SLT

Question 1

Outline the general initiation pathway (SLT addiction)

Answer 1

Children seek positive, rather than negative affects of addictive behaviour. This is always the release of dopamine into the mesolimbic system

Question 2

Outline gambling initiation (SLT addiction)

Answer 2

Griffiths = gambling is addictive due to the physiological, social, psychological and financial rewards

Question 3

Outline initiation of smoking (SLT addiction)

Answer 3

Bahr et al = peers played a bigger influence in drug taking than parents (social reinforcement)

Question 4

Outline the maintenance of gambling (SLT addiction)

Answer 4

Rewards are accepted. Lambos found that peers and family were likely to approve of gambling (positive reinforcement)

Question 5

Outline the maintenance of smoking (SLT addiction)

Answer 5

Drug cessation causes unpleasant feelings of withdrawal. Drugs taken to relieve negative state, oppose to gain pleasure

Question 6

Outline the relapse stage (SLT addiction)

Answer 6

• environmental cues act as prompts, creating a craving
• claridge and Davis = dopamine reward neutrons started firing during and before the rewarding experience (link to paraphernalia)

Question 7

What did Robinson and Berridge (1993) state? (SLT addiction)

Answer 7

Fails to take into account why some do not get addicted (biological model)

Question 8

What is the main strength with SLT? (SLT addiction )

Answer 8

Not deterministic - behaviour can be unlearnt

Question 9

Give a RLA to smoking? (SLT addiction)

Answer 9

Many smoke because their peers do. Government policies should encourage parents to stop smoking

Question 10

What are individuals born as? (SLT addiction)

Answer 10

Tabula rasa, all behaviour is learnt