Understanding Problem Gamblers [Hardcover]

Paul Bellringer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2000

Gambling has recently become a major mainstream leisure activity. For most people it is an enjoyable, exciting entertainment, but for a minority it becomes a destructive dependency. This practical book is designed for those involved with a problem gambler, such as clients, partners or family members. The author explores some of the motivations and attractions of gambling; discusses the transition from social to problem gambling, and how gambling dependency develops; describes strategies for breaking through the barrier of denial; and explores relapse prevention and the vital role of helping agencies.

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Adrienne Baker is based at the School of Psychotherapy and Counselling, Regent's College, London, where she is Academic Coordinator and Director of the Psychodynamic Diploma.

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From Chapter 1: It is my belief that we are all gamblers in one form or another. It is human nature to take risks and gambling, as its simplest, is only a stylised form of that risk taking. If this is true we can surmise that gambling has been around as long as civilisation itself. Certainly there is evidence that circa 2000 BC the Egyptians were using knuckle bones painted as four-sided dice, and 500 years later the Chinese were enjoying a recognisable form of roulette. Throughout history whether encouraged or suppressed, the need for human to gamble has been exploited.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 220 pages
• Publisher: Free Assn Books (February 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1853434620
• ISBN-13: 978-1853434624
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,342,121 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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