Addiction Flashcards
Black et al
1st degree relatives more likely to also suffer gambling addiction
Shah et al
Gambling- evidence for genetic transmission in men
Paris et al
Associated w/under active pituitary adrenal system
Zuckerman
Individual differences in optimal amounts of stimulation n emphasised importance of personality traits such as, impulsivity n sensation-seeking, in gambling
Blaszaynski et al
Poor boredom tolerance may contribute to repetitive gambling
Been & Zimmerman
Online n video gambling most addictive than other types e.g. betting on horses, suggests s/t about immediacy that instils the habit more rapidly
Bonnai et al
Sensation-seeking n impulsivity linked but inconsistent
Xian
54% “quit failure” for smoking attributable to genetic factors
Vink et al
1572 Dutch twin pairs, 44% variance in smoking behaviour genetics, 75% nicotine addiction genetics
Boardman et al
Heritability for smoking 42 in 321 same-sex fraternal twins
Buka et al
Mothers who smoked heavily while pregnant more likely to produce smoke addicts
Thogerrison et al
Area of genetic info on chromosome 15 was different in heavy, light n non-smokers
Corigall & Coen
Mice would administer nicotine unless their dopamine reward system was inhibited
Gelkopt et al
Self-medication model- individuals use different dorms of pathological behaviour to treat their psych symptoms e.g. Gambling helps depression assoc. w/poverty
Griffiths
Gamblers believed they had ‘skills’ n made irrational verbalisations, non-gamblers saw the situation more realistically i.e. success due to chance
Blanco et al
Gamblers suffer from ‘recall bias’
Li et al
Support SMM!! Gamblers who SM more likely to have other substance dependence than pleasure seeking gamblers
NIDA
Ppl report a using substances n gambling as a means of coping w/every day stressors e.g. money, work, relationship problems etc.