Addiction Biological Approach to Smoking and Gambling 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologyAddictive behaviourA2/A-levelAQA Created by: AnnaCreated on: 09-04-15 21:05 624135 Across 1. Case for Relapse of Gambling Where 60% of pathological gamblers reported physical effect during withdrawal (4) 3. Case for Initiation of Gambling which found concordance rates were 2x higher for MZ than DZ (7) 4. Case for Maintenance of Gambling which had 24ppts did computerised gambling while attached to fMRI - more activity in mesolimbic system. Higher gambling severity=more activity (5, 3, 5) 5. Case for initiation of smoking meta analysis of 140000 ppl data found DNA variants ~< whether ppl start smoking (12) Down 2. Case for Maintenance of Smoking which had dble blind ppts who smoked low nic for 1 week then high nic next week. Found ppts smoked more low nic - esp heavy smokers 25% more (9) 6. Case for Relapse of Smoking which tested smokers who abstained smoking. Found increased blood to brain parts ~< memory/reward/learning = they become active when craving cig (6)
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