It is pleasure we all seek, and it is this pleasure that turns normal things or activities into an addiction. ... There is loss of control when a person is drinking or drugging more than they intended to. ... But after the activity has been carried out, the person may feel remorse, regret or may even be overwhelmed by the consequences. ... Example: Kleptomania (compulsive stealing), Pyromania (compulsive setting of fires), Gambling, Trichotillomania (compulsive hair picking/ pulling), etc. ... They all have their extreme and moderate effects, as they affect the physical aspects of a person as ...

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Optimists tend to be happier, since they always see the better side of things. Hope involves the conviction that things will get better, regardless of current conditions, even when everything points to a negative outcome. ... Once they have this knowledge, they must then exercise courage to implement their plans. ... Thus, when the changes are positive, they are beneficial to the individuals since they are fulfilling. ... Most people help others simple because they have the motive of personal gain or benefit by acting in the manner in which they do (Sin & Sonja, 2001). ...

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Why He Feigns Insanity Hamlet feigns insanity because it allows him to do several things that he otherwise would be unable to do: With respect to Ophelia, Hamlet would like to express his intense, irrepressible anger towards her without arising suspicion in her or in others that he is in a hostile rational mental state. ... This might make them support Hamlet in his endeavor, thus providing him with the psychological support he needs to carry it out. ... Ordinarily, Hamlet would not greatly resent women, but since in this case they have cornered him into an extremely stressful situa...

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