addiction

Question 1

addiction

Answer 1

• a complex mental disorder

Question 2

classifying addiction

Answer 2

• two main categories: psychological and behavioural

Question 3

physiological addiction

Answer 3

• key aspect of addiction is it’s physiological effect

Question 4

two signs that indicate when a person’s physically/physiologically addicted to a substance:

Answer 4

• withdrawal effects when a person stops taking the substance
• over time, the person needs a bigger dose of the substance to get the same effect

Question 5

behavioural addiction

Answer 5

• a behaviour (eg gambling) produces the same physical effects as a chemical substance, including tolerance and withdrawal