Cognitive approach - Smoking. Flashcards
1
Q
What is the main explanation for a smoking addiction?
A
People may be wired to believe that smoking relieves stress.
2
Q
How do cigarettes reduce stress?
A
By reducing the withdrawal symptoms that people would have if they stopped smoking.
3
Q
What are the long term effects of smoking (other than lung cancer)?
A
Stress increases as a result of worrying about not having a cigarette. This is faulty thinking.
4
Q
How does adolescence influence smoking?
A
They think that they’re tough. Within a group, smoking is seen as pleasurable and as making them popular.
5
Q
Describe the initiation of smoking.
A
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