One major plus of having such enhancements is that many cannot seem to find any horrible long lasting affects of taking them. Again, it kind of seems like Adderall was made specifically for the college student. In contrast, even though there are no stereotypical long lasting affects you receive from other stimulant drugs, there are still a few cons of taking this medicine. One of these cons includes a development of a psychological dependence to the drug. For example, a student that had taken this drug throughout their college career and enjoyed the positive feedback they received from taking it may feel as if they cannot positively accomplish any tasks with out the help of this enhancement.
Definitions of drug abuse and addiction are subjective and infused with the political and moral values of the society or culture. For example, the stimulant caffeine in coffee and tea is a drug used by millions of people, but because of its relatively mild stimulatory effects and because caffeine does not generally trigger antisocial behavior in users, the drinking of coffee and tea, despite the fact that caffeine is physically addictive, is not generally considered drug abuse. Even narcotics addiction is seen only as drug abuse in certain social contexts. In India opium has been used for centuries without becoming unduly corrosive to the social fabric. Types of Abused Substances There
Assess the nature and extent of the relationship between alcohol and crime. Alcohol does not always cause crime but the relationship between alcohol and crime has been an issue for many years. Since the 19th century, more critical attitudes towards drinking began to emerge and studies have continued to show the deterioration of the nation’s drinking habits. This essay will evaluate and discuss the UKs drinking habits, young people and alcohol and the consequences of drinking, how drinking will cause young people to offend, how the media portrays crime and alcohol and some policies and action plans that have been put in place to tackle crime caused by alcohol. Alcohol may not necessarily cause people to commit crimes, but it plays a big part in people’s attitudes towards alcohol and how it may affect an individual when out drinking with friends or at home and how it may cause violence in a household.
The disorder that I am most interested in is called “bipolar disorder” and it has always been a fascination of mine every since I saw the movie “Mommie Dearest” and seeing how her moods changed like night and day. It appears that bipolar disorder is experienced over a course of years and usually the person like Joan Crawford who was experiencing both mania and depression caused irritable mood swings, and she also had a extremely high self-esteem of herself. I also noticed that she really did not sleep much and was distracted quite easily. According to research ‘bipolar disorder is associated with a trait abnormality in the left ventral prefrontal cortex and also the ventral prefrontal abnormalities may be associated with specific acute
Instead of a spiritual experience, the hope is to stop, prevent or relieve cluster headaches. LSD was originally created to treat migraine headaches and many people report that LSD and psilocybin have helped them with their cluster headaches. Obsessive-compulsive disorder is an extremely difficult diagnosis to treat. Very few people diagnosed with OCD find complete relief from intrusive thoughts and compulsive actions. The nine patients given psilocybin were unresponsive to medication and therapy.
Addiction is a behaviour that an individual cannot control them need to a substance such as alcohol, drugs, and/or cigarettes. Some psychological studies resulted in addiction is an inherited behaviour while other studies proved that addiction is an individual manner that has nothing to do with family genes. Also, some people think that addiction could be a brain disease. In my point of view, I see that addiction is an individual behaviour caused by several reasons. Many addicted people have many issues in their life that lead them to be alcohol or drug abusers such as financial, job, relationship problems, or any other stress issues.
“Individuals who become addicted to psychoactive substances typically experience relatively less pleasure in response to drug use over time, but their craving for and loss of control over drugs increase” (Durrant, Adamson, Todd, & Sellman, 2009, p. 1050). As a beginning nurse in the emergency department it was difficult to deal with patients who were addicted to mind altering drugs and alcohol. Feeling that these individuals were the scum of the earth was very much the norm. In the past nurses treated patients with less respect when the patients
It is also identified by extensive withdrawal of interest from other people and the outside world as in the case of Nash (Insel, 2010). People with schizophrenia shows a normal range of intelligence ability, and do not have a mental disability, even though acute symptoms of psychosis may restrict their capacity to deliberate during an acute episode (Schultz, North & Shields, 2007). The aetiology of the disease is unknown, however the key pathophysiological mechanism underlying the expression
Unfortunately, such simple postulates break down in the presence of the complexities of the real world: Not all substance abusers are frightening "drug fiends"; neither are they necessarily dependent, needy, demanding "oral characters." The explanation for substance abuse is not found purely in the drug. Most adults are able to drink socially without becoming alcoholics; some of us are repeatedly exposed to opiates (e.g., after surgery) without becoming addicts.
Multiple personality disorder was very rare around the time of Eve White’s case and quite unheard of. Furthermore the individual differences approach has many practical applications. For example Griffiths’ study of the cognitive biases and unique heuristics of gamblers allows rehabilitation of gambling addiction to be more informed and cognitive behavioural therapy, for instance, to be used to change the way gamblers think so they can lead healthy lives. On the other hand, the individual differences approach lacks scientific rigour and reliability. For example, Thigpen and Cleckley’s study was a case study based on one woman with a unique personality and experiences.