Scope of gambling in the US

Question 1

List five or more risk factors for problem gambling disorder

Answer 1

-Have an early big win
- Easy access
- Miataken beliefs about the odds of winning
- Do not monitor wins or losses
- Have had a recent loss or life change
- Boredom, loneliness
- History of risk-taking behavior
- Financial problems
- Few interests or hobbies, or feel a lack of direction
- History of MH problems (particularly depression and anxiety)
- Traumas
- Have a parent who also has (or has had) problems with gambling
- Have (or had) problems with addiction or compulsive behaviors
- Tie their self-esteem to gambling wins or losses

Question 2

Define “Action”

Answer 2

: A wager of any amount placed while playing and also referred to as the entire aggregate sum placed
into play during an entire gambling session.

Question 3

Attribution (skill over luck)

Answer 3

the belief that when one wins it is due to skill, when one loses it is due to bad luck.

Question 4

Chasing

Answer 4

: The attempt by a gambler to make up previous losses through additional gambling. Chasing often
involved making larger bets and/or taking greater risks.

Question 5

Protective Factor

Answer 5

: Conditions or attributes in individuals, families, communities, or the larger society that
help people del more effectively with stressful events and mitigate or eliminate risk in families and communities.

Question 6

Risk Factor

Answer 6

: A variable associated with an increased risk , disorder or negative behavioral impact.