Biological intervention: Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT)

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NRT provides ________ reinforcement because they deliver stress reliving effects.
positive
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It seems to ___________ the brains nicotine receptors, meaning that smoking an actual cigarette will be quite dissatisfying.
desensitize
2 of 8
A problem with NRT is that it does not deal with ____________ that smokers make with cigarettes.
associations
3 of 8
A strength of this therapy is that it does not have the _______ chemicals in cigarettes.
harmful
4 of 8
NRT only treats the __________ condition.
biological
5 of 8
Another problem with the drug is that you could become _________ on the nicotine instead of the drug.
dependant
6 of 8
NRT only _______ the problem, it does not solve it.
reduces
7 of 8
NRT also has ____ effects.
side
8 of 8

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Card 2

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It seems to ___________ the brains nicotine receptors, meaning that smoking an actual cigarette will be quite dissatisfying.

Back

desensitize

Card 3

Front

A problem with NRT is that it does not deal with ____________ that smokers make with cigarettes.

Back

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Card 4

Front

A strength of this therapy is that it does not have the _______ chemicals in cigarettes.

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

NRT only treats the __________ condition.

Back

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