Stress

• Stress AO1

  • people who stress may turn to addictive substance or behaviours as form as self-medication
  • periods of chronic, last-longing stress and tramuatic life events in childhood have been linked with increased risk of developing an addiction
  • Anderson And Teicher(2008) found early experiences of stress have damaging effects on a young brain in a sensitive period of development. Futher stress experiences in later life trigger vulnerability and more likely person may self-medicate with substances
• Stress AO3

  • based on correctional research where cause and effect cannot be established, addiction may cause an individual to become stressed(loss of money, lack of sleep). Research lacks internal validity, does not allow us to conclude that stress does make someone more at risk of addiction