addiction

Question 1

addiction

Answer 1

a mental health problem that means people need a particular thing - a substance or an activity - in order to be able to go about their normal routine

Question 2

withdrawal

Answer 2

a set of unpleasant physical or psychological symptoms someone gets when they are trying to quit or cannot satisfy their addiciton

Question 3

learning theory

Answer 3

an explanation that belives behaviour is learned through associations and experiences

Question 4

classical conditioning

Answer 4

learning by associations

Question 5

operant conditioning

Answer 5

learning from the concequences of our actions

Question 6

social learning theory

Answer 6

behaviour is learned through observation and imitation of role models

Question 7

reinforcement

Answer 7

an outcome resulting from behaviour that increases the chance of the behaviour being repeated or avoided in the future. The outcome may be the result of gaining something positive, or of something negative being removed

Question 8

functional analysis

Answer 8

the first stage of the CBT to treat addiction that identifies triggers

Question 9

skills training

Answer 9

the second stage of CBT to treat addiction whereby addicts learn ways to control the patterns of behaviour that lead to their addiction

Question 10

detoxification

Answer 10

when an addict tries to stop taking the substance they are addicted to