12-25-2009, 04:05 PM
What are the “three phases” of gambling addiction?
The progressive, downward cycle of pathological gambling typically follows a pattern of increasing involvement in the addictive behavior. Robert L. Custer, M.D., identified the development of the disease as following three phases:
During the winning phase, gamblers experience a big win-or a series of wins-that leaves them with unreasonable optimism that their winning will continue. This leads them to feel great excitement when gambling, and they begin increasing the amounts of their bets.
During the losing phase, the gamblers often begin bragging about wins they have had, start gambling alone, think more about gambling and borrow money-legally or illegally. They start lying to family and friends and become more irritable, restless and ...
Posted on Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:49:35 +0100 at http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=311...ambling%2F
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The progressive, downward cycle of pathological gambling typically follows a pattern of increasing involvement in the addictive behavior. Robert L. Custer, M.D., identified the development of the disease as following three phases:
During the winning phase, gamblers experience a big win-or a series of wins-that leaves them with unreasonable optimism that their winning will continue. This leads them to feel great excitement when gambling, and they begin increasing the amounts of their bets.
During the losing phase, the gamblers often begin bragging about wins they have had, start gambling alone, think more about gambling and borrow money-legally or illegally. They start lying to family and friends and become more irritable, restless and ...
Posted on Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:49:35 +0100 at http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=311...ambling%2F
Author: Recovery Is Sexy.com
Comments: http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3119065