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Addiction: Describing addiction and risk factors in the development of addiction

Psychology

A Level

AQA

5m 50s

in Issues and options in Psychology

In this podcast we discuss what addiction is, in terms of physical and psychological dependence, especially the effects of tolerance and withdrawal syndrome.. We will examine a range of factors involved in the development of addiction; genetic vulnerability, stress, personality, family influences and peers.
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Tutors:

Jean Marc Lawton

ADDICTION

Describing addiction & risk factors in the development of addiction – task

  • Listen to the podcast on risk factors in the development of addiction, making notes as you do so

 

  • From your notes then write a summary of the podcast. This should include references to:

 

a] psychological dependence

 

b] physiological dependence in terms of i] tolerance ii] withdrawal syndrome

 

c] Vulnerability in terms of i] genetic vulnerability ii] stress iii] personality iv] Cloninger’s tri-dimensional theory

 

d] Family and peer influences, including expectancies

 

  • You may find that you need to listen to the podcast more than once to achieve this

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