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B3- Non-substance-related addiction Flashcards

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Gambling addiction

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  • Cognitive approach
  • Learning approach
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Shopping addiction

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  • Learning approach
  • Cognitive approach
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Non-substance-related addiction

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Each addiction consists of:
- initiation
- maintenance
- relapse

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Initiation

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why people begin an addiction

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Maintenance

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why people continue in their addiction

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Relapse

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why people go back to their addiction after trying to quit

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Gambling
- Cognitive

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Initiation
- cost benefit analysis

Maintenance
- irrational thoughts
- cognitive bias
- illusion of control

Relapse
- recall bias

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Cost- benefit analysis
(initiation)

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potential costs =
financial costs + anxiety

potential benefits =
enjoyment + financial gain

If a person expects benefits to outweigh costs, they’re likely to gamble

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Irrational thoughts
(maintenance)

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  • thoughts are not rational because our cognition can be distorted
  • addicted gamblers are guided by irrational thoughts about probability chance and luck
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Gamblers Fallacy
(maintenance)

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mistaken belief that if something happens more frequently in a given time, it will happen less frequently in the future

e.g.
five heads tossed in a row predicts a tail will be next

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Cognitive bias
(maintenance)

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‘near miss’ bias
- instead of interpreting their loss as a loss they see it as a near miss which provides rewards that maintain gambling (tension + excitement)

  • an addicted gamblers thinking is biased towards perceiving favourable outcomes
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Illusion of control
(maintenance)

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  • a gambler may believe they can influence a gambling outcome
  • superstitious behaviour:
    • lucky charms, clothes etc

others think they have special knowledge that makes them experts.

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Recall Bias
(relapse)

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an addicted gambler who quits is at risk of relapse because their memory is self-serving
- they recall wins and overestimate benefits
- they forget loss and underestimate costs

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Evaluation
- strength

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Practical application for effective treatments
- a study showed replacing a gamblers irrational thoughts with more rational ones can reduce gambling
- this suggests cognitive distorts underlie addicted gambling behaviour

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Evaluation
- weakness

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Problems explaining initiation + maintenance
- many people have irrational thoughts about gambling but few ever start
- cognitive factors are’nt enough to explain why people start and continue gambling

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Gambling
- learning approach

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Initiation
- social learning
- classical conditioning
Maintenance
- positive reinforcement
- negative reinforcement
- partial reinforcement
- variable reinforcement
Relapse
- cue reactivity

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Social Learning
(initiation)

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many begin gambling through vicarious reinforcement
- also indirect reinforcement through the media

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Classical Conditioning
(initiation)

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the 1st time a gambler enjoys intense external and internal stimuli they become associated with gambling activity

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Positive Reinforcement
(maintenance)

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  • most gamblers experience a big win, this causes them to continue to try to recreate their win
  • near misses are built into gambling and reinforce the behaviour
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Negative reinforcement
(maintenance)

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  • gambling can be an escape to avoid reality
  • the temporary relief from everyday anxiety reinforces gambling
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Partial reinforcement
(maintenance)

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occurs when only some instances of a behaviour are rewarded

e.g fruit machines are programmed to pay out only on some bets, so only reinforced sometimes, makes gambler continue as they want to win next time

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Variable Reinforcement
(maintenance)

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only a certain proportion of gambles are rewarded
- the gambler isn’t sure when they’ll win so they continue to gamble
- the payout is unpredictable, could be after 2 or 30 spins

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Cue reactivity
(relapse)

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explains how gambling can be reinstated after gambler has quit
- they encounter many conditioned cues that cause arousal

e.g adverts, colourful scratchcards, noisy flashy casino, busy crowded gambling websites

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Evaluation
- strength

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Research support
- HFG,LFG = high + low frequency gamblers
- HFG would place bets in the last 2 minutes to prolong their rewards, but LFG would just wait until the next round

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Evaluation - weakness
Role of individual differences - conditioning doesn't occur in the same way in every gambler - people gamble for different reasons, some can quit easily others cannot - includes cognitive factors
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Shopping - Learning approach
Initiation - vicarious reinforcement - celebrities Maintenance - positive reinforcement - adrenaline - negative reinforcement Relapse - cues negative reinforcement
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Vicarious Reinforcement (initiation)
observing a role model shopping and experiencing enjoyment triggers a desire for us to do the same
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Celebrities + advertisements (initiation)
Identification with celebrities triggers us to be like them and buy a product they have - adverts suggest buying their products can bring us success, status etc
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Positive reinforcement (maintenance)
shopping becomes addictive because of its rewarding effects - friends many shop together to gain status - features of shopping positively reinforce
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Adrenaline rush + rewards (maintenance)
dopamine reward system motivates people to shop compulsively - triggers a rewarding rush
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Negative Reinforcement (maintenance)
- people compulsively shop for relief from reality - after shopping they feel emptiness that they want to avoid
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Cue reactivity (relapse)
the cues trigger the arousal that the shopper associates with their addiction and still crave Shoppers are vulnerable to cues as they're hard to avoid
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Negative Reinforcement (relapse)
- a recovering shopper experiences withdrawal symptoms that can be relieved by shopping - as relief is only temporary, it becomes a never ending cycle
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Evaluation - strength
Gender differences - women shop for clothes, men shop for tools + goods - buying them attracts positive reinforcement from others - operant conditioning plays a key role
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Evaluation - weakness
Cognitive factors - study showed positive reinforcement isn't enough to explain shopping addiction, other factors such as cognitive must be considered
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Shopping - Cognitive approach
Initiation - relief from boredom - psychological problems Maintenance - reduction of anxiety - relief from boredom Relapse - withdrawal effects - breakdown of coping startegies
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Relief from boredom - initiation
- easily accessible to relieve boredom - anyone can look around shops or websites - virtually free as anything can be returned
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Psychological problems - initiation
- relief from emotional distress and low self esteem can be associated with mental disorders - this can arise from childhood trauma
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Reduction of Anxiety - maintenance
- a compulsive shopper experiences anxiety when they consider the consequences (financial) - the anxiety is relieved by the shopper going out to shop again = counter-productive
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Relief from boredom - maintenance
- shoppers continue to shop as they're still bored or need anxiety relief - once bought, anxiety comes back and they're more anxious about hiding - the anxiety can be relieved by shopping again = destructive maintenance cycle
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Withdrawal effects - relapse
- a shopper who decides to quit will be vulnerable to feelings they were trying to relieve: - distress - boredom - loneliness - anxiety
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Breakdown of coping strategies - relapse
- the shopper must find a different way to deal with the underlying problems not the addiction - the shopping is a coping strategy to deal with effects of childhood trauma
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Evaluation - strength
Link to mental disorders - study showed most shoppers have anxiety and/or depression - significant support for early trauma causing mental illness
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Evaluation - weakness
Biological factors - study showed parents with mental disorders create a dysfunctional home causing childhood trauma - children with depression + addiction from genetics

Health Psychology- Unit 3 (9 decks)

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