Addiction - Learning Flashcards
Weaknesses of the learning approach to addiction?
Limited
Strengths of the learning approach to addiction?
Treatment implications
Limitations of learning approach to addiction?
Fails to explain why only some people become addicted
Treatment implications of learning approach to addiction?
Drummond et al
Drummond et al?
‘Cue exposure’ uses cues without giving the opportunity to engage, leading to stimulus discrimination
Learning approach to gambling initiation researcher?
Griffiths
Griffiths?
Positive reinforcement of physiological buzz, psychological, social and financial rewards
Brown?
Arousal (not winning) is key determinant in gambling addiction
Learning approach to gambling maintenance?
Intermittent reinforcement
Social approval
Negative reinforcement
Intermittent reinforcement in gambling researcher?
Griffiths
Griffiths (IM)?
Persistence is strengthened by a win
Social approval in gambling researcher?
Lambos et al
Lambos et al?
Peers and family more likely to approve = reinforcement
Negative reinforcement in gambling researcher?
Rosenthaul and Lesieur
Rosenthaul and Lesieur?
60% of gamblers reported physical side effects
Learning approach to gambling relapse?
Conditioned cues
Approach-avoidance conflict
Conditioned cues in gambling?
Generate feelings associated with gambling
Approach-avoidance conflict?
Due to both positive and negative consequences they’re motivated to approach and avoid, fluctuating between the two