Learning Approach to Problem Gambling
- Created by: Ciara Ryan
- Created on: 12-05-15 22:16
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2. Griffiths et al found that?
- Behaviour becomes an addictio due to the psychological, social, financial rewards gambling provides
- 86% of 9-14 year olds that gambled said they gambled with family members
- adolescents engage in addictive behaviour e.g. gambling are being influenced by peers or role models
- There are 2 different types of gambling addictions: emotionally vulnerable gamblers and gamblers due to exposure to role models
3. Lambos et al. found what?
- Family members and peers of gamblers were more likely to approve of gambling
- 86% of 9-14 year olds that gambled said they gambled with family members
- adolescents engage in addictive behaviour e.g. gambling are being influenced by peers or role models
- There are 2 different types of gambling addictions: emotionally vulnerable gamblers and gamblers due to exposure to role models
4. Describe conditioned cues
- Gamblers start gambling by observing gamblers, imitating it and then postively reinforcing it by role models providing social approval
- Gamblers associate sensory aspects of gambling such as noise of a betting machine with the actual behvaiour so when they come into contact with stumuli it triggers arousal of gambling so they want to gamble again cauing them to relapse
- Gamblers become used to prolonged periods without rewards so when they do win, they are positively reinforced more maintaining the addiction
5. Ocassional Reinforcement states
- Gamblers become used to prolonged periods without rewards so when they do win, they are positively reinforced more maintaining the addiction
- Gamblers associate sensory aspects of gambling such as noise of a betting machine with the actual behvaiour so when they come into contact with stumuli it triggers arousal of gambling so they want to gamble again cauing them to relapse
- Gamblers start gambling by observing gamblers, imitating it and then postively reinforcing it by role models providing social approval
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