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1. ADDICTION
by: Amida N. 1576180
Ainura R. 1576195
Jean P.L 1576200
Ruslan M. 1576199

2. DEFINING ADDICTION
• Addiction : continued involvement with a substance or activity despite ongoing
negative consequences
• Habit : Repeated behavior in which the repetition may be unconscious
• Compulsion: if the habit occurs by compulsion and considerable discomfort is
experienced if the behavior is not performed ,then the repetition or habit is
considered an addiction

3. SIGNS OF ADDICTION
• Fours symptoms of addiction are:
Obsession
Loss of control
Negative consequences
Denial

4. RISK FACTORS FOR ADDICTION
• Biological factors:
 Unusual early response to the substance or experiment ( eg: easy development of
tolerance to alcohol)
Attention Deficit/hyperactivity disorder and other learning disability
Depression and bipolar disorder
Addiction among biological family members

5. CONT.
• Physiological factors:
 Low self-esteem
External locus of control ( looking outside oneself for solution)
Passivity
Post-traumatic stress disorders ( victim of abuse or other trauma)

6. CONT.
• Environmental Factors:
Ready access to the substance or experience
Abusive or Neglectful home environment
Peer norms
Misperception of peer norms
Membership in an alienated, oppressed or marginalized group
Life events , including chronic or acute stressors

7. TYPES OF ADDICTION
Money addictions
Compulsive gambling
Compulsive shopping and borrowing
Work addiction
Exercise addictions: >addictive exercisers
> Muscle dysmorphia
Internet , social media
Sexual addiction
Mobile phone addiction, …

8. SIGNS OF WORK ADDICTION
• Time urgency
• Need to control
• Perfectionism
• Difficulty with relationships
• Work binges
• Difficulty relaxing and having fun
• Irritability
• Memory loss due to mental
preoccupation with work
• Low self-esteem
• Health Problems

9. SIGNS OF PHONE ADDICTION
• Video