TITLE What are the treatments for addiction Friday 29 January 2021 Describe the conclusion of one study that has investigated alcohol abuse 2 marks LO To understand how and why different therapies work to treat addiction ID: 935701
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LO: To understand how and why different therapies work to treat addiction.
TITLE: What are the treatments for addiction?
Friday, 29 January 2021
‘Describe the conclusion of one study that has investigated alcohol abuse.’ (2 marks)
Slide2LO: To understand how and why different therapies work to treat addiction.
TITLE: What are the treatments for addiction?
Friday, 29 January 2021
‘Describe the conclusion of one study that has investigated alcohol abuse.’ (2 marks)
The
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study suggests that alcoholism is related to hereditary factors. The data from the study supports the idea of a vulnerability because identical (MZ) twins were more likely to both be alcoholic than non-identical (DZ) twins. The increased social problems among alcoholic twins suggests that there are environmental factors that contribute to alcoholism.
Slide3What are your thoughts and opinions about this video of aversion therapy used to ‘treat’ gay people.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGV4aeSJyRM
LO: To understand how and why different therapies work to treat addiction.
Slide4Aversion therapy
Based on classical conditioning.
Addict learns to associate their addiction with something unpleasant, and therefore avoids the addictive substance.
Aversion therapy
LO: To understand how and why different therapies work to treat addiction.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ua1nW5n8src
Slide5Treating alcoholism
A drug like
Antabuse is taken which causes nausea.
Just before vomiting, the addict has an alcoholic drink several times.
Antabuse (UCS) leads to vomiting (UCR)
Alcohol (NS) is associated with Antabuse (UCS)
Alcohol becomes a learned/conditioned stimulus (CS) producing nausea/vomiting (CR).
Alcohol is now associated with vomiting not pleasure.
Aversion therapy
LO: To understand how and why different therapies work to treat addiction.
Slide6Treating gambling
An addicted gambler writes phrases related or unrelated to gambling on cards.
The gambler reads out each card and gets an electric shock for gambling-related phrases.
Electric shock (UCS) leads to pain (UCR)
Gambling-related phrase (NS) is associated with electric shock (UCS)
Gambling-related phrase becomes a CS producing pain (CR)
Gambling related behaviours associated with pain.
Aversion therapy
LO: To understand how and why different therapies work to treat addiction.
Treating smoking
Addicted smoker rapidly smokes in closed room.
Disgust from smoking is associated with smoking.
Slide7Treatment adherence issues
Might abandon because it is unpleasant
Many drop out before treatment has been completed
Makes it hard to assess effectiveness
Aversion therapy - evaluation
LO: To understand how and why different therapies work to treat addiction.
Poor long-term effectiveness
Benefits are short-term rather than long-term
In long-term follow up studies, found to be no more effective than a placebo
Lacks effectiveness as a treatment
A holistic approach
Can be combined with CBT to make it a holistic approach
Aversion therapy treats immediate urge, CBT provides longer lasting support
Provides a long-term solution to addiction.
Slide8Complete the tasks in the ME Time handouts for this lesson.
LO: To understand how and why different therapies work to treat addiction.
Slide9Watch the video and make revision notes for this topic.
LO: To understand how and why different therapies work to treat addiction.