Addiction- the person beyond the mask
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ADDICTION-THE PERSON BEYOND THE MASK The chosen topic for my essay is addiction, and the primary aim is to address the given criteria. I will be presenting my understanding of the issues surrounding addiction, and will attempt to demonstrate my growing awareness of the subject, by sharing my thoughts feelings and experiences. I will also be looking at the issues that might face a person-centred counsellor in relation to practise and evaluating the relevance of person-centred theory to the issue of addiction, as I perceive it. There will be a compare and contrast to another model, in this case, alcoholics anonymous, and I will be evaluating both the models, in terms of culture and diversity. When talking about addiction to substances I feel there needs to be some clarification about the terms 'use', 'misuse' and 'abuse'. A person that has an addiction, for example, to drugs, is often referred to...


