Process Addiction

Addiction is like all behaviours “the business of the brain”. Addictions are compulsive physical and psychological needs from habit-forming sustenances like nicotine, alcohol, and drugs. Being occupied with or involved in such activities, leads a person who uses them again and again to become tolerant and dependent eventually experiencing withdrawal. (Molintas, 2006).

Internet addiction is now considered to be a “grave national health crisis”(Dokoupil 2012, 27). Several cases have emerged where people went completely insane due to the abuse of technology. This was to the extreme where two parents were so addicted to taking care of their virtual baby, they forgot about their real child. The infant was neglected to death. Another case is of a son who turns on his own mother when she suggests “he log[s] off”(27). As a response, the young man beats his mother until she eventually dies. These aren’t the only examples of insanity and for this reason, for the first time in history, “Internet Addiction Disorder will be included...in an

I would like to first say that I enjoyed reading your forum. Process addiction is a very complex issue. The terms of addiction have been expanded over the years to include many different types of addiction, such as a food addiction or a gambling addiction. This has caused many issues with treatment, diagnosis, and assessment, because there was a lack of resources to include these addictions (Wilson & Johnson, 2013). The addictions have become a problem when professionals have to work with individuals. Counselors are advised to be more prepared for the broad terms of addictions and obtain more education that can help them properly assess, diagnose, and treat process addiction (Wilson & Johnson, 2013). In addition, addiction can have factor by

Many people around the world are addicted to something whether they are aware of it or not. The dictionary definition of addiction is the following - “the fact or condition of being addicted to a particular substance, thing, or activity.” There are two types of addiction that Psychologist Fisher talks about in his research article. One is behavioral addiction such as sex, internet, and overeating which are just a few examples. On the other side of the spectrum, you have substance abuse which includes but is not limited to cocaine, heroin, meth, alcohol abuse and so on. Throughout this essay, I will be comparing and contrasting studies conducted about behavioral addiction and substance abuse.

It was long believed that only alcohol and certain powerful drugs could cause addiction. However with the advent of neuroimaging and more recent research it has been shown that certain pleasurable activities such as gambling, shopping and sex can have similar effects on the brain. Although the DSM IV describes multiple addictions tied to specific drugs or activities, new research shows that these may be different expressions of a common underlying brain process.

Behaviour is something we acquire and shape it to fit our requirements. Behaviour is shaped by an individual’s interaction with culture and environment. This behavioural report will focus on the undesired behaviour, which is the heavy internet usage. The report will aim to establish baseline, monitor the behaviour and execute treatments to reduce and control the undesired behaviour. Internet addiction is defined as the indulgent or overuse of the internet. Extreme internet use occurs daily in my life, regardless during anytime of the day. The undesired behaviour that is the internet addiction has to reduce the usage in order to have a positive impact on the life. The heavy internet usage has to be reduced, and in its place introduce hobbies and time for study. Boredom is the main cause for the need to use internet. In the internet there are comics, television shows and other activities that could help elevate boredom. Due to the heavy internet use, socializing with family and friends have been significantly reduced. The repeated heavy internet usage has an impact on the physical burden and mental stressors on my life. The internet usage has been a repeated behaviour since I was twelve years old. The internet usage has been my repeated behaviour for a long time

“The truth is most families discover is that no one can cure another person’s addiction. Only addicts can do that for themselves.” The textbook definition of addiction is a persistent, compulsive dependence on a behavior or substance. Some researches speak of two types of addictions; substance addictions (such as alcoholism, drug abuse, and smoking) and process addictions (such as gambling, spending, shopping, eating, and sexual activity. Users that are guilty of any one of the addictions listed above are so caught up in their behavior they may not be aware of the problems it is causing for themselves or others.

The term "addiction" is a compulsive physiological need for and use of a habit-forming substance based on www.merriamwebster.com, and how it is used has been the subject of controversy for decade. Whether we read it on the newspapers and magazines, heard about it on the radio, watched it on the television, and talked about it on social media, they emphasize often addictions related to substance used, for instance either drugs, alcohols, including prescription medicines and cigarettes. Evidently, what we do not see as often on the headlines are behavioral addictions that we may be ignoring, pay less attention or pay no attention at all.

Addiction is a disease in which the body must have medication to eschew physical and psychological withdrawal symptoms. When utilizing this type of medication, behaviour becomes compulsive and uncontrollable. Addiction leads to people making irrational decisions that interfere with ordinary life responsibilities. There have been drugs that increase, the cause of addiction, such as: marijuana, opioid, pain relievers, and cocaine. Addiction endeavored a compelling and influential impact on the brain that is distinguished in three different categories: craving for the object of addiction, loss of control over its use, and continuing involvement with it despite adverse consequences. (Understanding Addiction. 2011)https://www.helpguide.org/harvard/how-addiction-hijacks-the-brain.html

Addiction, dependence, compulsion, weakness; those are the words society choose to label our biological manifestation of want and need for engaging in the fulfilment of gratification, of pleasure and rewarding stimulus despite adverse consequences. Addiction arises from the humans innate reward system where our ability to stay alive is owed to behaviors that effect positive outcomes like survival and reproduction. Thus in a sense, humans have been satisfying addiction for thousands of years; it is hard wired into our psyche from well before we diverged from our common ancestors. Disorders from abusing this pleasure-reward system by consuming particularly addictive substances such as alcohol or drugs can alter our bodies’ biochemical pathways

An individual does not struggle with addiction because they are weak or lazy. In order for society to move past the common negative views of addiction it is important to understand how addiction is defined. In 2011 ASAM, the American Society of Addiction Medicine developed a new, broader definition of addiction. ASASM defined addiction as a primary, chronic disease of brain reward, motivation, memory and related circuitry. Dysfunction in these circuits leads to characteristic biological, psychological, social and spiritual manifestations. This is reflected in an individual pathologically pursuing reward and/or relief by substance use and other behaviors such as eating, sex, shopping, and/or gambling (Smith, M.D., FASAM, FAACT, 2012). This definition provides information that can be highly valuable to Social

Goldberg presented the first definition for Internet-related disorders, Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD), as a behavioral addiction that serves as a coping mechanism and borrows from substance-dependence criteria from the DSM-IV (Garrison & Long, 1995, p. 20; Goldberg, 1996). Expanding the definition to include six "core components" of Internet addiction (salience, mood modification, tolerance, withdrawal symptoms, conflict, and

A lot of people enjoy surfing the net, they look for interesting websites and chat with people all over the world. Although, some people spend so many hours online that they are internet addicts. However an average person spends about 12 hours per week, but an addict may spend 8 to 12 hours per day online, because addicts spend so much time interacting with the computer that their lives are negatively affected. They become socially isolated, because they stop going out and talking to people face-to-face. They avoid real-life social situations, preferring instead to be in a dimly lit room with only the glowing screen to light up their lives.

There is not a clear stated definition of digital addiction however Shaw and Black (2008) characterize Internet addiction by excessive or poorly preoccupations, urges or behaviours regarding computer use and internet access that lead to impairment or distress. However as the term addict is a strong description DA is seen as a general misuse of the internet in various forms, as no formal definition exists the author sees the disorder as problematic computer usage resulting in negative consequences. According to Young et al DA is a broad term covering a wide variety of behaviours and impulse control problems. K.Young (1999) also categorised DA into five subtypes of DA, they are cybersexual addiction, cyberrelationship addiction; net compulsion (e.g. gambling or shopping on the internet); information overload (e.g. compulsive database searching); and computer addiction (excessive game-playing). This project highlights social network addiction which falls into the category of cyberrelationship addiction but also contemplates all other types.

Internet addiction is a recent phenomenon, which can be compared to the addiction of television, which has been prevalent in our society for decades. Years back, only those who paid to be online, could do so. But as Internet became most popular and easily accessible, it has become easier to do several things from a static location, than going to