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Reducing addiction and the application of theories of behaviour change to addictive behaviour

Psychology

A Level

AQA

5m 50s

in Issues and options in Psychology

In this podcast we will be discussing ways of reducing addiction, including drug therapy, the behavioural interventions of aversion therapy and covert sensitisation, as well as cognitive behavioural therapy. We’ll also look at applying theory to reducing addiction; namely the Theory of Planned Behaviour and Prochaska’s six-stage model of behaviour change.
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Tutors:

Jean Marc Lawton

ADDICTION

Reducing addiction & the application of theories of behaviour change to addictive behaviour – task

  • Listen to the podcast on reducing addiction and make notes as you do, that will allow you to construct mind maps on the two following headings:

1] Methods of reducing addiction (drug therapy, behaviourist interventions, cognitive behavioural therapy

2] Theories of behaviour change to addictive behaviour (Theory of Planned Behaviour, Prochaska’s six-stage model of behaviour change to addictive behaviour)

  • You may find that you need to listen to the podcast more than once to achieve this

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