Updates & Kidbits Janice Selekman, DNSc, RN Gambling: Normal Adolescent Activity or Pathologic Addiction? Janice Selekman A 15-year-old comes to the school counselor. He owes $4,000 in gambling debts to a sports-betting bookie, and he doesn’t have the money. He is afraid. Yet, 2 weeks later, he bet on the Super Bowl and won $3,000. A 14-year-old limits his betting to $20 and $30; he only bets what he has and he is happy with his successes. A 17-year-old was born with a malformed arm and
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Organization defines smoking as an addiction activities. Smoking is a habit that favored some people in this modern age.Smoking is the inhalation of the smoke of burning tobacco encased in cigarettes, pipes, and cigars. Casual smoking is the act of smoking only occasionally, usually in a social situation or to relieve stress. A smoking habit is a physical addiction to tobacco products. Many health experts now regard habitual smoking as a psychological addiction, too, and one with serious health consequences
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Grid Instruction: Fill in this grid based on the recurring ideas throughout the sources. Add specific examples or details in each column if needed. Topic: Social Networking Addiction SourcesCauses | Source A | Source B | Source C | Source D | Source E | Introduction: Thesis statement: Social networking addiction can be caused by the basic human psychological needs and can lead to some detrimental effects | 1. In fact, social networking sites do cause more harm than good.2. Identity
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contains a research study in a functional area of our own job or a functional area we desire to be a part of someday. My intended field will be in mental health counseling; specifically, substance abuse counseling. I came through many years in active addiction. Overcoming those years led to my passion for the field in which I have chosen to embrace. I have selected to write based on an article from the ProQuest Psychology Journals entitled, “Social Workers Employed in Substance Abuse Treatment Agencies:
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Case Study Jennifer Shields BSHS/325 May 23, 2016 Erin Jacobs The following case study concerns a 25-year-old young adult named Jackson. Jackson currently lives at home with his mother, Tina, who raised Jackson with his two siblings, Oliver and Crystal, as a single parent. While Jackson’s biological father was not and is still not involved in his life, his mother’s boyfriend of the last 5 years, Michael, often tries to serve as a father figure to him and his siblings. As we can see, Jackson
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Abstract With growing popularity of online video games especially MOBA games, this study is to explore the impacts of these video games on people. Focusing 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
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Unit 6 Homework 1. Women are the fastest growing population of smokers. Why are more women smoking than ever before? Are there any unique concerns for women smokers? Women have been targeted by cigarette ads through things like losing weight, being independent, and having fun. More women are smoking than ever before because there is a societal need for women to be thin in order to be perceived as beautiful and/or wanted. As far as unique concerns for women smokers, the textbooks states
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Justice and Addiction Casinos created a market with $432 billion capacity, and this business is causing court cases like Angie Bachmann’s. Have you ever thought about casinos and their impact in our society? What about the people who go there to gamble? Do you think that casinos are ripping people off by providing a service without a benefit? Every year millions of Americans lose money to these casinos. This is the aftermath of creating a tempting environment and engineering the feelings and environment
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Text: Hurt People Hurt People, S. Wilson, 2001. 1. Shame is the soul-deep belief that something is horribly wrong with me that is not wrong with anyone else in the entire world. *a. True (Wilson, Chapter 1, p.16, para.7) b. False 2. The scars caused by physical abuse are much worse than any emotional scars a victim may experience from abuse. a. True *b. False (Wilson, Chapter 2, p.27, para.4) 3. The statement—“a strong and direct relationship between chronicity
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addicted to social media? Body There is a scaring fact revealed by University of Chicago that Social Media to be even more addictive than cigarettes & alcohol. So, what is social media addiction and why it becomes our threat in this social world? 1. Definition of social media addiction Social media addiction happens when people are glued to their tablets and cellphones. They are constantly updating their status on social networking and checking out the videos and photos uploaded by their virtual
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