...Hey do you think smoking is cool? Well if you do then you will regret it later because not only will you possibly die but along with that you won t be very pretty. Now today a lot of girls and boys in their teens smoke now you may think so what but 5,000 are under 18 and that means they could be 12 or going to the extreme 9. Now you don t have to have a cigarette in your hand to be smoking, if your parents smoke you get second hand smoke which is technically the same thing because you are still inhaling smoke actually even more. So now that you know a little of how smoking then here is a lot more. What I meant by if you start smoking then you won t be very pretty is not if you smoke for one day it s if you smoke for 10 to 36 years. Do you think that Julie Andrews got her wrinkles for smoking???? NO SHE DIDN T!!!!!! Her wrinkles came from age and wrinkles from smoking are a big difference. Because wrinkles from age are well from age, but wrinkles from smoking are because the tobacco settles in your sink. Think of it this way your thirty and you wrinkles ALL over that would be because you smoke. Or maybe your 65 or 75 then your wrinkles are ok. So another thing that happens to you is your nails and toe nails will turn yellow. Now you may know that your finger nails turn yellow because of the cigarette being near them, but what you probably don t know is that your toe nails turn yellow because not all of the tobacco gets out of your nose and your mouth. But not all of it comes...
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...Approaches to Forming Habits Paper By: LaTreena Alexander PSY/250 December 13, 2014 John Muench The information being presented analyzing a habit, how it was developed, if there were role models for this habit, and which people influence the adoption of this habit. The author explains why the habit has continued, and if there has ever been a time when the habit was attempted to be broken. This paper explains why this habit is here, and why the habit was formed. A plan is developed to change this habit and is clearly explained in detail, and between behavioral and social/cognitive theories the author describes which one explains his or her personality. A habit that was developed deals with smoking, and it has been going on throughout my entire family for several years. The habit was developed because of older siblings smoking and inviting the younger sibling to join in the smoking festivities. The role models for this bad habit that formed over these years were two male teenagers who had the responsibility of babysitting there younger sister while the mom was at work for several hours a day and night. The habit was adopted because the older male siblings use to blow smoke in the younger female sibling’s face starting at the age of 3 years old. They were young teenagers who liked to hang out with their friends, smoke, and blow it in her face in order to get their sister to fall asleep. The two brothers were young teenagers who learned the bad habit of smoking from their father...
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...HOW TO BREAK BAD HABITS ENGL106-1205B-212 Instructor: Alaina Lett American Intercontinental University Demantre’ R. Jones February 10, 2013 . Habits are things that people do good or bad repeatedly. People start their own habits, and they are very hard to break. Whether it is good or bad habits; it is something that the person has to choose to change. A habit in terms is: “Jerry likes to ride his bike,” that is one of Jerry’s habits. Breaking bad habits is one of the hardest things to do. Smoking is a bad habit that millions of people choose to do. Some people smoke due to stress and other issues, which still doesn’t make the habit good. People die from cancer because of smoking and people still choose to smoke. Breaking this habit comes with a perfect mind state and patience and a will to stop completely. Drinking alcohol carelessly is a bad habit that some people have. Drinking too much alcohol can eat your kidney and liver, which can end in a terrible illness. Millions of people drink irresponsibly, which is also the main reason for car accident deaths. An estimated 10,839 people died in the United States in 2012 due to drunk driving accidents accounting to 32% of total traffic deaths. (www.centurycouncil.org>Drunk Driving>Research) The process to breaking smoking habits is first to acknowledge that it is wrong. Secondly you have to be willing to quit. The outcome is to stop smoking. Third you have to ask...
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... Thursday January 10, 2012 i. Introduction: a. We all know we shouldn't smoke, but why is smoking bad for you? Instead of just taking it at face value let's break down the specific reasons why smoking is bad for you and, if you are a smoker, why you should stop smoking as soon as possible. b. Yes, smoking is bad for your health. c. There is health, cosmetic, and financial reasons why smoking is bad for you. ii. BP 1- 2nd best argument a. First of all, smoking can cause many risks in your health. b. First and foremost, smoking is horrible for your health and leads to numerous diseases and disorders. c. “Smoking leads to cancer, heart diseases, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). COPD alone kills thousands of smokers yearly. From the first breath of smoke the damage begins and the longer a smoker continues smoking the worse the damage becomes.” d. Basically it explains how smoking is bad for you, and affects your health. Just by smoking it leads to many risk factors. Lots of damages go towards your lungs, respiratory system, but also to other parts of the body. e. Smoking could change your life dramatically. iii. BP 2- least effective argument a. Second of all, smoking has many unpleasant cosmetic on the smoker. b. Smoking gives you bad breath. Continuous smoking also leads to yellow teeth. A smoker is three times more likely than a non smoker to lose their teeth. c. “Cigarette...
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...Keep simple and polite! Good morning teachers and friends, I, Ahmad Khairi Hafiz as the President of the Environment Club would like to talk about”How to Protect the Environment” First of all, each one of us can start by not littering. We should throw our rubbish into the rubbish bin instead of anywhere we like. Once I went strolling at a park nearby my house but was dissapointed at the sight of rubbish.I saw many empty cans and plastic wrappers lying around.They do not only spoil the beautiful park but they are the best breeding place for aedes mosquitoes. Another way of protecting our environment is by keeping our rivers clean. We can play our role by not throwing rubbish into the rivers. Meanwhile the factories can stop dumping their toxic waste into them. Plastic wrappers which made up 80 percent of the rubbish can endanger the fish and other aquatic lives while toxic waste can kill them. We, human will consequently suffer as we rely on the rivers for food and water. Moreover, farmers should avoid open burning in their farming practice because it polutes the air.Open burning can lead to haze which contains poisonous gases such as carbon dioxide and sulphur dioxide. These gases can cause many serious diseases. Children who breathe the polluted air may suffer from asthma and some people may even suffer from rashes and eye-diseases. Finally, we can practice the 3R; Reuse, Reduce and Recycle. Every household should aim at reducing the amount of rubbish thrown.To...
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...Bad habits How many times have you been a witness of family members or friends who destroy their lives as a result of bad habits? Do you know how many people die yearly from this? Many individuals do not really understand that bad habits eventually lead to serious illnesses and even death .Not only the most common bad habits that society is showing today, but also the most fatal are, tobacco use, drinking, and drugs abuse. Each year about 9 million people die worldwide because of excessive use of these three products. First, smoking is one of the bad habits that is causing the death of hundreds of people each year. Smoking is the bodily process of inhalation of the smoke of burning tobacco in cigarettes, and others items people use for the consumption of it. It can cause many health problems, but mainly respiratory, such as lung cancer. Lung cancer is produced by an abnormal group of cells created by years of consumption of tobacco and uses of cigarettes. In addition, people smoke for many years without knowing they are causing harm because lung cancer typically takes a few years to develop and begins showing first symptoms between 50 and 70 years of age. Another problem smoking can cause is harm to others through second hand smoking; also know as environment tobacco smoke. Based on recent research, people who don't smoke can suffer several health problems caused by frequent inhalation of smoke from smokers. Although they have never smoked a cigarette, they can be affected if...
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...Approaches to Forming Habits Simona Lewis PSY/250 October 22, 2013 Leska Meeler Behavioral and Social/Cognitive Approaches to Forming Habits It is through observational learning that I truly learned a bad habit or behavior, but it was through observation that I learned how to smoke cigarettes. However, observation learning is a “convincing” force; rather it is good or bad behavior or habit which was learned by an individual. In-spite-of, the individual has the right to act-upon certain behavior. There are several theories that can explain the behavior and the habits that I have learned. Analyze on of your habits. The habit that I will be analyzing is “smoking cigarettes.” How did you develop this habit? I developed this smoking habit by watching other people smoking cigarettes, and I thought that it is an expressive and popular habit to be learned. Were there role models for this habit? Yes, there were role models for the habit or behavior that I learned. Which people influenced the adoption of this habit? The people who influenced me for the smoking cigarettes, is my parents, friends, and coworkers. Why do I continue it? I continue this habit (smoking cigarettes) because smoking cigarettes calms my nerves, whenever I am in deep thoughts about something, hanging out with families or friends, and going to nightclubs. Has there been a time when you have attempted to break this habit? Yes, there...
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...Chad D Zollo PSY/390 March 4, 2013 Kay Rubin Abstract Classical conditioning (also referred to as “Pavlovian conditioning”), is a theory from the psychology school of behaviorism which states environmental and physical interactions cause the process of learning. First argued by Ivan Pavlov, the theory of classical conditioning is one of the most widely accepted (and laboratory tested) aspects of behavioral learning theory involving associations of stimuli and response as the means of a process of learning; these stimuli and responses can be either conditioned (intentionally learned) or unconditioned (naturally occurring). Classical conditioning principles can be used in a number of ways including curing phobias, the extinction of bad habits, and applications for creating positive work or school environments. All aspects of classical conditioning begin with a neutral stimuli before conditioning can occur in a subject and responses generated. Classical Conditioning Learning is the process of receiving stimuli and information, coding the information, and storing it for later recall. One form of learning is conditioning – using stimuli to generate responses in order for a subject to associate specific stimuli with a paired response. Of the types of conditioning, classical conditioning is a behaviorism theory first argued by Ivan Pavlov in which responses may be produced as a conditioning of a given stimuli. According to Pavlov’s theory,...
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...explain the disorders and behaviors through the cognitive processes. It explores the internal mental processes and the way people perceive, memorize, believe and solve problems. Cognitive is psychology that is relative to human behaviors that focuses on the way people think and such thought process affect their way of behaviors. I have a bad smoking habit, in which I developed while I was incarcerated. I always told myself that I would never pick up this terrible habit when I was a teenager, more importantly I didn’t pick up smoking until I was 18. There were role models for my smoking habit, such as the lady prisoners who smoke on a daily basis. They had told me “try it, it will calm your nerves down”, granted that it would calm my nerves down, I tried it. I was coughing at first, but then I felt a sensation that I had felt the first and last time ever, a sensation that I can’t explain, but that sensation felt so good. A sensation I been chasing years later, that I am aware of I will never receive again. Why do I continue? That is a million dollar question. I don’t know why I continue, I continue because I’m scared to break the habit, I’m scared to go through withdrawal. I have made attempts to quit but failed every time. I also believe I don’t have a good support system in place to help me while I am going through withdrawal. Furthermore cigarettes is very...
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...are techniques that are available to help you to quit smoking. One of which is to stop smoking with hypnosis.Nicotine is AddictiveCigarette smoking is one of the most addictive vices that a person can have and thus it can be an extremely hard habit to break. This is because the nicotine in cigarettes is a very addictive substance.Experts say that smoking is a psychological and a highly habitual behavior.People tend to smoke because they believe that it will relieve their stress and anxiety immediately. They smoke just because their bodies can’t get enough of the addicting power of nicotine.Mostly, all smokers claim that smoking relieves all their stresses and tension. But little do they know that inhaling nicotine found in cigarettes is very detrimental to their health.Nicotine is a very harmful substance that is reported to be among the leading causes for common ailments such as heart attacks, diabetes and stroke. Nicotine contributes to the constriction of your blood vessels that leads to poor blood and oxygen circulation. This impedes the blood flow throughout your body which can cause inadequacy or malfunction of the body organs.Overcoming Nicotine AddictionResearch shows that almost all smokers have intended or have tried to quit...
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...Bad habits interrupt your life and prevent you from accomplishing your goals. They jeopardize your health — both mentally and physically. And they waste your time and energy. So why do we still do them? And most importantly, is there anything you can do about it? I’ve previously written about the science of how habits start, so now let’s focus on the practice of making changes in the real world. How can you delete your bad behaviors and stick to good ones instead? I certainly don’t have all of the answers, but keep reading and I’ll share what I’ve learned about how to break a bad habit. What causes bad habits? Most of your bad habits are caused by two things… Stress and boredom. Most of the time, bad habits are simply a way of dealing with stress and boredom. Everything from biting your nails to overspending on a shopping spree to drinking every weekend to wasting time on the internet can be a simple response to stress and boredom. But it doesn’t have to be that way. You can teach yourself new and healthy ways to deal with stress and boredom, which you can then substitute in place of your bad habits. Of course, sometimes the stress or boredom that is on the surface is actually caused by deeper issues. These issues can be tough to think about, but if you’re serious about making changes then you have to be honest with yourself. Are there certain beliefs or reasons that are behind the bad habit? Is there something deeper — a fear, an event, or a limiting...
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...Habits I certainly have quite a few quirky habits that consume my day; a lot are associated with my OCD. So, the question is, which habit should I write about for this paper? Like everyone, I have good habits as well as bad habits and habits that I just do because of my OCD. Although I have tried many times to break a lot of the bad habits, it is not so easy. One habit that I continually try to break, is smoking cigarettes. Unlike most, I am not addicted to the nicotine and I do not crave a cigarette unless I am drinking an alcoholic beverage. Hence, this is the habit that frustrates me the most. I do not wake up wanting a cigarette and I can run all day without having one or even thinking about one. To me this habit is strange. I would think smoking cigarettes becomes a habit because of the nicotine addiction, as for me it is only when I consume alcohol. I have gone weeks even months without a cigarette and of course I was not drinking during those times. Then I have an alcoholic drink and the urge to smoke a cigarette arises. I developed this habit in high school when a group of my friends started smoking and I tried one for the first time. At first I did not like the feeling and it actually made me feel quite sick. Now as I am writing this paper I cannot remember how the habit stuck. All I can remember is that I only want a cigarette when I drink. As far as this habit relating to my personality I am not quite sure. I have thoughts related to how it relates to my life but...
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...help book to quit smoking Nicotine is one of the most addictive, harmful and widely available legal drugs in the world. Smoking is a bad habit and is harmful to people who don't smoke. It harms children who are exposed to it passively. Cigarettes are responsible for around 4.9 million deaths each year. Quitting smoking is not impossible. Smoking tobacco is both a physical addiction and a psychological habit. The nicotine from cigarettes provides a temporary and addictive high. Eliminating that regular fix of nicotine will cause your body to experience physical withdrawal symptoms and cravings. Managing unpleasant feelings such as stress, depression, loneliness, fear, and anxiety are some of the most common reasons why people smoke. When you have a bad day, it can seem like cigarettes are your only friend. As much comfort as cigarettes provide, it's important to remember that there are healthier, more effective ways to keep unpleasant feelings in check. These may include exercising, meditating, using sensory relaxation strategies, and practicing simple breathing exercises. At the same time, the act of smoking is ingrained as a daily ritual. It may be an automatic response for you to smoke a cigarette with your morning coffee, while taking a break from work or school or during your commute home at the end of a long day. Perhaps friends, family members, and colleagues smoke and it has become part of the way you relate with them. To successfully quit smoking, you’ll need to address...
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...amongst ______ students to get their insights on smoking and also their personal experiences with it. We divided the questionnaire for smokers and non-smokers. We managed to get a total of 50 participants in which 60% were non-smokers and 40% were smokers. The questions regarding smoking facts were answered by both sides. Both smokers and non-smokers seem to have just a slight understanding on what smoking really does to the body and to those around them. Based on the findings, we recommend that students be exposed to the real dangers of smoking. We suggest exhibitions, competitions, talks or maybe even a health class. TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS-----------------------------------------------------vi EXECUTIVE SUMMARY-------------------------------------------------------vii I. INTRODUCTION-------------------------------------------------------1 Background Statement of the Problem Purpose of the Study Scope II. RELATED LITERATURE-------------------------------------------- III. PROCEDURES--------------------------------------------------------- IV. FINDINGS AND ANALYSIS---------------------------------------- V. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS----------------- REFERENCES LIST------------------------------------------------------------- APPENDIX—SURVEY INSTRUMENT------------------------------------ LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS TABLES 1. EFFECTS THAT ARE CAUSED BY SMOKING------------------------------- 2. MEDIA...
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...Problem and Its Setting Introduction Like most people, you already know that smoking is bad for your health. But do you really understand just how dangerous smoking really is? Tobacco contains nicotine, a highly addictive drug that makes it difficult for smokers to kick the habit. Tobacco products contain many poisonous and harmful substances that cause disease and premature death. Smoking is the drawing of tobacco smoke from a cigarette, a cigar, or a pipe into the mouth – and often into the lungs – and puffing it out. The term usually refers to the inhalation of cigarette smoke, the most common form of smoking. Smoking is bad for your health and can cause negative health effects, such as cancer and disease. Smoking has significant effects on the body because of the nicotine in tobacco, the tars in tobacco, and smoke particles that are trapped in the lungs. Nicotine is poisonous. Its effect on the nervous system is one of the reasons why people have such a hard time giving up smoking. It may be the cause or one of the causes of many heart attacks and other conditions, including stomach and intestinal ulcer that are related to smoking. Tars are believed to be one of the major factors that lead to cancer and other types of cancer among smokers. Smoke particles are later absorbed by cells in the lining. This absorption may cause cells to function improperly and damage the lining of the lung. Smoking harms our health because of its effects on the nose, throat, and lungs. Smoke...
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