Risk factor: personality Flashcards
1
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Eysenck
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- suggests a correlation between certain traits (3 super traits) and addiction
2
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Cloninger
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- individuals high novelty seeking, inhibited harm avoidance and rewards dependence are extremely vulnerable to substance abuse
3
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Teeson
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- personality research is largely correlational and does not necessarily predict addictive behaviours
4
Q
Cao and Su
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- volunteer sample of 2620 high school students, completing a several surveys measuring personality variables and internet usage
- 64 students diagnosed with suffering from internet addiction
5
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Verhheul et al
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- estimated personality disorders to be prevalent in 44% of alcoholics, 70% of cocaine addicts and 77% of opiate addicts
