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Index
Note: Boldface page
numbers indicate
illustrations.
adolescents
gambling by, 6–7
signs of gambling
addiction in, 11, 17
American Psychiatric
Association, 21
Applegate, Eliot, 21
Barkley, Charles, 40,
40
Benson, Rick, 62
Bloch, Brian J., 53
brain, 21, 31, 41, 59
prefrontal cortex,
25
reward system of, 5,
22–23
Burke, Michael, 33
Candy Crush Saga
(online
game), 37–38
casinos
odds are stacked in favor
of, 14
play on psychology of
problem gamblers,
41–42
chasing losses, 30
cognitive behavioral
therapy (CBT), 60–61
compulsive gambling
drugs leading to, 26
effects on home life/
work, 16–19, 44–45,
48–51
emotional factors in,
30–31
financial impacts of,
15–16, 47–48, 51
gambler’s fallacy and,
28
gateway games and,
37–38
illusion of control and,
28–30
initial thrill of winning
and, 34–35
links between mental
health issues and,
13–15
partial reinforcement
and, 25–27
prevalence in US, 11–12
recognition as addictive
disorder, 21
risk factors for, 11–13
