think the same way about me for watching anime. Try looking for anime that your friends might enjoy. If you look for something similar to their favorite movies or TV shows...
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...Phobias and Addictions PSY300 Phobias and Addictions In today’s society, many individuals suffer from phobias and addictions. Phobias and addictions are typically paired because those with an addiction began with a phobia they were unaware of. Phobias and addictions should be fragmented into two groups of conditioning with the effects each partakes on an individual: classical and operant conditioning. Classical conditioning occurs when an individual discovers how to respond to a stimulus in their atmosphere. Operant conditioning is when one responds to a reward or penalty. The foremost difference between classical and operant conditioning is the response and a stimulus, which can lead to addictions and phobias. Addictions An addiction is a determined behavior in wanting and needing something. Most know it can have unsympathetic consequences, but the individual will continue this behavior because of the addictions. Furthermore, the majority of addictions start with a satisfying involvement with something and desires to prolong or recreate the act. The addictive individual will endure the behavior with very little, if any self-discipline, even when it can become damaging or has already taken over their body. A person who is addicted will familiarize with desires and cravings to connect with the behavior and this need will build up, until the behavior kicks in again, typically feeling relief, and ecstasy (Grant, Potenza, Weinstein, & Gorelick, 2010). Additionally...
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...Paul Carvel, A Belgian writer, once said “Passion is a positive obsession. Obsession is a negative passion.” When the word “obsession” is heard, people initially assume that it’s a bad thing and they generally link addiction to obsession.The reality is that those two are similar but not the same. Additionally, obsession is only bad if that’s how you make it out to be. There can be bad obsessions, as well as good obsessions. In my personal experience, I have had my own fair share of obsessions. For over five years of my life, I have had an obsession with volleyball. My passion for it has been growing stronger and stronger and I’m constantly looking for opportunities to play, only so that I’m able to further pursue it, even after I complete...
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...Abstract Sexual addiction is a bigger problem than most people know. In today’s society it has become more of an issue because of the availability of sexually explicit materials. The main source for most sex addicts to access sexual materials is the internet. Sexual addiction unlike other addictions such as Drugs and alcohol, is a lot harder for the addicted person to open up and get help for. Because of the nature of the addiction there is a lot of shame involved. There are people in high positions at their church, doctors, lawyers and politicians who feel that if they reach out for help they can lose everything they have worked so hard for. Unfortunately, this shame that people feel keeps them from seeking the help they need. This issue should not be ignored but because of the negative nature associated with sexual addiction there aren’t very many resources available to sex addicts, and in most cases the church does not acknowledge it as a disease but more as a sin. This paper will explore these issues more as well as analyze the text the text by Dr. Mark Laaser. Summary The Text by Dr. Mark Laaser, Healing Sexual Wounds of sexual addiction deals with the many issues of sexual addiction. Sex addicts are dealing with a disease just as any other addict. They usually have consequences as a result of their addictions as well as experiencing extreme guilt afterwards. The text begins with addressing the differences between healthy sexuality and sex addiction. According to Laaser...
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...Research Paper about Online Addiction Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i Acknowledgement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii Abstract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii Chapter I: The Problem and its Background Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Statement of the Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Statement of the Objectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Statement of Significance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Conceptual Framework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Scope and Delimitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Chapter II: Review of Related Literature and Studies Foreign Literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Local Literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Foreign studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Local studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Chapter III: Methodology Chapter IV: Interview Chapter V: Conclusion and...
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...DENIAL Denial. A Key Reason for Progression of the Disease of Addiction. "Denial is a very human defense mechanism we all use at one time or another to protector ourselves from facing something we just don't want to face. It can be seen in the eyes of a guilty four-year old who denies breaking a vase for fear of being punished, or in the tears of a lover who doesn't, want to admit the relationship is over..." I think denial in many ways allows for an addict to become progressively worse without ever even dealing with their addiction. In some ways it is the culprit that robs the individual of getting help in the early stages of their addiction. However, denial doesn't just affect the addict it doesn't discriminate and can appear to "assist" a family member or friend with pretending that things are different then what they seem. Denial instead provides a false explanation that ultimately leads to a troublesome outcome. I came across the YouTube video that speaks about meth addiction. The male and female that were addicted to meth, repeatedly talk about their upbringing, the addicts through out the first part of the video repetitively say, "I had a typical family life I grew up on a lake..." The other recalls, "I grew up in a small town, I was unlikely to do meth, I came from a good home". I think it is tough to admit addiction occurs everywhere. It appears denial has no boundaries, just like addiction is a disease that can affect anyone. I think these teens fell...
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...struggles in life. What Anime is “Japanese anime are animated productions featuring hand drawn or computer animation” (Wikipedia, 2015). The word anime can slightly vary depending on where you are. If you are in Japan, anime refers to the shortened form of romaji animashon but if you are outside Japan, anime refers to the kind of animation that is from Japan which is characterized by fantasy, vibrant characters, colorful grahics, and over acting scenes. In simpler words, anime is one of many kinds of animation which originated from Japan (Wikipedia, 2015). Teenagers today are so obsessed to Anime because it does not only entertain and communicates with them; it also reflects their own problems and struggles in life. Anime has a good and bad effect to the teenagers which enables them to nurture it to be used in the future. Anime culture increases the social...
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...more on the addiction, the psychological effects and how it effects on learning. This study will show the reasons of addiction to this game. How violent gaming can effect to the mental and emotional state of people. The effects of these games to learning, if it’s good or bad. If these games are changing the system of learning. To see if it enhances learning. Introduction The popularity of internet has affected every aspect of human beings’ lives. With over 70 million registered users worldwide, 23.5 million daily active players and an incredible 10 games started every second, the game League of Legends is eye-poppingly massive. However, some negative effects are emerging at the same time, most noticeably the effect of internet addiction. Here we will focus on why people are addicted. If it’s good or bad depending on people. The psychological effects of playing video games on people. The effects may be different person to person. Learning maybe effected by video games. Positively or negatively, it has its effects and this study explains on it. MOBAS Addiction Addiction is defined by the Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine (1999) as “a dependence, on a behavior or substance that a person is powerless to stop.” The term addiction is used to define a medical condition where an individual is dependent on a substance. (Horvath 2004) posits that addiction can be applied to all types of excessive behavior. Gaming addiction is highly...
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