Types of Addiction
Posted under Gambling
Pop-Up Warning Messages May Help Decrease High Risk Gambling
Bianca F. Jardin and her colleagues at Albany State University in New York, say there are incorrect beliefs which are directly linked to risky gambling behaviors. She believes that by helping gamblers maintain rational outlooks while they are gambling you can keep them from taking irrational risks and developing an addictive gambling habit. Continue Reading
Posted under Alcoholism
Genetic Factors Protect Against Brain Damage from Alcoholism
Alcohol can cause certain regions of a laboratory animal’s brain to shrink if the animal does not have a protective mechanism. Animals with this genetic protection do not suffer brain damage from alcohol, according to a new study from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory. The implication of this study is that having certain genetics could protect a person from becoming brain-damaged by alcoholism. Continue Reading
Posted under Video Game
Multicultural Children and North Korean Defectors More Likely to Battle Game Addiction
A recent study from National Information Society Agency (NISA) in 2010 shows that gaming addiction is three times as high among children from multicultural families as compared with Korean families, according to recent news article. The study found that multicultural children and defectors from North Korea both have trouble being accepted in the uniform society of South Korea. Continue Reading
Posted under Sex Addiction
Is Your Husband a Sex Addict?
While women have joked about men "always thinking about sex" or "being addicted to sex", having a husband who is truly a sex addict is no laughing matter. It goes far beyond just being married to someone who’s appetite for sex seems insatiable. Those with sex addiction (also known as a hypersexual disorder) will act in a way that is out of control, harms them and those they love, and continues despite negative consequences. Continue Reading
Posted under Internet
Tuning in to Social Media is Just as Addictive as Alcohol or Cigarettes
It’s hard to believe, but social media addiction may be a real issue according to a recent news article. A recent study found that Facebook and Twitter could be more addictive than alcohol or cigarettes. Researchers found that when they monitored everyday desires, people could more easily turn down a quick smoke or a drink before resisting the urge to log on to their favorite social networking site. Continue Reading
Posted under Internet
Chinese Researchers May Have Evidence Internet Addiction Disorder Is Possible
In a famous episode of the TV show South Park, two boys play a video game called "World of Warcraft" 21 hours a day for weeks on end. The game consumes their life in such a way that they subsist on energy drinks and Hot Pocket sandwiches, wear diapers, and forget about bathing, getting haircuts, or even sleeping. The show entitled "Make Love Not War Craft," struck a nerve with a whole generation of gamers, all of whom knew someone who was addicted to a similar game in real life. Continue Reading
Posted under Gambling
A New Addiction in Gambling is Growing – the Online Gambler
Gambling addictions have been around for centuries. But with the Internet age comes a new twist in gambling addiction. The Cato Institute reported that there were nearly 100 gambling sites on the Web in 1999. According to the American Gaming Association the number climbed to more than 2,100 sites ten years later. Continue Reading
Posted under Sex Addiction
Sex Addiction Related to Compulsive, Obsessive and Impulse Behaviors; Affects DSM Listing
Sexual compulsivity and sexual addiction are becoming more common terms across global media outlets and among thousands of patients who seek professional treatment for these complex and progressive disorders. However, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) doesn’t currently include terms like sexual compulsivity; rather the manual includes a list of 12 disorders falling into the sexual category of classification, including sexual-related dysfunction and conditions like gender identity disorder. Continue Reading
Posted under Internet
A Brief Detox from Digital Devices Can Help Sleep, Anxiety and Stress Levels
Sleep problems, high levels of stress and even depression or anxiety-related disorders: they’re all "connected," say researchers, to many people’s over-connectedness with their digital devices like smartphones and social media accounts. Continue Reading
Posted under Internet
A Web Addiction Can Alter Your Brain
There have been multitudinous studies which show that persons who are addicted to substances actually undergo physical/chemical changes to the brain. But what about people who experience behavioral addictions such as gambling, video gaming, or internet use? Do such behavioral addictions impact the brain in any way? If so, how? A recent study conducted in China attempted to discover the answer to that question. Continue Reading
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