Risk Factors - Family Influences

Question 1

Social Learning Theory (Family Influences)

Answer 1

Suggests we model our behaviours on key role models and some of the most critical role models are in the home. SLT suggests that we may learn to become addicted through vicarious reinforcement

Question 2

Families help shape our expectations about the world…

Answer 2

If we are led to believe that addictions relieve stress and boredom, we may initiate this type of behaviour ourselves for the expected rewards

Question 3

Parenting style

Answer 3

Uninvolved parenting, authoritarian parents and permissive parents lead to lack of discipline and self-control opens up more opportunities for children to fall into patterns of drug use.

Question 4

Goddard (1990)

Answer 4

If parents smoke, children are far more likely to themselves.

Question 5

Murray (1994)

Answer 5

If parents are perceived as a very anti-smoking then the kids were 7 times less likely to smoke