Psychology 2020A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Rat Park, Family Therapy, Atypical Depression

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2020A/B
• Professor: Riley Hinson

Document Summary

Emotional need attempt to fill a void. Lack of control unable to stop despite attempts to do so. Start things recreationally then increased amount being to experience dependency. People become addicted to the dopamine that is released in the pleasure center of the brain which makes addiction far more than just the chemical make up of the drug . This allows gambling addictions, video games, sex etc : logically if it was just the chemicals that cause substances to become addictive everyone who uses them would become addicted. Addiction is more psychological rather than physiological. What do people get addicted to: checking phone / internet, drugs, sex. Why do only some people become addicted: addictions run in families, predisposition, life experiences, personality factors. Video . (cid:498)the chemistry of addiction(cid:499) https://www. youtube. com/watch?v=ukfjh9odsxw. The three (cid:498)c"s(cid:499) (cid:523)david smith(cid:524: compulsion obsession with drug / behaviour, control inability to stop drug use / behaviour, consequences continuation despite adverse consequences.