Addiction: Characteristics

Question 1

How does BPS define addiction?

Answer 1

A psychological and/or physiological dependency on a particular event or substance

Question 2

What is the DMS-5 and why is it no longer used?

Answer 2

Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental illness
It can’t be used to diagnose addiction as it out of date due to its limited ability to diagnose behavioural addiction

Question 3

What are the six characteristics of addiction that was identified by Griffiths in 2006?

Answer 3

Withdrawl symptoms, Mood modification, Salience, Tolerance, Conflict and Relapse

Question 4

What is salience?

Answer 4

The substance or behaviour has become the most important thing in the individual’s life

Question 5

Give basic description

What are the two types of conflict in addiction characteristics?

Answer 5

Interpersonal=Conflict with friends and/or family
Interpsychic=Conflict within