Function

= Function =


 * Function: How does it work? The understanding that everything has a purpose, a role or a way of behaving that can be investigated. **
 * Question**
 * What is the behaviour of an addict? **
 * By: Daniel **

Summary:
 * conclusion:**
 * With all the information we collect we understand more the conceot and we learn more. we can explain it better and we can make a presentation, obviously we are missing much more information.**
 * With all the information we collected we learned some characteristics of an addict, the psicologist we interviewed help us a lot and we learned a lot from her. The behaviour of an addict is also a new thing because we just knew the basic things but now with our investigation we are able to say that we know almost everithing about the behaviour.**
 * Writen by Daniel, done by all the group**

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** 4. Upon cessation of the activity, withdrawal symptoms often occur. These can include irritability, craving, restlessness or depression. **
====** 5. The person does not appear to have control as to when, how long, or how much he or she will continue the behavior (loss of control). (They drink 6 beers when they only wanted one, buy 8 pairs of shoes when they only needed a belt, ate the whole box of cookies, etc). **====

** 7. Person hides the behavior after family or close friends have mentioned their concern. (hides food under beds, alcohol bottles in closets, doesn't show spouse credit card bills, etc). **
====** 8. Many individuals with addictive behaviors report a blackout for the time they were engaging in the behavior (don't remember how much or what they bought, how much the lost gambeling, how many miles they ran on a sore foot, what they did at the party when drinking) **====

** 10. Individuals with addictive behaviors often have low self esteem, feel anxious if the do not have control over their environment, and come from psychologically or physically abusive families. **

 * Daniel **

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 * This info is in spanish but is really important, sorry **


 * Caracteristicas de un adicto **

Daniel
 * 1 - Sufre de un trastorno de personalidad, del que la adicción es un síntoma. **
 * 2 - No acepta ser adicto. No reconoce que necesita ayuda. Niega sus problemas. **
 * 3 - Vive en una su –cultura entre otros drogadictos (usa un lenguaje típico para comunicarse) **
 * 4 - Es una persona de inteligencia promedio o más (en su mayoría) **
 * 5 - Tiene conflictos con la autoridad. La rechaza **
 * 6 - Es egocéntrico e individualista. No se preocupa por los demás (él es el sol y los demás giran alrededor de el) **
 * 7 - Distingue entre el bien y el mal, no es un loco, pero cuando actúa lo hace mal. **
 * 8 - Tiene pobres controles internos **
 * 9 - Es inconsciente. No persevera. Empieza las cosas y no las termina. No tolera la rutina. **
 * 10 - Vive el presente. Es un niño. Quiere las cosas cuando las pide y no puede esperar. **
 * 11 - No planifica en base a la realidad que tiene (se casa sin tener trabajo, compra carro nuevo aunque no tenga con que pagarlo). **
 * 12 - Es manipulador, quiere siempre salirse con la suya. Quiere las cosas como y cuando él dice. **
 * 13 - Es inmaduro, ansioso, inseguro. **
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff6600; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">14 - Le gusta vestir y calzar bien aunque o trabaje. **
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff6600; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">15 - No aprende de sus experiencias, ni de las de los demás **
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff6600; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">16 - Es irresponsable en grado óptimo, difícil de manejar. Quiere un carro y se lo roba (la persona normal planifica, economiza, hace prestamos y los paga) **
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff6600; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">17 - Tiene nivel de frustraciones y tolerancia baja. **
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff6600; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">18 - Su autoestima es muy baja. **
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff6600; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">19 - Carece de introspección (Los demás tienen la culpa de los que sucede) **
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff6600; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">20 - Es vago. No le gusta trabajar. Le gusta la vida fácil. No esta dispuesto a sacrificarse. **

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 * ecognizing you have a problem is the first step to recovery!Has checking your email become almost as natural as breathing? Do you find yourself twittering from your Blackberry while on vacation or sending calendar items from your iPhone during your anniversary dinner? Are you experiencing phanmtom rings even when your smartphone is lying peacefully in the other room? Have you been forced to claim email bankrupt or practice "email free fridays?"If you answered yes to any of those questions, you might be a smartphone addict.For most us, checking the inbox is almost as natural as breathing. Though email is an essential communication tool in the modern working world, it is also a distraction. And, let's face it: email is alluring. Once in awhile you'll open your inbox and find something truly exciting-- you got the new job, or your good friend is getting married—and there's no way to predict when you'll get those messages, which is why a smartphone isn't just convenient, it's a vital work tool. However, it's easy to quickly lose control of your life and fall into Blackberry, Treo or iPhone addiction. **


 * Fortunately, it's not just you!Experts say that as many as 6 percent of smartphone users could be termed addicts. According to a Rutgers University study, being addicted to your Blackberry is similar to being addicted to drugs. No wonder the device was coined "crackberry." It's a tough habit to break. Forty-nine percent of people say they keep their email devices nearby when they sleep so they can listen for new messages.But how do you cure smartphone addiction?First, admit that your phone is managing you. It's simple, but once you confess there's an issue, then you can deal with it. Then try telling your colleagues that you're only checking your email at certain times of the day-- so then they don't wonder why they didn't get the instant response that they're used to. For example, say you're only going to check your inbox when you get into work, then again at 10:30 a.m., after lunch, and at 3:30 p.m.But what if the day becomes a whirlwind and you break the system you set up—it's just automatic that you check it as a break from that big project. **


 * Daniel **


 * I was reading an article that said that a mother of a five years old kid allmost kill the boy because he was calling her and for her to put him attention, he took the cellphone and erase the game that she was playing and the conversation.**
 * All this is not the incredible thing the worst part is that the mother broke a leg and a hand of the kid.**
 * Daniel**


 * Prior Knowledge**
 * We knew that when people use to much they can get addicted looking at their smartphone to constantly or playing to much and very constantly and when talking to much they can get cancer by the little silver thing they have up that have radation but before investigating we didn't knew much because no one of us have being with an addict.**
 * Writen by: David done by all the group.**