vulnerability to addiction
- Created by: patrick flood
- Created on: 14-02-14 11:06
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- vulnerability to addiction
- stress
- everyday stress
- people more likely to develop patterns of substance abuse
- relieves anxiety
- means of coping with everyday hassles
- areas of high unemployment have higher rates of alcoholism
- however can not be sure of this
- problems of alcoholism more less likely in rural areas
- could be due to social drift
- traumatic stress
- people exposed to severe trauma are more vulnerable
- Dressen et al: 30% of drug addicts and 15% of alcoholics suffered from PTSD
- 40% of solders used heroin at least one while serving in vietnam
- why did only only some develop addictions
- everyday stress
- personality
- some psychologists suggest there is an addictive personality type
- tesson at el people addicted to drugs have higher then average scores on neuroticism
- parke et al investigated personality types in pathological gamblers
- pathological gamblers showed high levels of competitiveness and deferment gratification
- peers
- peer pressure is a very important factor for addictive behaviours
- the peer group is a source of identity and learning social norms
- attitude towards addictive behaviours has an effect
- social identity theory assumes that group members adopt to the norms of the group
- Sussman peer use of drugs was a strong predictor
- however family conflict and poor supervision by parents
- Thombs et al found a relationship between positive relationship between alcohol consumption and a friend's alcohol consumption
- peer pressure can be restricted if they have parents who are against smoking
- age
- adolescence is a key time for people to acquire an addiction majority of smokers begin before 20
- Sharm found that nicotine had a grater activating effect on the neural structure of adolescents then adults- suggests that adolescents more sensitive to The rewarding qualities of nicotine are less sensitive to the adverse effects
- fidler et al found that adolescents who are more smoked just one cigarette by the age of 11 more likely to be regular smokers at 14
- stress
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