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Treatment development in problem and pathological gambling

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dc.contributor.advisor Nieuwoudt, J. N. en
dc.contributor.author Bulwer, Miranda en
dc.date.accessioned 2009-08-25T10:49:31Z
dc.date.available 2009-08-25T10:49:31Z
dc.date.issued 2009-08-25T10:49:31Z
dc.date.submitted 2006-11 en
dc.identifier.citation Bulwer, Miranda (2009) Treatment development in problem and pathological gambling, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/1092> en
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10500/1092
dc.description.abstract This study is an exploration, through ethnographic and auto-ethnographic inquiry, of the personal world, gambling experiences and underlying biopsychosocial vulnerabilities of three individual case studies - one male and two females - each representing a different sub-type of pathological gambler. It comprises the integration and implementation of a psycho-structural stage matching model to explore comorbidity and identify certain biopsychosocial manifestations in the respective stages of pathological gambling. Long term treatment strategies were identified and patient treatment matching was explored. Further, it comprises my personal relationship and therapeutic treatment of these sub-types of gamblers over a period of one year and longer. In this study it is hypothesized that formulating appropriate matching long term treatment strategies should be based on the stage of change, the phase in the psycho-structural model, as well as the gambler's underlying vulnerability. From this a comprehensive gambling disposition profile can be completed with proper intervention matching approaches. A number of other hypotheses emerged from this study that could provide valuable information and serve as a guideline to those working with pathological gamblers. en
dc.format.extent 1 online resource (xiii, 371 leaves)
dc.language.iso en en
dc.subject Gambling addiction en
dc.subject Pathological gambling en
dc.subject Problem gambling en
dc.subject Comorbidity en
dc.subject Auto-ethnographic inquiry en
dc.subject Individual case studies en
dc.subject Personal disposition en
dc.subject Biopsychosocial vulnerability en
dc.subject Codependency en
dc.subject Situational and structural determinants en
dc.subject Psycho-structural interaction model en
dc.subject Cycle of problem gambling en
dc.subject Gambling disposition profile en
dc.subject Treatment development en
dc.subject Components of treatment en
dc.subject Long term treatment considerations en
dc.subject Treatment matching en
dc.subject Therapeutic approach en
dc.subject.ddc 616.85841
dc.subject.lcsh Compulsive gambling
dc.subject.lcsh Compulsive gambling -- Treatment
dc.subject.lcsh Compulsive gamblers -- Rehabilitation
dc.subject.lcsh Psychology, Pathological
dc.title Treatment development in problem and pathological gambling en
dc.type Thesis en
dc.contributor.email djagegjj@unisa.ac.za en
dc.description.department Psychology en
dc.description.degree D.Phil. en


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