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Quick questions on Explanations and treatments for addiction - OCR GCSE Psychology (J203)
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What is drug therapy?Show answer
Medication can reduce cravings or block the pleasant effect of a substance, or provide a safer substitute (for example, nicotine replacement for smoking). Strengths: can ease withdrawal, helping people quit, and acts on the biological cause. Weaknesses: treats the symptoms not the underlying habit, can have side effects, and the addiction may return when the drug stops.
What is aversion therapy?Show answer
Based on classical conditioning, it makes the person associate the substance with something unpleasant. For example, a drug may cause nausea whenever alcohol is drunk; after repeated pairings, alcohol becomes linked to feeling sick, creating an aversion so the person avoids it. Strengths: directly targets the learned association that maintains the addiction.
What is q1?Show answer
Name the neurotransmitter central to the brain's reward system in addiction. [1 mark]
What is q2?Show answer
Explain the difference between positive and negative reinforcement in addiction. [2 marks]
What is q3?Show answer
On which type of conditioning is aversion therapy based? [1 mark]
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