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Addiction

Risk factors, explanations for nicotine and gambling addiction, and reducing addiction

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Addiction is a key topic in the AQA A-Level Psychologyspecification. This topic covers risk factors, explanations for nicotine and gambling addiction, and reducing addiction.

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Describing addiction Physical vs psychological dependence Tolerance Withdrawal syndrome Risk factors in developing addiction Genetic vulnerability Family and twin studies Dopamine receptor genes Stress as a risk factor Self-medication hypothesis Personality factors Sensation-seeking Impulsivity Antisocial personality Evaluation of risk factors Family influences Parental modelling Attitudes to addiction Peer influences Social identity theory Social learning Evaluation of family and peer influences Nicotine addiction: brain neurochemistry Dopamine and reward pathway Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors Role of the nucleus accumbens Evaluation of neurochemical explanation Nicotine addiction: learning theory Classical conditioning: cue reactivity Operant conditioning: reinforcement Positive reinforcement (pleasure)Negative reinforcement (avoiding withdrawal)Social learning Evaluation of learning theory Gambling addiction: learning theory Operant conditioning explanation Variable reinforcement schedules Partial reinforcement effect Classical conditioning: cues Evaluation of learning theory Gambling addiction: cognitive theory Cognitive biases Illusion of control Gambler's fallacy Recall bias Attribution errors Evaluation of cognitive explanation Reducing addiction: drug therapy Drug interventions for nicotine Nicotine replacement therapy Varenicline (Champix)Drug interventions for gambling Opioid antagonists Evaluation of drug therapy Reducing addiction: behavioural interventions Aversion therapy How aversion therapy works Covert sensitisation Evaluation of behavioural interventions Reducing addiction: CBT Cognitive restructuring Functional analysis Skills training Evaluation of CBT for addiction Theory of planned behaviour Behavioural attitude Subjective norms Perceived behavioural control Application to addiction Evaluation of TPB Prochaska's six-stage model of behaviour change Pre-contemplation stage Contemplation stage Preparation stage Action stage Maintenance stage Termination stage Application to addiction treatment Evaluation of Prochaska's model

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