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Urge To Gamble In Problem Gamblers Exposed To A Casino Environment, Matt G. Kushner, Kenneth Abrams, Christopher Donahue, Paul Thuras, Randy Frost, Suck Won Kim
Urge To Gamble In Problem Gamblers Exposed To A Casino Environment, Matt G. Kushner, Kenneth Abrams, Christopher Donahue, Paul Thuras, Randy Frost, Suck Won Kim
Faculty Work
Cue-reactivity has received increased attention in addiction research, though not for gambling in particular. We examined cue reactivity in 18 problem gamblers by accompanying them to a gaming casino and measuring their subjective urge to gamble over a 1-h period. Half of the sample was additionally exposed to a gambling-specific negative mood induction (NMI) manipulation via guided imagery. Overall, about two-thirds of the sample reported moderate to high-gambling urges during the casino exposure. Additionally, the NMI reduced cue-reactivity. Finally, gambling urges in both groups decreased over the course of the exposure sessions. These findings suggest that a majority of problem …
Why Behavior Analysts Should Study Gambling Behavior, Mark R. Dixon
Why Behavior Analysts Should Study Gambling Behavior, Mark R. Dixon
Analysis of Gambling Behavior
The field of behavior analysis has been applied to solve many problems facing our society. Differential allocation of behavioral research to certain applied problems has resulted in positive changes in those areas while other areas re-main underserved. Problem and pathological gambling are areas of concern in our society which have been minimally addressed by behavior analysts. Rea-sons for the underrepresentation of research in gambling are discussed and poss-ible solutions to foster a behavioral understanding of and treatment for problem gamblers are presented.
The Gambling Functional Assessment (Gfa): An Assessment Device For Identification Of The Maintaining Variables Of Pathological Gambling, Mark R. Dixon, Taylor E. Johnson
The Gambling Functional Assessment (Gfa): An Assessment Device For Identification Of The Maintaining Variables Of Pathological Gambling, Mark R. Dixon, Taylor E. Johnson
Analysis of Gambling Behavior
The present paper describes the rationale and presents an assess-ment device for the identification of functional control of patholog-ical gambling behavior. It is suggested in this paper that only through identification of function and eventual treatment based on such function will interventions for the treatment of pathological gamblers become successful. A 20-item self-report format as-sessment is presented along with the scoring key for the instru-ment. Suggestions for future research on the psychometrics of the proposed instrument are presented along with implications for use in both research and clinical treatment facilities.