In the Pursuit of Winning Problem Gambling Theory, Research and Treatment /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Zangeneh, Masood (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Blaszczynski, Alex (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Turner, Nigel E. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2008.
• Θέματα: Psychology.; Public health.; Health psychology.; Health Psychology.; Public Health.

Poker websites. State lotteries. Sports betting. As gambling outlets become easier to find, more—and younger—people are risking their finances, family lives, and health. In the Pursuit of Winning brings together an international panel of 35 experts to present theoretical, clinical, sociological, his...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Explaining Why People Gamble
• Games, Gambling, and Gambling Problems
• Exploring the Mind of the Gambler
• Individual Factors in the Development and Maintenance of Problem Gambling
• Gambling
• A Critical Perspective on Gambling
• The Marketing of Gambling
• Religiosity and Gambling Rituals
• Buying a Risk
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Problem Gamblers
• Psychopharmacological Management of Pathological Gambling
• A Transpersonal Developmental Approach to Gambling Treatment
• How Science Can “Think” About Gamblers Anonymous
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• A Treatment Approach for Adolescents with Gambling Problems
• The Evolution of Problem Gambling Helplines.