HSS 1101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Video Lottery Terminal, Internet Addiction Disorder, Online Gambling
19 Feb 2018
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Video lottery terminals play a major role in gambling problems in canada. Men are more likely to gamble than women, increasing among students nowadays given to increase in online gambling; poker most popular among students. Young people are more likely to develop gambling problems. Individuals addicted to gambling are unable to control the urge to gamble even when faced with devastating consequences such as loss of a house, family, job, and even their lives. Credit card companies now target stude(cid:374)ts to use their (cid:272)ards, a(cid:374)d as a result there s (cid:373)ore of a (cid:862)(cid:271)uy (cid:374)ow, pay for it later(cid:863) so(cid:272)iety. Gambling and shopping can lead to compulsive borrowing. Exercise addiction: exercise is a powerful mood enhance that can be addictive. Individuals addicted to exercise usually need to meet their needs for nurturance, intimacy, self-esteem, and self-competency. Results in negative consequences just like other addictions; alienation from family and friends, injuries from overdoing it, and a craving for more.
