Unit 6 Homework 1. Women are the fastest growing population of smokers. Why are more women smoking than ever before? Are there any unique concerns for women smokers? Women have been targeted by cigarette ads through things like losing weight, being independent, and having fun. More women are smoking than ever before because there is a societal need for women to be thin in order to be perceived as beautiful and/or wanted. As far as unique concerns for women smokers, the textbooks states that women who smoke will have more wrinkles than nonsmoking women, and that “lung cancer has surpassed breast cancer as the leading cause of cancer deaths among women” (p.386). 2. Compare and contrast the health effects of smoking cigarettes, …show more content…
Short-term effects are increased respiration, rapid heart rate, decreased appetite, increased physical activity, irregular heartbeat, increased body temperature, and increased blood pressure (www.drugabuse.gov). The long-term effects include: skin sores, extreme weight loss, and severe dental problems, as well as higher risk of contracting infectious diseases (www.drugabuse.gov). 4. Describe one of the behavioral addictions and explain why you would or would not consider it a true addiction. Sex addiction is a behavioral addiction that I consider to be a true addiction. According to our textbook, addiction is characterized by the following: compulsion, loss of control, continued use despite adverse consequences, and distortions in normal thinking (p. 359). I think that sexual addiction falls under all of those characteristics. Sex addiction involves compulsion, whether that means having sex with multiple partners or just having sex with one partner excessively, it can be classified as a compulsion because the overwhelming desire to have sex is there and there can be obsessive behavior associated with seeking and obtaining it. Sex addiction involves loss of control because the person that is obsessing about sex may become so enthralled by the notion that they go out and have sex with someone or something that they would not normally do. Sex addicts continue to involve themselves in risky situations even with adverse consequences,
Another major argument about this subject arises because it is in human nature to feel the need to reproduce and to have sex. This makes treating the problem baffling , because it goes against human nature to completely cut out all forms of sex. This is another reason why “sex addiction” is incorrect terminology, because sex isn’t hurtful to oneself, however it does become a problem when it starts to affect a person’s life in detrimental ways. It only becomes a problem when it is out of control. It is normal for some people to have a higher sex drive then others, and it is healthy to want to have multiple partners. The problem comes into play when it is needed for emotional purposes, to need validation and affection. Only then is it considered unhealthy, because people should have secure relationships, and coping mechanisms that can help them get the feelings they need. Just like many other compulsive behaviors, sexual compulsive behaviors can be treated, just not
Possible side effects: “dry mouth, sedation, blurred vision (disturbance of accommodation, increased intra-ocular pressure), constipation, nausea, difficulty with micturition; cardiovascular side-effects (such as ECG changes, arrhythmias, postural hypotension, tachycardia, syncope, particularly with high doses); sweating, tremor, rashes and hypersensitivity reactions (including urticaria, photosensitivity), behavioural disturbances (particularly children), hypomania or mania, confusion or delirium (particularly elderly), headache, interference with sexual function, blood sugar changes; increased appetite and weight gain (occasionally weight loss); endocrine side-effects such as testicular enlargement, gynaecomastia, galactorrhoea; also convulsions (see also Cautions), movement disorders and dyskinesias, dysarthria, paraesthesia, taste disturbances, tinnitus, fever, agranulocytosis, leucopenia, eosinophilia, purpura, thrombocytopenia, hyponatraemia
Some short term effects are; it causes a higher heart rate, reddened eyes, clumsiness, and blunt reflexes.
Addiction is something which any person can posses, and can experience at some point in their lives. Some people are more prone to a addiction due to outside circumstances, and even though an addict can be damaging to themselves and others around them, addiction shouldn't be considered a
not addicted to sex?”. For such arguments it is critical that we distinguish addictive behavior and
Most people confuse the definiton of addiction with an activity or hobby because of how constantly a activity is repeated. In other words people recognizes the activity not the right definition of the word, addiction. It shouldn't be recognized like this because it's a behavioral problem. “Addiction is a brain disease expressed in the form of compulsive behavior” (Addiction is a brain disease). There are certain behavioral addictions for example shopping, internet , binge eating , even love. These simple tasks causes people to
Sex addiction and drug based addictions are very similar. They are both characterised by a) a loss of control, b) continuation of behaviour/substance use despite significant adverse consequences, and c) obsession and preoccupation with the behaviour/substance (APA, 2012). Carnes (1991) has identified, as in substance abuse, tolerance and withdrawal components to sex addiction. A sex addict must increase the frequency of their sexual behaviour, just as an opiate addict must take larger doses to achieve the same effect. They also experience 'distress, anxiety, restlessness and irritability ' if they are unable to engage in the
Over time, the addict usually has to increase the addictive behavior to achieve the constant same results. But unlike drugs, alcohol and gambling, those substances or activities have no necessary relationship to human survival. Anybody can go through life without ever sipping a drink or playing a slot machine, but sexual activity is different. Human sexuality is a natural impulse in our biological system and even a necessary habit for human survival. According to the internet article “What is Sexual Addiction” by Michael Herkov, Ph.D. He states that “Although some people are celibate some not by choice, while others choose celibacy for cultural or religious reasons healthy humans have a strong desire for sex. In fact, lack of interest or low interest in sex can indicate a medical problem or psychiatric illness.”(Herkov,
Physical and mental effects noted may include euphoria, extreme drowsiness, malaise, mood swings, and flu-like symptoms.
What is sex addiction? The term "sexual addiction" is used to explain the behavior of a person who
Smoking is one of the leading factors to death and illnesses among people around the world. Unfortunately about half of all American adults smoke. Research shows that more men smokes that women. Regarding consequences and complications of smoking, research shows that people who smokes have more chances of getting different types of cancers, such as esophageal cancer, lung cancer, throat cancer, bladders cancer, or mouth cancer. Other smoking complications are heart attack, COPD, asthma, and bronchitis. Regarding costs of tobacco use, research shows that there are many different advertisements regarding purchasing cigarettes (research shows that in recent years there were about ten billion dollars that was spend on advertising cigarettes) which
The prevalence of smoking and tobacco use by women increased from 6% in 1924, 3% in 1965, with 18% women smoking in the United States (Benson et al., 2010). smoking has increased globally but it is more prevalent among women in developed nations. This is leading to an increase of different health conditions, which were believed as male-dominated, like lung cancer, COPD, acoustic neuromas, and pituitary tumors. The need for policy measures also arises from the fact that tobacco use is a growing epidemic as first reported by the U.S. Surgeon General's Report. Smoking in women is a public health concern since is causes an annual average deaths of 178,311 in women in the U.S., and he increase in women is in contrast to a decrease in smoking by men
2. How have portrayals of smoking by the media changed in the last twenty-five years?
In the United States, there is around 400,000 deaths each year because of cigarette smoking. Tobacco use has more deaths each year than other drug use such as alcohol, and also other lead deaths in America like car crash injures, suicide, and murder together. To put it another way, smoking also can increase chances for strokes, coronary heart disease, lung cancer, and death from chronic obstructive lung disease. People must know of the truth about smoking stands to be the number one leading cause of death in the United States due to the increase chance of developing coronary heart. In like manner, women should know of the dreadful cost that smoking can have for them, For example, smoking increase the risk of stillbirth and infertility in woman. Additionally, women who smoke tend to have earlier risk of osteoporosis or lower bone density than nonsmokers. Consequently, they also have an increased risk of hip fracture than a female nonsmokers.
Before one can begin to understand the complexities of sexual addiction it must be adequately defined. The National Council on Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity has defined sexual addiction as “engaging in persistent and escalating patterns of sexual behavior acted out despite increasing negative consequences to self and others.” (Herkov) It is important to note that this means that sexual addiction isn’t just the desire to have sex more than normal but also that the addict engages in activities regardless of and consequences. The addict must also escalate their behaviors over a period of time in order to be considered an addict. This doesn’t mean escalating it to illegal actions but merely increasing the rate at which they engage in the