Cognitive Explanations for Gambling - Addiction Flashcards

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How can self-medication explain initiation?

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  • Individuals may turn to gambling as they perceive this to reduce/treat their psychological symptoms
  • Gambling can be believed to control depression when winning and distract from everyday life
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How does Biddle help to explain initiation?

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28% of veterans studied reached the criteria fro problem gambling
- escape problems in their life = turned to gambling as a way to self-medicate as there was no help from the state

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How can self-medication explain maintenance?

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  • If gambling reduces depressive symptoms individuals will then gamble as much as possible to achieve the same effect
  • Try to win as much as possible to feel good + reduce depression
  • The losses may make them feel worse causing them to gamble more and more to increase their wins
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How does Thomsen et al help to explain maintenance?

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  • Worse gambling behaviours were found in those with high levels of depression than low; in terms of urge, excitement, no. of games played and duration.
    = play more to reduce depressive symptoms
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How can self medication help to explain relapse?

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  • If the individual falls back into depression gambling may be the only option the they feel will work to help
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How does Thomsen and Biddle help to explain relapse?

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Due to disorders causing people to turn to gambling any time these may develop again gamblers may seek to gamble again

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