Nursing Assignment - Behavioral Addiction Presentation

Nursing Assignment

Behavioral Addiction Presentation

· Differentiate impulsivity and compulsivity in behavioral addiction.

· Evaluate the initiation and maintenance of a behavioral addiction.

· Explain the biological, psychological, and behavioral signs of behavioral addiction.

· Apply the social determinants of health to the initiation and maintenance of behavioral addictions.

There are numerous behaviors that can present biologically or psychologically as addictions or disordered impulsive or compulsive behavior. For this assignment, you will choose one of the below behavioral addictions and develop an overview presentation on your topic. You will research your behavioral addiction including prevalence, clinical characteristics, etiology, social determinants, and treatment (see the instructions for specifics). This report will require a significant amount of research to find peer-reviewed journal articles that address each of the presentation topics.  

1. Food Addiction

2. Exercise Addiction

3. Internet or Online Gaming Addiction

4. Social Networking Addiction

5. Gambling Addiction

6. Sex or Love Addiction

7. Compulsive Buying Disorder

Instructions:

Research your chosen behavioral addiction and develop a PowerPoint presentation report that addresses the below items. Your PowerPoint presentation should be between 10-12 slides, not including your references. Your PowerPoint must also include  audio narration from you, as if you were presenting to a class. Your oral presentation should be between 9-11 minutes. See these  instructions Links to an external site.  on how to record audio narration.  Do not record your audio in Google, we cannot access the audio files if they are saved to your Google Drive. Be thorough in your research.

1. Slide(s): Epidemiologic Data

· Report the prevalence of the addictive behavior in the population.

· Describe how this behavioral addiction varies across sub-populations (e.g,, race, gender, location, etc.). Who is most at risk?

2. Slide(s): Clinical Characteristics and Phenomenology

· Describe the physical, neurological, psychological, and behavioral characteristics present in this addiction. 

· Review the diagnostic criteria, if available. What would a clinical professional want to look for in the patient?

· Are there common co-morbid conditions that occur with this addiction?

· What is the role of impulsivity and compulsivity in this addiction?

3. Slide(s): Etiology

· Review the risk and protective factors that may contribute to developing this addiction.

4. Slide(s): Social Determinants of Health

· Discuss the  social determinants of health Links to an external site.  that may affect the etiology or maintenance of this addiction.

5. Slide(s): Treatment

· What are the common treatments used to treat this addiction?

6. Slide: References

· Use course provided materials or find resources at the UTA Library.

· Cite your resources using  APA format Links to an external site. .

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