compulsive behavior

Describes how cell phones can affect physical and mental heath, how these issues affect individuals and society, and how this issues are being addressed.

Social media addiction is a behavioral addiction similar to gambling disorder, gaming addiction, and shopping addiction. A behavioral addiction is a mental health condition in which a person repeatedly engages in a particular behavior, even if the behavior causes them harm.

People who have obsessive-compulsive disorder have unwanted thoughts called obsessions. They do certain actions, called compulsions, to get rid of these thoughts. This book explores what this disorder is like, how it can affect people?s lives, and how it can be treated.

Have you ever worried that you've forgotten something important, even though you knew everything was really okay? Some people can't stop themselves from checking, or counting, or washing their hands. These are symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). OCD can leave people feeling helpless and out of control.

When thirteen-year-old Tessa's father remarries months after her mother's death and moves them to California, Tessa must build a new life and friendships, while fighting a compulsion about missing children.

"Addiction causes a craving for a substance such as drugs or alcohol. People come to depend on the substance and start to use more of it. Understanding Addiction explores what causes addiction, how addiction can affect people's lives, and how it can be treated"--Provided by the publisher.

Presents a realistic picture of addiction, the effects of addiction on people's lives, and how addiction can be overcome.

"Yasmina isn't like the other kids in her city. Maybe it's the big chef hat she wears. Or the fact that she stuffs her dad's lunchbox full of spring rolls instead of peanut butter and jelly. She might be an oddball, but no one can deny that Yasmina has a flair for food. All she needs to whip up a gourmet meal is a recipe from her cookbook and fresh vegetables from the community garden. But everything changes when the garden is bulldozed and replaced with a strange new crop of potatoes. Her neighbors can't get enough of these spuds! And after just one bite their behavior changes--they slobber, chase cats, and howl at the moon. What's the secret ingredient in these potatoes that has everyone acting like a bunch of crazed canines? Yasmina needs to find a cure, and fast!"--From the publisher's web site.

Told in two voices, Veronica and Sawyer become partners for their senior project and soon they are helping each other battle the ghosts that haunt them--her diagnosis causing blinding migranes and his adrenaline addiction.

Provides a trauma-informed explanation to addiction and argues that only through addressing trauma can one successfully achieve recovery. Author Judy Crane discusses the therapies she provides in her treatment facilities as a way for readers to self-evaluate. Includes client case studies and book and film resources.