27% of Americans are spiritual but do not have a religious belief (Lipka and Gecewicz). Spirituality is defined as being in one with your body not just mentally but physically. Typically, spirituality is incorporated into addiction recovery because when someone is addicted, they are dependent on an object that keeps them motivated. Throughout history spirituality and addiction has been an ongoing topic, but more recently has been brought into the spotlight among counselors to serve as a link in therapy
Striving for perfection can often lead you in the opposite direction, just like the idea of perfection in a utopian society. A utopia is an imaginary place in which the government, laws and social conditions are perfect (“Utopia”). Many utopias, though, often evolve into dystopias, due to the conflicts of achieving a perfected lifestyle. A dystopia is an imaginary place where people are unhappy and usually afraid because they are not treated fairly (“Dystopia”). In the novel 1984, the region of
Insomnia and nightmares are characteristic in the symptom cluster or reliving the traumatic event. Trazodone has shown to be effective when treating nightmares and insomnia associated with PTSD (Warner, Dorn, & Peabody, 2001). Currently, the management of PTSD remains symptom driven and
digestive problems, skin complaints, insomnia and ulcers. Excessive prolonged and unrelieved stress can have a harmful effect on mental, physical and spiritual
According to literature, the concept ‘quality of life’ involves several dimensions (Spilker, 1990; Krol, Sanderman, & Suurmeijer, 1993; Doeglas, 2000). The most commonly evaluated aspects of health are the physical, psychological, emotional, spiritual and the social dimensions of quality of life. However, though a number of gratitude interventions have found positive effects, still the recommendation regarding the most effective format, frequency and dose for gratitude intervention has remained
The clacking of keys, the buzz of a phone, snap of the photo. These are the things we hear and see every day, it is the sign of an infection that is spreading across not only the nation but the world. This is the world that we raise our children in, a world consumed by technology and social media. Children no longer play pretend, they don’t spend their time outside, and they don’t want to be away from the television or smart gadget. It’s not their fault that they are like this but the image they
Substance abuse and addiction is one of the nation’s fastest growing problems and AA 12-step recovery has been the traditional method of treatment. The AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) 12-step model of recovery can be summarized by admitting that one cannot control their drinking, turning this control over to a Higher Power, reviewing errors from their past and making amends for these errors, living by a new code and helping others suffering with the same addiction. Many rehab and addiction treatment centers
CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study. In every community in the world, there exists a uniqueness that makes one part of the world different from the world. This can be seen in the way people live, there different landform and weather/climate differences but one key element that is common to every country is what we refer to as culture. Culture has been described by various anthropologists in different ways but with common elements that have peculiarity to every definition
Chapter Two: Literature review Introduction English as a second or foreign language has gained much attention during the past decades in almost every country. In Iran English is taught as a foreign language in high-schools as well as in universities (Mirdehghan, HoseiniKargar, Navab, & Mahmoodi, 2011). Aside from different language courses presented in different levels of public academic centers, there are also private institutes that teach different levels of foreign language