Unit 3 - addictive behaviours

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Salience

Addictive behaviour is most important thing in individuals life. Dominates thoughts/feelings even when not engaged in addictive behaviour. Outcome of changes to the frontal cortex

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Tolerance

As time goes on, individual will require more of the addictive substance/behaviour to experience the original effect from the substance/behaviour as a result of reduced dopamine receptors and sensitivity in dopamine pathway

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Withdrawal

Individual is used to flow of dopamine so if addictive behaviour is stopped then they will experience withdrawal symptoms(physical/psychological) such as headaches and irritability

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Relapse

Individuals will have tendency to return/relapse to their addictive behaviour even if not engaged with it for years or having undergo successful treatments. This is because

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