PSY396H1 Lecture Notes - Agonist, Headache, Infor
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Set of behaviours that revolve around one object more commonly a drug or specific behaviours. Unusual behaviours follow basic princapals of addiction. Conflict diagreemnt withing person or person and spciety. Relapse defining addict after remoival of object of addiction bheaviour may carry over to relapses. Wow young people tied down to computer videogames. Problem gambling defined difficulty time or money spent on gambling. Gambling small doses not problem but more time money and efforts person starts going into realm of problem gambling. Or pathological loss in live money and is recognized by dsm. Exhibit 5 from list of 10 diagnosed with disorder. Interesting fidnign addiction difficult gambling park disease start gambling. Affect nigrostriatal detroiate and lead to hose of symptoms of motor control and movement. One drug used is ldopa precursor to dopamine. Parkinsion patient received ldop and boosting levels in brain become succeptile to gambling addicition. Not with dop nigrostriatal but in mesolimibic and less in mesocortical.
