Annotated Bibliography
"Adrenaline: The Strongly Addictive Drug WIth Serious Life Consequences." Everything Addiction. Everything Addiction, 09 Nov. 2010. Web. 04 Mar. 2013.
<http://www.everythingaddiction.com/science-of-addiction/addiction-news/adrenaline-the-strongly-addictive-drug-with-serious-life-consequences/>.
I found this article very helpful. This article talks about the scientific side of adrenaline. It talks about when epinephrine is released into the body; it is so powerful that it can be more addicting that morphine. A lot of people become addicted to adrenaline because when the epinephrine is released, it creates a state where the body feels reduced pain and an increase of joy.
Betting, Rana. “Climbing Psyshology.” : Addicted to Finding Flow. Climbing Psychology, 19 July 2010. Web. 24 Feb. 2013
<http://www.climbingpsych.com/2010/07/addicted-to-finding-flow.html.>
This article talks about the concept of Flow. It says Flow is, “Being completely involved in an activity for its own sake. The ego falls away. Time flies. Your whole being is involved, and you’re using your skills to the utmost.” It talks about the components to achieve Flow and how Flow can be hard to achieve. It talks about how climbers and gamblers may experience the same things through Flow.
Hayward, George. “Rocky Mountain High.” Airman 43.4 (1999): ProQuest Discovery. Web. 28 Feb. 2013.
This article talks about a man who likes to ice climb for fun. He is an extreme athlete that says that he does not get adrenaline rushes from
climbing. But, he thinks that things like rafting are couch potato sports. He says that he’s not an adrenaline junkie that challenges nature simply for the death-defying thrill.
Kotler, Steven. "The Addictive Nature of Adrenaline Sports." Psychology Today. Psychology Today, 15 Mar. 2008. Web. 04 Mar. 2013. <http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-playing-field/200803/the-addicitve-nature-adrenaline-sport>.
This article is very relevant to my topic and very helpful. It talks about the addictiveness of adrenaline sports. It talks about how people who do adrenaline sports progressively make the sports more dangerous as they go. Their bodies get used to the risk they are talking so they have to add a new thrill to what they are doing to get the adrenaline rush that they are looking for.
Krakauer, Jon. Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster. New York: Villard, 1997. Print.
This is a book about a magazine writer, Jon, who is asked to climb Mt. Everest and writes an article about his experience. Jon makes it up and down the mountain okay but that is not true for the rest of his team. When the rest of his team was on their way down, they got caught in storm and were not able to get back to the tents. Some of his teammates die in this storm. Jon is still haunted by this experience every day.
Magnuson, Jon. “The Lure of the Mountain: Death and Divinity in the Himalayas.” The Christian Century Feb 18 1998: 170-3. ProQuest Discovery. Web. 28 Feb. 2013.
This article talks about the book Into Thin Air. This book is one of the books that I read. I found the article interesting because I was able to see how other people interoperate the story. I did not find the article helpful in my research but I thought it was fun to read.
McGuigan, Brendan, and L. S. Wynn. "What Is Adrenaline." WiseGeek. Conjecture, 12 Sept. 2012. Web. 28 Feb. 2013.
< http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-adrenaline.htm>.
This article talks about how adrenaline works. It talks about the body parts that release the hormone and when the body does release it. The article talks about the fight or flight instinct that adrenaline is like. It also talks about how adrenaline can be administered for medical uses.
Ralston, Aron. Between a Rock and a Hard Place. New York: Atria, 2004. Print.
This book is about Aron Ralston's struggle to survive while trapped in a canyon. It tells of the mental and physical tolls his body took during the six days that he was trapped. In the end, Aron uses a great amount of courage to amputate his trapped arm and escape from the canyon that could have been his resting place.
“The Relationship between Adrenaline and Stress.” / Fitness / Body Building. FitDay, 13 Nov. 2010. Web. 28 Feb. 2013.
< http://www.fitday.com/fitness-articles/fitness/body-building/the-relationship-between-adrenaline-and-stress.html>.
This article talks about the effects during and after an adrenaline rush. During, a person may feel empowered. After, known as the adrenaline crash, a person may feel anxious or even negative.
Weegmann, Martin. "Addictions without Substance Series: Past Caring: Treating the Family and Beyond." Drugs and Alcohol Today 6.4 (2006): 40-6. ProQuest Discovery. Web. 28 Feb. 2013.
This article talks about how a person that has an addiction cannot get over it by themselves. It talks about how the person needs a “carer”
that will help them. The person with the addiction needs to have family and friends that will support them and help her/him get over the addiction.
“What Is an Adrenaline Junkie?” / Fitness / Body Building. FitDay, 9 July 2011. Web. 28 Feb. 2013.
<http://www.fitday.com/fitness-articles/fitness/body-building/what-is-an-adrenaline-junkie.html>.
This article talks about how adrenaline ruses can be as addictive as a drug. People who are adrenaline junkies are not always people who
do extreme sports. They may fill their lives with drama and conflict. They may put themselves at risk for no reason by being reckless in their everyday lives to get the rush.
"5 Symptoms of an Adrenaline Rush." FitDay. FitDay, 13 June 2010. Web. 25 Feb. 2013.
<http://www.fitday.com/fitness-articles/fitness/body-building/5-symptoms-of-an-adrenaline-rush.html>.
This article talks about the symptoms of an adrenaline rush. It talks about the different things one may experience like an increase in strength
or not being able to feel pain. It also talks about the body’s heightened senses, the increase in breath, and the sudden burst of energy.
<http://www.everythingaddiction.com/science-of-addiction/addiction-news/adrenaline-the-strongly-addictive-drug-with-serious-life-consequences/>.
I found this article very helpful. This article talks about the scientific side of adrenaline. It talks about when epinephrine is released into the body; it is so powerful that it can be more addicting that morphine. A lot of people become addicted to adrenaline because when the epinephrine is released, it creates a state where the body feels reduced pain and an increase of joy.
Betting, Rana. “Climbing Psyshology.” : Addicted to Finding Flow. Climbing Psychology, 19 July 2010. Web. 24 Feb. 2013
<http://www.climbingpsych.com/2010/07/addicted-to-finding-flow.html.>
This article talks about the concept of Flow. It says Flow is, “Being completely involved in an activity for its own sake. The ego falls away. Time flies. Your whole being is involved, and you’re using your skills to the utmost.” It talks about the components to achieve Flow and how Flow can be hard to achieve. It talks about how climbers and gamblers may experience the same things through Flow.
Hayward, George. “Rocky Mountain High.” Airman 43.4 (1999): ProQuest Discovery. Web. 28 Feb. 2013.
This article talks about a man who likes to ice climb for fun. He is an extreme athlete that says that he does not get adrenaline rushes from
climbing. But, he thinks that things like rafting are couch potato sports. He says that he’s not an adrenaline junkie that challenges nature simply for the death-defying thrill.
Kotler, Steven. "The Addictive Nature of Adrenaline Sports." Psychology Today. Psychology Today, 15 Mar. 2008. Web. 04 Mar. 2013. <http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-playing-field/200803/the-addicitve-nature-adrenaline-sport>.
This article is very relevant to my topic and very helpful. It talks about the addictiveness of adrenaline sports. It talks about how people who do adrenaline sports progressively make the sports more dangerous as they go. Their bodies get used to the risk they are talking so they have to add a new thrill to what they are doing to get the adrenaline rush that they are looking for.
Krakauer, Jon. Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster. New York: Villard, 1997. Print.
This is a book about a magazine writer, Jon, who is asked to climb Mt. Everest and writes an article about his experience. Jon makes it up and down the mountain okay but that is not true for the rest of his team. When the rest of his team was on their way down, they got caught in storm and were not able to get back to the tents. Some of his teammates die in this storm. Jon is still haunted by this experience every day.
Magnuson, Jon. “The Lure of the Mountain: Death and Divinity in the Himalayas.” The Christian Century Feb 18 1998: 170-3. ProQuest Discovery. Web. 28 Feb. 2013.
This article talks about the book Into Thin Air. This book is one of the books that I read. I found the article interesting because I was able to see how other people interoperate the story. I did not find the article helpful in my research but I thought it was fun to read.
McGuigan, Brendan, and L. S. Wynn. "What Is Adrenaline." WiseGeek. Conjecture, 12 Sept. 2012. Web. 28 Feb. 2013.
< http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-adrenaline.htm>.
This article talks about how adrenaline works. It talks about the body parts that release the hormone and when the body does release it. The article talks about the fight or flight instinct that adrenaline is like. It also talks about how adrenaline can be administered for medical uses.
Ralston, Aron. Between a Rock and a Hard Place. New York: Atria, 2004. Print.
This book is about Aron Ralston's struggle to survive while trapped in a canyon. It tells of the mental and physical tolls his body took during the six days that he was trapped. In the end, Aron uses a great amount of courage to amputate his trapped arm and escape from the canyon that could have been his resting place.
“The Relationship between Adrenaline and Stress.” / Fitness / Body Building. FitDay, 13 Nov. 2010. Web. 28 Feb. 2013.
< http://www.fitday.com/fitness-articles/fitness/body-building/the-relationship-between-adrenaline-and-stress.html>.
This article talks about the effects during and after an adrenaline rush. During, a person may feel empowered. After, known as the adrenaline crash, a person may feel anxious or even negative.
Weegmann, Martin. "Addictions without Substance Series: Past Caring: Treating the Family and Beyond." Drugs and Alcohol Today 6.4 (2006): 40-6. ProQuest Discovery. Web. 28 Feb. 2013.
This article talks about how a person that has an addiction cannot get over it by themselves. It talks about how the person needs a “carer”
that will help them. The person with the addiction needs to have family and friends that will support them and help her/him get over the addiction.
“What Is an Adrenaline Junkie?” / Fitness / Body Building. FitDay, 9 July 2011. Web. 28 Feb. 2013.
<http://www.fitday.com/fitness-articles/fitness/body-building/what-is-an-adrenaline-junkie.html>.
This article talks about how adrenaline ruses can be as addictive as a drug. People who are adrenaline junkies are not always people who
do extreme sports. They may fill their lives with drama and conflict. They may put themselves at risk for no reason by being reckless in their everyday lives to get the rush.
"5 Symptoms of an Adrenaline Rush." FitDay. FitDay, 13 June 2010. Web. 25 Feb. 2013.
<http://www.fitday.com/fitness-articles/fitness/body-building/5-symptoms-of-an-adrenaline-rush.html>.
This article talks about the symptoms of an adrenaline rush. It talks about the different things one may experience like an increase in strength
or not being able to feel pain. It also talks about the body’s heightened senses, the increase in breath, and the sudden burst of energy.