What do psychologists agree on?
They agee that there is no such thing as an ‘addictive personality’. However, they do suggest certain traits have been linked to increased liklihood of addiction
It is suggested that anti-social personality disorder leads to…
A high vulnerability to addiction
What is anti-social personality disorder characterised by?
It is characterised by impulsivity and rule breaking
Who proposed 3 innate dimensions associated with addiction in particular drug and alcohol abuse?
Clodinger
What is novelty seeking?
This is the tendency to get intensely excited in response to new stimuli and therefore continuously seek new, more extreme experiences e.g trying an addictive substance or behaviour
What is inhibited harm avoidance?
This is the lack of inhibitions, worry and fear - ignore consequences of addictive substances/behaviours
What is increased reward dependency?
This is the tendency to respond more to reward and therefore find addictive behaviours more rewarding than others, leading to addiction
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Describing addiction15
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Risk factors ginetics10
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Genetics AO36
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Risk factors stress7
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Risk factor personality7
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Personality AO35
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Risk factor family influences12
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Risk factors peers7
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Neurochem explanation for nicotine addiction19
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Neurochem explanation AO35
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Learning theory as applied to smoking behaviour14
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Learning theory AO36
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Learning theory applied to gambling1
