The term sex addiction, also known as hypersexual disorder, is not listed in the current version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). However, many people still consider it to be a very real disorder . According to the Psychology Today website, “Sexual addiction is best described...

Addicts give many reasons for their drug use – an addict might employ any number of justifications, excuses, and pleas (Franklin, 2013). These reasons seem to put the responsibility on events or other people.However, some people argue that no one really makes the addict take the drugs – no one...

Introduction In “Television Addiction,” author Marie Winn unequivocally identifies TV watching as a literally addictive habit, and one with many of the harmful effects of physical addictions to drugs and alcohol. Her intent is so serious, she takes the time to first carefully define and list the characteristics of genuine...

The characterization of excessive or compulsive behaviors as non-substance addictions is a current controversy in psychological research. During the development of the DSM-5, workgroups were assigned to determine if any behavioral “addictions” could be listed with comparable criteria to substance addictions. Only one, gambling disorder, was considered to have sufficient...

The foundation of science and experiments are questions. We wonder about how something is created or changes when we do something to it and the questioning process begins. In science these types of questions can transform into what is known as a hypothesis. This paper describes what are hypotheses and...