DESCRIBING ADDICTION
Describing addiction: physical and psychological dependence, tolerance and withdrawal syndrome.
RISK FACTORS FOR ADDICTION
Risk factors in the development of addiction, including genetic vulnerability, stress, personality, family influences and peers
BIOLOGICAL EXPLANATIONS FOR SMOKING
Explanations for nicotine addiction: brain neurochemistry, including the role of dopamine,
BEHAVIOURAL EXPLANATIONS FOR SMOKING
Explanations for nicotine addiction: learning theory as applied to smoking behaviour, including reference to cue reactivity.
LEARNING THEORY APPLIED TO GAMBLING ADDICTION
Explanations for gambling addiction: learning theory as applied to gambling, including reference to partial and variable reinforcement;
COGNITIVE EXPLANATIONS FOR GAMBLING ADDICTION
Explanations for gambling addiction: cognitive theory as applied to gambling, including reference to cognitive bias
BEHAVIOURAL INTERVENTIONS FOR ADDICTION
Reducing addiction: drug therapy; behavioural interventions, including aversion therapy and covert sensitisation;
CBT FOR ADDICTION
Reducing addiction: drug therapy; behavioural interventions, including aversion therapy and covert sensitisation; cognitive behaviour therapy
THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOUR
The application of the following theories of behaviour change to addictive behaviour: the theory of planned behaviour.
PROCHASKA’S SIX STAGE MODEL
The application of the following theories of behaviour change to addictive behaviour; the theory of planned behaviour and Prochaska’s six-stage model of behaviour change