Gambling addiction – life satisfaction Gambling addiction – life satisfaction Different areas of life are listed in the worksheet “Life satisfaction”. Please rate your own satisfaction with each area using the attached scale. Take a moment to think about your satisfaction before giving points. Now that you have marked how satisfied you are with the […]
Gambling addiction – gambling career Gambling addiction – gambling career After you have clarified the positive aspects of gambling and a life free from addiction, you can use the overview over your gambling behavior in time, to clarify the course of your gambling career. The chronological sequence of the type and extent of the games
gambling addiction – individual history Gambling addiction – individual history At the beginning of a therapy, there are many questions, and upon their answers depends the way how to proceed in therapy. A first hint of problematic gambling behaviour often arises from observations of partners, relatives or work colleagues who realise, that there is an
Gambling disorder – are you a compulsive gambler? Most of the time, people keep denying their own dangerous habits. It is more difficult to get professional help if we are not aware of the seriousness of our problem. The following 20 questions from Gamblers Anonymous, an addict support organization, are designed to help you determine
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Addiction – withdrawal motivation check Addiction – withdrawal motivation check The worksheet contains an Excel folder for Mac, to compare the advantages of addiction behaviour and freedom from addiction respectively. It is designed for daily revision during the struggle against addictive behaviour, but can be used for any behaviour change. (Then you simply replace the
Obsessed by eating right – Orthorexia nervosa Obsessed by eating right – Orthorexia nervosa Orthorexia nervosa – definition = the compulsive fixation on the exclusive consumption of foods that are subjectively assessed as healthy, while at the same time avoiding “unhealthy” foods. The consequences can be distress, malnutrition, underweight and mental instability. Orthorexia nervosa is
Taste definition Taste “The fate of the nations depends on the way they eat.” (“The destinée des nations dépend de la manière dont elles se nourrissent.”) – Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin: Physiology of Taste – Taste – definition = a complex sensory impression when eating, which is due to the interaction among the senses
Nonspecific environmental syndrome definition Non-specific environmental syndrome – definition Somatization syndromes in environmental medicine include The Idiopathic Environmental Intolerance IEI = acquired disorders with numerous and recurring complaints in connection with diverse environmental influences that are well tolerated by the majority of the population. The complaints cannot be explained by a known medical or psychiatric
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Smartphone Addiction Definition Smartphone addiction – definition = a pathological fear of not having access to a mobile phone (A particular form of it, the “Over-connection syndrome” occurs, when mobile phone use reduces the amount of social and family interactions while favouring virtual connectivity.) Smartphone addiction – importance In How To Break Up With
disorders of consciousness definition Disorders of consciousness – definition = any alteration or change in normal or everyday consciousness – as a result self-control is changed and and interaction difficult or impossible. Disorders of consciousness are therefore disorders of a vital and fundamental function of the human psyche. They are psychopathological symptoms. Disorders of consciousness
