PSYCHOLOGY of DRUG ADDICTION

Substance Abuse

IT Addiction

Workaholism

Gambling

PSYCHOLOGICAL ACPECTS OF ADDICTION

SUBSTANCE ABUSE

REMEDIES FOR VARIOUS ADDICTIONS

BRIEF STUDY ON ADDICTION

• Substance abuse can be defined as the use of illicit drugs or the abuse of prescription or over-the-counter drugs.

CONSEQUENCES OF DRUG ADDICTION

• Drug may cause paranoia, hallucinations, and agitation .

• Difficulty with concentration, mood, coordination, and judgment.

• Problems with memory, impaired attention span, and delayed maturation may lead to school dysfunction.

POSITIVE ASPECTS OF WORKAHOLISM

CHRONOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE

• Building right social support.

• Exposure

• The person always gets the sale, comes in on weekends, and is willing to sacrifice personal time may be viewed favorably by employers and envied by other employees.

• Physical activity

• Most adolescents use drugs to feel better or to cover up unpleasant feelings, to increase their (fake) confidence and self esteem.

• Creativity

• Divert Attention

• People who spend most time at work can have a high rate of success.

• Socialize

• Begin with legal drugs-alcohol or tobacco progress to marijuana, and may eventually go on to other drugs or combinations of drugs.

MOTIVATION TOWARDS CONSUMPTION OF DRUGS

• Drugs are often readily available and they provide a quick, easy and cheap way to feel good.

• Alcohol and tobacco, particularly, and sometimes marijuana are known as "gateway" drugs.

• Reduce disturbing emotions and tension temporarily.

• Any use of illegal drugs is by definition abuse. Therefore, any use of illegal substances is dangerous and abusive.

• Most adolescents ingest drugs to feel powerful, to be "cool," and to be in with a group.

Chronological Perspective

• Alleviate depression and aid in coping with life pressures.

• Social Support

• Plan a Strategy

• Appropriate Rest

• Prioritize Relationships

• Analyze the situation

• Appropriate Counselling

• Family Support

GENDER PERSPECTIVE

Though illegal drugs are not the only sub-stances that can be abused. Alcohol, prescription and over-the-counter medications, inhalants and solvents, and even coffee and cigarettes, can all be used to harmful excess.

Gender Perspective

• Men begin using substances at an earlier age and have more of an opportunity to use drugs.

• Men tend to be less comfortable expressing negative emotions.

WORKAHOLISM

• Excessive alcohol consumption increases the risk of prostate cancer and lowers testosterone.

• Men are at a greater risk for experiencing medical problems.

• When an individual's relationship with his (or her) work competes with other important relationships. They get more excited about their work than about family or anything else.

• The workaholic person is a perfectionist, who will not accept mistakes ,and feels the needs to get more tasks done before he can feel good about himself.

FORMS OF ADDICTION

CONCLUSION

NEGATIVE ASPECTS OF WORKAHOLISM

• Straining of relationships and health problems.

• Anyone can get addicted to anything but, the subsequent effects of being addicted solely depend upon the individual

Substance Abuse

• Workaholics neglect their health such as their personal hygiene, in frequent meals, not enough water consumption, wrong sitting posture.

Workaholism

IT ADDICTION

• If we do find ourselves into any kind of act like that then rather than mourning about its outcomes we should follow appropriate remedies in order to get ourselves aloof from that.

Gambling Addiction

• A person spend excessive amounts of time online at the expense of and to the detriment of other aspects of their lives.

• The Internet and mobile technology have become the part and parcel of our lives .

• show self control continued commitment if we really want to fight back addiction

Frequent use of those substances becomes compulsive and interferes with ordinary life responsibilities, such as work or relationships, even health.

• There is a real risk that children become so immersed in their online world that it can seem to take over their lives.

IT Addiction

GAMBLING ADDICTION

• It is a type of impulse-control disorder.

• Compulsive gamblers cant control the impulse to gamble

ADDICTION

• People with a gambling addiction cant stay off the bet.

Definition : Addiction is the continued use of a mood altering substance or behavior despite adverse dependency consequences, or a neurological impairment leading to such behaviors.

TYPES OF ADDICTIONS

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KG CHAITANYA

Psychological Addiction

CONTENT DEVELOPMENT BY:-

PSYCHOLOGICAL ADDICTION

Physical Addiction

Psychological addiction happens when the cravings for a drug are psychological or emotional. People who are psychologically addicted feel overcome by the desire to have a drug which leads to associated behavioral problems.

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Gaurav Sharma

Gurjot Singh Sidhu

PHYSICAL ADDICTION

Being physically addicted means a person's body actually becomes dependent on a particular substance (even smoking is physically addictive). It also means building tolerance to that substance, so that a person needs a larger dose than ever before to get the same effects

• If a physically addicted person stops taking substance like drugs, alcohol, or cigarettes may experience withdrawal symptoms.

• The Tolerance-withdrawal addiction theory.