Biological Approach- Smoking

Question 1

Initiation includes?

Answer 1

Genetic predisposition

Dopamine receptors

Question 2

Give one buological explanation of smoking

Answer 2

Genetic predisposition means your inherited genes make you more likely to start smoking

Genes may be a risk factor for nicotine addiction

Runs in families basically

Question 3

Give another biological explanation for smoking (initiation)

Answer 3

Nicotine molocules can attch to dopamine receptors in the brain.

Dopamine gives pleasure.

Question 4

Give 3 things for smoking maintainence and relapse.

Answer 4

Role of dopamine

Nicotine regulation abd withdrawal symptoms

Tolerance

Question 5

Maintenance andrelapse - role of dopamine

Answer 5

Nicotine attaches to dopamine receptors in tbe brain.

Releases pleasure and reward positively reinforcining the smoking behaviour making it more likely for person to smoke.

Question 6

Maintenance and relapse: nicotine regulation and withdrawal symptoms

Answer 6

Basically dependent smokers smoke to avoid withdrawal symptoms

Question 7

Strength

Answer 7

Biological explanation can provide practical intervention the damage caused by smoking.

E.g biological mechanism such as replacing nicotine from ciggerettes with substitutes such as patches or gum. Can reduce damage to health

Question 8

Weakness

Answer 8

Everyone who starts to smoke DOES NOT become dependent

Suggests that some people smoke for non biological reasons