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4 pages in length. Twenty-six-year-old Shelly initially started smoking at a young age because of peer pressure; she was not all that fond of the habit but when she began dating the most popular boy at school who also smoked, there was no way she could voluntarily stop. As she grew older and the highly addictive nicotine was solidly entrenched within her body, the desire to smoke was triggered by any number of otherwise unassociated instigators, not the least of which included answering the telephone, having an alcoholic beverage, watching television, after eating, coffee breaks and stressful situation. The guilt, odor and harsh impact upon her body (American Academy of Pediatrics, 2006) she endures after every single cigarette is reason enough to quit, yet the nicotine's strong influence on her behavior has made it virtually impossible for Shelly to remain on a cessation program for more than a few months at a time. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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who also smoked, there was no way she could voluntarily stop. As she grew older and the highly addictive nicotine was solidly entrenched within her body, the desire to
smoke was triggered by any number of otherwise unassociated instigators, not the least of which included answering the telephone, having an alcoholic beverage, watching television, after eating, coffee breaks and
stressful situation. The guilt, odor and harsh impact upon her body (American Academy of Pediatrics, 2006) she endures after every single cigarette is reason enough to quit, yet the
nicotines strong influence on her behavior has made it virtually impossible for Shelly to remain on a cessation program for more than a few months at a time.
The extent to which certain methods of smoking cessation have a much higher rate of success than others in the quest to stop smoking is
both grand and far-reaching. However, a greater concern beyond getting smokers to quit by virtue of that certain method is whether or not they will remain smoke-free long after
they have stopped the method. Wynd (2005) postulates that guided imagery - defined as "a highly focused form of concentration that creates an alteration of sensations, awareness, and perceptions
with the same biopsychosocial, integrative properties that allow people to process sensory information" (Wynd, 2005, p. 246) is not as well supported by empirical studies as other methods of cessation,
however, there is enough available data from previous findings of similar research to provide a basis upon which it can be argued a psychologically viable approach.
Wynns (2005) study illustrates how the power of positive - as well as negative - thought has the ability to alter an individuals perception of reality, thereby
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