Individual differences of addiction 1 : Eyesencks personality theory

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  • Individual differences of addiction 1 : Eyesencks personality theory
    • eyesenck's personality theory
      • psychoticism- low psychoticism - non-aggressive.   high psychoticism - aggressive
      • neuroticism - low neuroticism - stable, not anxious, calm etc. high neutroticism - instability, anxious
      • extrovert- low extrovert- introvert, shy, quiet, avoid stimulations. high extrovert- loud, excited etc.
      • linking traits to addiction
        • Eysenck and gossop - 200 addicts.EPQ-high psychoticism and high neutrocism scores. retrospective studies
          • psychoticism - impulsive therefore do things without thinking about the consequences. Dalley et al- impulsive rats administer more cocaine than non-impulsive rats. Dewit- meta-analysis. - link between impulsivity and addiction. Impulsive individuals do less good in treatment. (stevens et al)
            • Neuroticism - Baumeister- self-medication - people with low self-esteem. Sinha - stress plays a role in initiation and maintenance.
    • evaluations
      • myth of addicted personality
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      • cause and effect??
        • Dong et al - prospective study. Chinese students given EPQ before developing internet addictions. high P and N scores.  retrospective study has issues
      • use of animals
        • McNamara et al - rats who are impulsive rather administer cocaine than heroin
      • dependent on addictive behaviour displayed
        • McNamara et al - rats administer more cocaine than heroin
      • the link to biological processes

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