Health and Wellness Unit 6 Homework

Is addiction a disease? This question has long been debated and not just among the medical community. It seems if you ask this question to any random people you can find varying opinions on the issue. Stanley Peele's wrote an article which argues that addiction is not a disease and the growing influence of addiction as a disease will create problems within our society. Stanley presents several arguments for his points, however these are not strong enough arguments for people to consider his point of view. Addiction is not a disease, because addiction is a choice, it's something a person does and not has, and it refers to a behavior. This essay will expand on Stanley Peele's arguments.

Possible side effects: “dry mouth, sedation, blurred vision (disturbance of accommodation, increased intra-ocular pressure), constipation, nausea, difficulty with micturition; cardiovascular side-effects (such as ECG changes, arrhythmias, postural hypotension, tachycardia, syncope, particularly with high doses); sweating, tremor, rashes and hypersensitivity reactions (including urticaria, photosensitivity), behavioural disturbances (particularly children), hypomania or mania, confusion or delirium (particularly elderly), headache, interference with sexual function, blood sugar changes; increased appetite and weight gain (occasionally weight loss); endocrine side-effects such as testicular enlargement, gynaecomastia, galactorrhoea; also convulsions (see also Cautions), movement disorders and dyskinesias, dysarthria, paraesthesia, taste disturbances, tinnitus, fever, agranulocytosis, leucopenia, eosinophilia, purpura, thrombocytopenia, hyponatraemia

Assignment 1.2 Health and Wellness A. In my opinion, when I feel healthy I have more energy and do not feel as lethargic as I would when I am unhealthy and am not taking care of my body. When I feel healthy my self-image is much better and I feel like I enjoy life much more. If I am able to get the right amount of sleep, eat leaner and take care of my body by exercising I feel like I am able to perform much better.

Physical and mental effects noted may include euphoria, extreme drowsiness, malaise, mood swings, and flu-like symptoms.

not addicted to sex?”. For such arguments it is critical that we distinguish addictive behavior and

Most people confuse the definiton of addiction with an activity or hobby because of how constantly a activity is repeated. In other words people recognizes the activity not the right definition of the word, addiction. It shouldn't be recognized like this because it's a behavioral problem. “Addiction is a brain disease expressed in the form of compulsive behavior” (Addiction is a brain disease). There are certain behavioral addictions for example shopping, internet , binge eating , even love. These simple tasks causes people to

Over time, the addict usually has to increase the addictive behavior to achieve the constant same results. But unlike drugs, alcohol and gambling, those substances or activities have no necessary relationship to human survival. Anybody can go through life without ever sipping a drink or playing a slot machine, but sexual activity is different. Human sexuality is a natural impulse in our biological system and even a necessary habit for human survival. According to the internet article “What is Sexual Addiction” by Michael Herkov, Ph.D. He states that “Although some people are celibate some not by choice, while others choose celibacy for cultural or religious reasons healthy humans have a strong desire for sex. In fact, lack of interest or low interest in sex can indicate a medical problem or psychiatric illness.”(Herkov,

Some short term effects are; it causes a higher heart rate, reddened eyes, clumsiness, and blunt reflexes.

What is sex addiction? The term "sexual addiction" is used to explain the behavior of a person who

Before one can begin to understand the complexities of sexual addiction it must be adequately defined. The National Council on Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity has defined sexual addiction as “engaging in persistent and escalating patterns of sexual behavior acted out despite increasing negative consequences to self and others.” (Herkov) It is important to note that this means that sexual addiction isn’t just the desire to have sex more than normal but also that the addict engages in activities regardless of and consequences. The addict must also escalate their behaviors over a period of time in order to be considered an addict. This doesn’t mean escalating it to illegal actions but merely increasing the rate at which they engage in the

While having a cigarette may provide temporary reliefs such as tension relief, weight loss, among other so-called benefits. It is vitally important to understand the risks of smoking cigarettes as a woman and the risks to a woman’s health. If we have all of this information, I think we will have a much healthier society that is much more aware. In the article, Differential Effects of a Body Image Exposure Session on Smoking Urge Between Physically Active and Sedentary Female Smokers, the goal of the researchers was to assess the effects of physical activity compared to female smokers that have little to none physical activity, thus being considered sedentary. The other goal of this research was to assess the smoking urge responses following a body image challenge with women that were concerned about their weight that also happened to be smokers. The article states, the purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a novel behavioral task (body-image exposure) that was designed to elicit body image and weight concerns on urge to smoke among 1824 year old female smokers who vary in levels of

The prevalence of tobacco use among women has increased rapidly in the past century. This increase has resulted to an increase in smoking-related diseases, like lung cancer, brain tumors, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. There is growing literature suggesting that women are more susceptible than men are to the effects of smoking. This rapid increase in tobacco use among women and the health effects associated like high mortality, morbidity, and health conditions like brain tumors and cancer call for enforcement of policies to improve the health and safety of women.

Another major argument about this subject arises because it is in human nature to feel the need to reproduce and to have sex. This makes treating the problem baffling , because it goes against human nature to completely cut out all forms of sex. This is another reason why “sex addiction” is incorrect terminology, because sex isn’t hurtful to oneself, however it does become a problem when it starts to affect a person’s life in detrimental ways. It only becomes a problem when it is out of control. It is normal for some people to have a higher sex drive then others, and it is healthy to want to have multiple partners. The problem comes into play when it is needed for emotional purposes, to need validation and affection. Only then is it considered unhealthy, because people should have secure relationships, and coping mechanisms that can help them get the feelings they need. Just like many other compulsive behaviors, sexual compulsive behaviors can be treated, just not

As the dangers of smoking have become mainstream knowledge, smoking has been featured less and in an increasingly negative light by the media. Decades ago, it was common for characters in movies and TV show to be habitual smokers. Smoking was more accepted and perceived as something cool. In addition, tobacco companies sponsored several shows including gameshows, cartoon, and other family shows. In the late 1980’s, smoking started being banned from short flight and new legislation was passed to regulate the tobacco industry. Today, with growing awareness about the dangers of smoking, it has become featured less in television. Characters who smoke are less common and more representative of the proportion of the

There is no such thing as an absolute masculinity or femininity. However, society, culture and generation have created gender norms that define which behavior reflects maleness and femaleness. Smoking cigarette is one of the most common gendered patterns of behavior that is apparent for centuries. Tobacco consumption and smoking behavior pattern have been constantly changing over generation to generation. Moreover, many researches also show that smoking behavior is strongly associated with gender roles (Flandorfer, Wegner, & Buber, 2010). According to Flandorfer, Wegner, and Buber (2010), men smoking prevalence was moderately low in the early 20th century but rapidly increased in the mid-20th century. Doll et al. (1997) says that Men prevalence continually increased over time until the Second World War [WWII] and it reached the highest rate in the 1970s (as cited in Hunt, Hannah, & West, 2004, p. 239). Number of men smokers decreased after the WWII and in 1990s, the percentage of men smokers of the population dropped from 52% to 28%. On the other hand, the prevalence of smoking women always remained low until the mid 1900s before WWII broke out. During and after the WWII, tobacco companies began to release advertisements directly targeting women; therefore, women smokers promptly increased after WWII, mainly in Britain. Nonetheless, the Office of National Statistics (2000) has found data that the number of women smokers also decreased in the 1990s compared to that of 1970s