PSYC 365 Study Guide - Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Binge Drinking, Aversion Therapy
27 Dec 2013
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Psyc 365 ch 10 health compromising behaviours. More likely to smoke if their friends smoke or if attending a school where older students smoke. Linked to smoking in movies: becoming a smoker. Personal characteristics (risk taker, low self esteem) Positive-affect smoker: a smoker who smokes to attain positive effect (stimulation, relaxation, gratification) Negative- affect smoker: smoker who smokes to reduce negative affect, such as anxiety, distress, fear, or guilt. Habitual smoker: smokers who smoke without awareness of why they are doing so. Addictive smoker: smokers who develop a psychological dependence on smoking and are keenly aware when they are not smoking. It is important to note different reasons as then quitting strategies will be different as well: health consequences. Breathing it is called passive smoking: quitting smoking. Half of all people attempt to quit each year. Withdrawal symptoms include anxiety, irritability, and moodiness. Reasons for quitting involve own future health (30%), own present health (20%), change of lifestyle (16%)
