Substance Abuse Kinsey Vess PSY/270 November 16, 2014 Joan Rachmel Substance Abuse There are many theories as to what causes a person to abuse substances. In all truth, all of the theories surely have some truth to them. Each person is different and what causes them to abuse drugs is custom to them. However, the theory that I believe is often the cause of substance abuse is the psychodynamic theory. The psychodynamic theory says that the reason for substance abuse is that people have a dependency problems that come from an earlier time.
(Altman et al.1996). Addiction as a whole may be either substance addiction such as drug, alcohol, nicotine and other psychoactive drugs and stimulants or behavioral addictions. The type of behaviors which some people have identified as being addictive include gambling, food, sex, pornography, use of computers, playing video games, use of the internet, work, exercise, spiritual obsession (as opposed to religious devotion), cutting, and shopping. Behaviors like gambling have been linked to the new found idea of the brain’s capacity to predict rewards. The reward system can be triggered by early detectors of the behavior, and trigger dopamine neurons to begin stimulating behaviors.
The observer will either mimic or avoid the actions based on the consequences that the person who initially performed the action received. This can be a very useful tool in the development of child rearing. Through observational learning, children learn valuable life-skills at a very young age. Child rearing, otherwise known as parenting, is teaching and nurturing of a child from birth until adulthood. Children learn a lot during this time from watching others, especially their parents.
One of the first impulses that a baby must learn to control is his/her excretion system. The goal of this stage is mastery of this system, which usually culminates in proper toilet training. Children who do not adequately master this stage or were harshly punished during the toilet training process developed an anal fixation. This might lead to anal retentive or anal expulsive personalities in which one is overly tidy, and the other overly messy. 3.
Treatment planning includes a balance of both trauma and behavioral focal point, working on ongoing behavioral problems and behavioral crises, modify distorted thinking so that families could have the knowledge to transfer, and children can learn how to talk through their experiences. Results: Cognitive therapy also incorporated with behavioral therapy practice to manage the behavioral regulation problems that commonly happens in traumatized children. Conclusions: Treating trauma related behavioral problems is a crucial part of trauma-focused treatment and is achievable if practice is done accordingly. This practice is important due to the common nature of behavioral dilemma in traumatized children (Cohen, 2007). CBT 3 Cognitive behavioral therapy is generally psychotherapy and behavioral therapy combined.
Milgram devised his psychological study to answer the popular question at that particular time: "Could it be that Eichmann and his million accomplices in the Holocaust were just following orders? Could we call them all accomplices? "[3] The experiments have been repeated many times in the following years with consistent results within differing societies, although not with the same percentages around the globe. [4] The experiments were also controversial and considered by some scientists to be unethical and physically or psychologically abusive. Psychologist Diana Baumrind considered the experiment "harmful because it may cause permanent psychological damage and cause people to be less trusting in the future.
PLAGARISM CHECK Introduction The question posed in this research task is to determine if addiction is caused by genetics or by the environmental factors that one experiences throughout their lifetime. In order for one to debate the various causes of addiction one must first know and understand what addiction is in the first place. Addiction is a compulsive repetition of behaviour or behaviours that gives an individual temporary pleasure and relief but in the long-term causes problems and negative consequences, but regardless of this the individual still persists and relapses with the behaviour or behaviours. When talking about addiction there are a few things that usually come to mind. The main thing that comes to mind is usually drugs
Sorob Wadood p. 2 FRQ Rewrite A. Skinners Operant Conditioning is a type of learning in which an individuals behavior is modified by its consequences; the behavior may change in form, frequency, or strength. B. Banduras social learning theory is a perspective that stated people learn through social context. It is facilitated through concepts such as observational learning and modeling. People, especially children learn from environment and through influential models. C.Ainsworths attachment theory describes long term relationships between humans.
Some might deny that watching porn is just a one time thing, but reality is they will look at it again due to curiosity or boredom. In the past, others have argued porn addiction was not comparable to substance addiction and should not be classed as an addiction (Downs 2007). In November 2004, a panel of experts testified before a Senate subcommittee that a product in which millions of American consumes in is dangerously addictive. This product is pornography. The effects or porn on the brain were called “toxic” and compared to
Theories of Learning and Development and its impact on my perception Learning can be defined as a change that takes place due to past experiences. While the Cognitive Theorists believe that learning is a change in mental associations due to past experiences, Behavioral Theorists contend that learning is a change in behavior due to past experiences. These schools of thought have impacted greatly on my perception of myself as a learner, the way I see other learners and how I view my role as a teacher. In my experience as a learner, observation is extremely important because I am a visual learner. I process information very quickly if a chalkboard is used in the classroom or if a concept is dramatized or some form of demonstration is used.