Purchase Solution

Sexual Addiction And Addiction To The Internet

Not what you're looking for?

Ask Custom Question

I need help in considering sexual addiction and addiction to Internet content and comparing and contrasting treatment modalities for these addictions with treatment planning for clients presenting addictions to alcohol or drugs. In the revision of the DSM, would you like to see these compulsive, addictive behaviors listed? How would their inclusion affect your practice?

Do you think gambling, eating disorders, shopping, and other behavioral addictions warrant counseling intervention? I need to defend my response and am unsure of wear to go with this.

Further, I need to discuss what I perceive to be the difficulty with treating co-occurring disorders. Do you think that knowing the primary diagnosis is essential to effective treatment?

Purchase this Solution

Solution Preview

The similarities between sexual addiction and addiction to Internet content treatment modalities and treatment planning for clients presenting addiction to alcohol or drugs, is the fact that the treatment paradigms for both of these kinds of addictions includes the step by step reductions in the exposure and utilization of the sources of the addiction. In addition, both of these treatment modalities utilize counseling as a means by which to assess individuals in order to understand the underlying cause of their addiction, and the most effective means by which to stop those behaviors. Both of these treatment modalities also utilize support groups as an ...

Solution provided by:
Education
  • Criminal Justice, Elizabeth City State University
  • Master of Public Administration, North Carolina Central University
Recent Feedback
  • "Excellent work, from the time of my post to the time I received a response was days ahead of my requirements. "
  • "Great, Thank You for our Help!!"
  • "Excellent, thank you "
  • "Thank you"
  • "Thank you!"
Purchase this Solution


Free BrainMass Quizzes
How can you tell if your loved one is suicidal?

This is a small quiz to help determine if a loved one is suicidal and what steps should be taken to help stop suicide.

Controversies in Developmental Psychology

This quiz addresses controversies in developmental psychology.

Sigmund Freud

How much do you know about Sigmund Freud's theories? Find out with this quiz!

The Psychology of Sleep

This quiz is to check your understanding of the sleep-related part of psychology.

Brain and behaviour

Reviews areas of the brain involved in specific behaviours. This information is important for introductory psychology courses.