Addiction - Explanations for gambling addiction- Cognitive theory Flashcards
What does the cognitive theory argue addictive behaviour is due to?
Cognitive Distortions and/or faulty thought processes
What is a cognitive bias?
A person has faulty thinking, memory and attentional processes are faulty leading to irrational judgments and poor decisions
Cognitive biases are faulty thinking and attentional processes. What do they lead to?
Irrational decisions and poor decisions
How many cognitive biases are there?
4
Who identified cognitive biases?
Rickwood et al
What is faulty beliefs of skills and judgement?
Gamblers have an illusion of control they overestimate their ability to control a random event.
Which cognitive bias is this? Gamblers have an illusion of control as they overestimate their ability to control a random event
Faulty belief of skills and judgment
Which cognitive bias is this? Jimmy knows that he will win at gambling as he has studied the roulette wheel and knows it always goes red, red, black then red.
Faulty belief of skills and judgment
What is the cognitive bias of engaging in personal traits/ritual behaviours?
Gamblers belief they have a better chance of winning because they are lucky or have superstitious behaviour
Which bias is this? Mark knows he will win in poker because he is using his lucky cards.
Engaging in personal traits/rituals behaviours
Which bias is this? Owen is confident he will win because he is a lucky guy.
Engaging in personal traits/rituals behaviours
What is selective recall?
Gamblers remember certain types of information/events better than others.
Which bias is this? Robbie has lost his last five bets but when asked about this he prefers to talk about when he won £100 last week
Selective recall
Which bias is this? William claims that his latest loss on a horse race was an unexpected mystery but his wins are down to his excellence at understanding horses
Selective recall
What is faulty perception?
Addicted gamblers have distorted views about the operation of chance
