ADDICTION: MOM - Ind

Question 1

Addiction ID MOM

Answer 1

Cognitive Restructuring

Question 2

Cognitive Restructuring Definition

Answer 2

Cognitive restructuring is a psychotherapeutic process of learning to identify and dispute irrational or maladaptive thoughts known as cognitive distortions

Question 3

Cognitive Restructuring - Griffiths

Answer 3

Suggests that the verbalisations he asked gamblers to make while gambling could be played back to them and this might help highlight their irrational nature
- Tried this on a small scale with some of his ppts.; the regular gamblers were surprised what they heard (suggesting they might find this method useful in overcoming gambling problems)

Measuring cognitive biases in gamblers could have useful implications for treatment in cognitive restructuring

Question 4

Cognitive Restructuring - Fortune & Goodle

Answer 4

Report that some studies use these ideas as a part of broader CBT while others focus on specific beliefs and biases

• Both methods have shown some success in treating gambling addiction

🙂 - Success suggests that cognitions may play a role in the contribution of gambling problems