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Addiction - Term Papers

Addiction

Rebecca Nitz
Intro to Psychology
29 Nov. 2010

Addiction

Addiction can easily be classified as one of the biggest, scariest problems our country faces today. Weather its an addiction of alcohol or addiction of shopping, it seems to occur everywhere we go and those who face an addiction find it very hard to overcome. Many people today view addiction as a disease for the effects it has on the brain clarify it as so. Although doctors and government officials clarify it as a disease, there is an opposing view that argues against this. In viewing and understanding both sides of this argument, it can further help the process of overcoming an addiction for everybody everywhere.
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of other so called "diseases". A major example is homosexuality. Until the 1960's, homosexuality was said to be a disease and then was changed to be classified as an illness in 1973. Today homosexuality is a non-disease unless that person is unhappy with being homosexual. Addiction could soon take these same steps into becoming a non-disease unless the addict is unhappy with the addiction (Schaler, 239).
To better support this opposing view, clarifying "disease" is a major step. A major reason to why addiction is labeled as a disease is for the simple fact that addicts turn to doctors in helping overcome their addiction (Schaler, 240). These people who rely on doctors for the recovery process solely believe that addiction is a disease and if they do not follow this belief they will not recover from their addiction. In this opposing view it is also said that addiction starts off with the action of consuming that of which is addicted. This action itself is not a disease. Although ...

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as a mental disorder or disease. Concluding that it is hard to define addiction as a mental or physical disease (Schaler, 242).
From the other point of view, addictive drugs have many incredibly harmful effects on the brain and the actions we perform in our everyday lives. The main problem to why the usage of drugs occurs is by our natural response to repeat behaviors that have positive rewards (according to psychologists). Humans over time have come to establish natural rewards such as food, water, and sex and artificial rewards such as money, goods, and drugs. Both of these rewards share the same brain circuits and while engaging in these circuits addictive drugs have ...

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Added: 11/18/2012 11:33:25 PM
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Category: Drugs & Alcohol
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