AQA addiction approaches list of key studies
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- Created on: 28-10-13 10:34
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- Addiction approches key studies
- biological studies
- Shields et al twin study 42 twin pairs who has been reared apart
- Comings et al found that 48.7% of smokers carried the A1 variant compared with 25.9% of the general population
- many studies have shown that 1st degree relatives of pathological gamblers were more likely to suffer from pathological gambling
- Nasir et al found that smokers who suffer stroke damage to the insular cortex have their addiction eliminated
- Groset et al found that dopamine agonist used to treat parkinsons disease have the side effects of turning 10% of patients into pathological gamblers
- Cognitive studies
- McMaster et al studied cognitive dissonance with Australian smokers
- Tomato identified typical cognitive distortions in gamblers including superstitious beliefs and illusion of control over luck
- Griffiths conducted an experiment to investigate the role of dysfunctional beliefs in relation to gambling activity
- learning model studies
- Goldberg found that monkeys would press a lever to receive nicotine at similar rates for cocaine
- Morgan and grube investigated how peers affect the initiation and maintenance of smoking and drinking alcohol
- biological studies
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