A1 - Griffith's 6 Components of Addiction Flashcards
What are the 6 components?
Physical & Psychological Dependence
Tolerance
Withdrawal
Relapse
Conflict
Mood Alteration
What is Physical & Psychological dependence?
The activity becomes the most important activity in one’s life and dominates their thinking.
What is an example of Physical and Psychological dependence?
Wanting to smoke constantly.
What is Tolerance?
This is where increasing amounts of activity/substance are required to achieve the former effects.
What is an example of tolerance?
Smoking more cigarettes than when you began smoking.
What is Withdrawal?
When a person cannot engage in the activity or substance and suffers negative symptoms.
Give an example of withdrawal.
Getting angry as they aren’t able to smoke.
What is relapse?
Repeated behaviour to earlier patterns of excessive engagement in the activity.
Give an example of relapse.
Smoking after quitting.
Give an example of relapse.
Smoking after quitting.
What is Conflict?
Conflict is usually between the person and those around him, or with other activities.
Give an example of Conflict.
Feeling worried that you may develop health issues from smoking.
What is mood alteration?
Subjective experiences that people say is as a consequence of engaging in the activity.
What is an example of mood alteration?
Feeling a sense of happiness when smoking.
