PSY407H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Problem Gambling, Mania, Stock Market
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Gambling is betting something of value on an uncertain outcome: stock market gambling involves only betting on high risk stocks because of their potential of high reward. Note-these people also spend huge amounts of time watching the stock market: also see games of skill and games of chance. Historically-every society ever has had gambling: dates back to 6000 bc. Pathological gambling was dsm4 and had to meet 5 out of 10 criteria. Gambling disorder sees genetic underlying components: behavioural addiction, criteria are very similar to substance abuse disorders. Proccupation, build tolerance, lose control, get restless when they cut down/stop, also see chasing where people go back and try to re-win their losses. Make online trackers but they do(cid:374)"t go up high e(cid:374)ough for her patie(cid:374)ts. Around 75% of canadians have gambled at least once: around 5-6% of people are problem gamblers. See 1 female to 3 males typically.
