Thurs moderate, as the moderate consumption of alcohol is accepted as part of our culture and do not cause problems. As for alcohol, however, gambling to excess is a common weakness, which leads to serious security problems.
Gambling or gambling as most psychiatrists like to call it, is the inability to stop playing, even if one recognizes that gambling causes serious financial family, work, or other problems.
Parallels alcoholism and drug abuse in several ways. Compulsive gamblers lose control over their behavior and often lie and cheat his play on. Often try in vain to reduce or stop.
The gambling is not with the use of a psychoactive substance, but the action “,” problem gamblers Crave is awake, euphoric state similar to the “high” sought by addicts. This excited state is determined by changes in brain chemistry similar to those caused by alcohol or drugs. It may a race, “often characterized by sweaty palms, heart palpitations, dizziness and nausea that are experienced during the waiting period.
Alcoholics and drug abusers develop “tolerance” for the drug of choice and having to increase their consumption in order to get the same effect. Also dependent develop “tolerance” for “action” and should be the size of the stake or the likelihood of more and more against them in order to attract the same amount of attention.
Approximately 2 1 / 2% of the adult population is now some level of gambling. The rate of gambling problems and 16 to 17 years are comparable to those of adults.
The main difference between compulsive gambling or problem gambling and social self-control. Each social gambling session usually lasts for a fixed period and includes preset spending limits. It usually occurs with friends or colleagues only. The player gains satisfaction whether it wins or loses.
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