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what makes some repetitive behavior get labelled as addictive and some others not, kindly exemplify?

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Rehman of Multan

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  • 8 years ago
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    An addiction is referred as behavior which deviates significantly from normal, where the addiction is interfering with normal interactions with others, or health. The addicted may think he just wants to continue, but he has no true free choice.

    Example: drinking six cups of coffee per day. Most people drink one or two cups per day, and their body may protest if it does not get the caffeine, but normal people can decide to stop. For the addicted, the body protest loudly if it does not get the caffeine, and the addicted get into mood swings whether they get the coffee or not.

  • 8 years ago

    What makes some repetitive behavior get labelled as addictive and some others not, kindly exemplify?

    ~~~ MY behavior is normal, ok, right, good, smart...

    YOUR'S is addictive, crazy, bad, evil, stupid...

    Get it?

    I'm addicted to air! Yet no one calls me an addict!

    Whatever the common consensus agrees is ok! Whatever it doesn't is 'addiction', sick, bad...

    All about ego/judgment!

    Rarely is the term used in a purely biological fashion, without cultural bias!

  • Hiran
    Lv 6
    8 years ago

    Is it not that consious repetitive behavior is down to the choice of necessity or pleasure, whilst addictive behavior is subconsious compulsion regardless its outcome.

  • 8 years ago

    Addiction is an attachment to a behavior pattern that causes harm to your life.

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  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    Benefit to society usually.

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