Essays 151 - 180
these teens the freedom and boosts to self-esteem that may not be afforded them in the real world. In these communities they are a...
In seven pages this report examines group therapy as addiction treatment in a consideration of how cognitive therapy can assist in...
discipline of psychology during the next century. One of his beliefs, based on past trends, is that psychology, as a field in gene...
must be addressed is how to ensure that the children of these pregnancies are not the victims of one of the most dangerous drugs i...
addition to the alcoholism. She is a compulsive shopper and gambler. One of her twin daughters, Sarah, is pregnant and claims that...
the problem. B. Reluctance to seek treatment. C. Less belief in positive outcome of treatment. D. Direct confrontation can be coun...
for the oldest son), leaving little room for each child to reflect upon his or her own desires. Justin routinely rebelled against...
to the use of some narcotic" (A Seven-Percent Solution, 2003). Holmes was, in his private life, a moody individual who had begun ...
In three pages this paper discusses dementia in elderly patients and how dementia can result in this consideration of etiology and...
g of cannabis, and up to 2-3 mgs can induce pleasurable effects for the occasional marijuana user (Hall and Solowij, 1998, p. 1611...
provides an overview of what is available in terms of assisting addicts to turn their lives around. Finally, this medical journal ...
deemed insane but they did try to keep inebriates out of their institutions (2002). Dr. Thomas Kirkbride explained in 1840 why h...
most positive effect on the needs of the organism. Schwartz and Robbins (1995) for instance, found that injection of morphine prod...
In seven pages this paper examines how the U.S. government can resolve the complex issue of pregnant addicts in a theoretical cons...
widely used substance. Statistics from 1997 show that about 1.5 million ("New treatments," 2001, p.6) Americans had recently used...
elaborate the description of a college campus as a community...] Major drugs used for addictions can be arranged in four categori...
In twelve pages this paper examines the problem of gambling from a sociological perspective. Seven sources are cited in the bibli...
many therapists as well, are labeling acts of free will as diseases or disorders, in looking at the addiction paradigm, if accepte...
In five pages a psychological perspective is employed in this examination of compulsive shopping that includes symptoms and a shop...
In twelve pages this paper discusses psychological testing and its effects upon substance abuse in terms of diagnosis, prevention ...
In seven pages this paper examines a woman's recovery from anorexia and alcoholism and also considers inner child concepts. Five ...
stress can be triggered by positives as well; in fact, stress has been defined as "the nonspecific response of the body to any dem...
specifically the division of artificial intelligence (Boeree, 2000). Some of the major players are Tolman, Piaget, Bandura, Chomsk...
Programs and Addiction Treatment Centers, 2007). Breaking addiction to these and other abused drugs often requires medical interv...
likely to have substance abuse problems, which ultimately establishes a cyclical arrangement for both living and socializing. ...
in which he or she is most vulnerable to drug use, avoid those high-risk situations whenever possible, and use a range of behavior...
after a period of detoxification passed, the teens began to reconsider this position and reconsider their past lives. From retra...
a beautiful young lady...There is no way to describe the daily misery and agony I went through while addicted to heroin" (The Agon...
Alternatives, 2001). "Harm reduction" first arose in Great Britain, under the premise that use of illicit drugs should be ...
physician Enrique Morselli back in 1891 as dysmorphophobia, BDD has been defined as "the fear of having a deformity" (Hunt, Thienh...