In the Pursuit of Winning

by Zangeneh, Masood; Blaszczynski, Alex; Turner, Nigel E.

• ISBN13: 9780387721729
• ISBN10: 038772172X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-12-01
• Publisher: Springer Nature

Summary

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, historical, and spiritual perspectives on problem gambling, and test popular addiction and disease models in the field. Early chapters examine the general psychology of gambling, before moving on to the irrational ideas associated with compulsive wagering, from belief in luck to illusions of control. The seven chapters in the second half are devoted to evidence-based interventions from a variety of clinical orientations. Case examples, Q&A sections, and a glossary add extra readability to the coverage.

Author Biography

Masood Zangeneh is Professor, Communication and General Education Department, Centennial College, and Research Analyst, Psychiatric Neurogenetics Department, Center for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is also editor-in-chief of International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction.Alex Blaszczynski is Chair of Psychology, University of Sydney; Chief, Department of Medical Psychology, Westmead Hospital; and Conjoint Professor, University of New South Wales, School of Psychiatry. In 1995 he received the United States of America National Council on Problem Gambling Board of Directors Award for outstanding contribution to research on pathological gambling. In 2000, he received an award from the Latin American Psychiatric Association Honor Committee for contribution to the study of the impact of gambling.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Explaining Why People Gamble	p. 11
Games, Gambling, and Gambling Problems	p. 33
Exploring the Mind of the Gambler	p. 65
Individual Factors in the Development and Maintenance of Problem Gambling	p. 83
Gambling	p. 95
A Critical Perspective on Gambling	p. 119
The Marketing of Gambling	p. 135
Religiosity and Gambling Rituals	p. 155
Buying a Risk	p. 167
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Problem Gamblers	p. 179
Psychopharmacological Management of Pathological Gambling	p. 199
A Transpersonal Developmental Approach to Gambling Treatment	p. 211
How Science Can "Think" About Gamblers Anonymous	p. 229
Problem Gambling and Anger: Integrated Assessment and Treatment	p. 251
A Treatment Approach for Adolescents with Gambling Problems	p. 271
The Evolution of Problem Gambling Helplines	p. 291
References	p. 313
Subject Index	p. 345
Author Index	p. 349
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