ICD blaszczynski and nower (2003)

Question 1

case history

Answer 1

mary doe
52 yo divorced american mother 2 grown kids
bookkeeper and lived alone
watched grandma play cards as a kid
playing for money at school
shy and overweight didnt socialise
pregnant w twins in hs
no bf and mother helped raise kids

gambling legalised in missouri usa
she visited daily casino after work
losses of 25000 dollars
caused her to imagine stealing to get money to continue gambling

Question 2

treatment

Answer 2

spoke to mary about stressors in life triggering behaviours
create script tgt to use in guided imagery sessions

spoke about pattens of behaviour associated w her gambling
created one full behavioural sequence relating to her gambling
but ending positively

Question 3

STRENGTH

Answer 3

case history provides detailed qualitative data of gambling and fam history
important bc enable other therapists to make decisions about extent of findings being transferable to own clients

Question 4

WEAKNESS

Answer 4

researchers dont provide any info about therapy success

llustrative example

without findings they can conduct the therapy but dk if it will work in the long term
so need to seek further evidence before using w own clients