types of addictions

Addiction involves craving for something intensely, loss of control over its use, and continuing involvement with it despite adverse consequences.

Addiction changes the brain, first by subverting the way it registers pleasure and then by corrupting other normal drives such as learning and motivation.

1. Addictions By dylan corneillie

2. What is addiction Addiction involves craving for something intensely, loss of control over its use, and continuing involvement with it despite adverse consequences. Addiction changes the brain, first by subverting the way it registers pleasure and then by corrupting other normal drives such as learning and motivation.

3. How does addiction develop ? Factors such as peer pressure, physical and sexual abuse, early exposure to drugs, stress, and parental guidance can greatly affect a person's likelihood of drug use and addiction. Addiction involves craving for something intensely, loss of control over its use, and continuing involvement with it despite adverse consequences.

4. What are the six major characteristics of addictive behavior? salience Salience is a critically low-level cognitive ability that supports situational awareness. For example, a driver going at 40 miles per hour can quickly focus on relevant things such as pedestrians, bicycles, vehicles, and traffic lights from a fast-moving stream of visual information.

5. mood modification Mood modification – This refers to the subjective experiences that people report as a consequence of engaging in the activity and can be seen as a coping strategy. The simple explanation: children getting rewards for positive behavior. Such as doing chores or controlling their temper; in this way, the positive behavior of doing chores would continue, and the negative behavior of having a hard-to-control temper would decrease or stop happening.

6. tolerance Tolerance is a fair and objective attitude towards others and is usually a conscious effort from the individual. Tolerance can be in the individual, community, group or state.

7. withdrawal symptoms Withdrawal symptoms: Abnormal physical or psychological features that follow the abrupt discontinuation of a drug that has the capability of producing physical dependence. Symptoms can include insomnia, irritability, changing moods, depression, anxiety, aches and pains, cravings, fatigue, hallucinations, and nausea. The person may be hot and cold, have goosebumps, or have a runny nose as if they have a cold.

8. conflict Conflict means to clash with someone or something. An example of conflict is to disagree with someone over opposite opinions. A conflict addict can be characterized as a person who will risk everything for the thrill of an argument and the subconscious comfort they find in instability. Take, for instance, the past few family gatherings that you have had that involved ending in arguments.

9. relapse dependence and can often be a feature of the recovery. A relapse happens when a person stops maintaining their goal of reducing or avoiding the use of alcohol or other drugs and returns to their previous levels of use.

10. Types of addiction Addiction can be either physical or behavioral, and often they go hand in hand. Though alcohol and tobacco are commonly recognized types of addiction, there are actually hundreds of types of medically and scientifically recognized addictions.

11. Alcohol What causes someone to be an alcoholic? Your culture, religion, family and work influence many of your behaviors, including drinking. Family plays the biggest role in a person's likelihood of developing alcoholism. Children who are exposed to alcohol abuse from an early age are more at risk of falling into a dangerous drinking pattern.

12. drugs Drug addiction, also called substance use disorder, is a disease that affects a person's brain and behavior and leads to an inability to control the use of a legal or illegal drug or medication. Substances such as alcohol, marijuana, and nicotine also are considered drugs. What are the symptoms of addiction to drugs? Changes in personality and behavior like a lack of motivation, irritability, and agitation. Bloodshot eyes and frequent bloody noses. Shakes, tremors, or slurred speech. Change in their daily routines. Lack of concern for personal hygiene. Unusual need for money; financial problems .

13. Food Addiction Food addiction is a mental health issue in which a person becomes addicted to food, especially processed junk foods. Numerous scientific studies confirm that food addiction involves the same brain areas as drug addiction

14. Internet Addiction Internet addiction is defined as an unhealthy behavior that interferes with and causes stress in one's personal, school, and/or work life. Like other addictions, compulsive Internet usage completely dictates a person's life. Effects Of An Internet Addiction Body aches, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, insomnia, vision problems, and weight gain/loss are just some of the physical problems one may suffer as a result of internet addiction. Emotional effects may include depression, dishonesty, anxiety, social isolation, aggression, and mood swings.

15. Work   Addiction Work addiction is the compulsion or the uncontrollable need to work incessantly. Like any addiction, work addiction may stem from underlying psychological needs and may have a negative impact on health, relationships, and, ironically, job performance. Causes of it are thought to be anxiety, low self-esteem, and intimacy problems. Furthermore, workaholics tend to have an inability to delegate work tasks to others and tend to obtain high scores on personality traits such as neuroticism, perfectionism, and conscientiousness. Clinical psychologist Bryan E.

16. Seeking pain Masochism and sadism are both about the enjoyment of pain. Masochism refers to the enjoyment of experiencing pain while sadism refers to the enjoyment of inflicting pain on someone else. Interestingly, both masochism and sadism are eponymous words. In a recent study, the most frequent reason for engaging in masochism and sadism was to give or exchange power with another person. Others responded that the practice allowed them to enter into an alternative state of consciousness, one that could lead to a somewhat meditative and relaxed state.

17. Treatment

18. It is possible to return to a healthy life with the help of the appropriate behavioral therapies, medication assisted treatment, exercise, and a sense of community.

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