The authors clearly define the factors that distinguish recreational
from pathological gambling and explore the reasons why compulsive gambling is on the rise.
Not exact matches
These findings suggest the involvement of the opioid system in
pathological gambling and that it may differ
from addiction to substances such as alcohol.
Female
pathological gamblers often
gamble with friends, which probably prevents them
from withdrawing as easily as they may wish (Ladd & Petry, 2002a).
So I strongly agree with the author's viewpoint on coping strategies as a reason for
pathological gambling, as will be seen
from my next point.
As there are many factors that contribute to one's personality, there are also many factors that contribute to problems that stem
from personality, like a
pathological gambling problem.
Based on the definition for
pathological gambling from the DSM (APA 2000),
pathological gaming is defined as the persistent and recurrent inability to control excessive gaming habits despite associated social and / or emotional problems (Lemmens et al. 2009).