ASC5010 - Gambling, gaming and other behavioural addictions

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Overview

This unit will present the latest evidence about gambling disorder, gaming disorder and other emerging behavioural addictions / disorders. The unit commences with a focus on people experiencing problems with gambling, providing you with a comprehensive understanding about its aetiology, screening, assessment, treatment, relapse prevention and recovery. Using these principles, … For more content click the Read More button below. For each behavioural addiction or emerging disorder, its characteristics and risk factors are discussed in context of their biological, psychological and social dimensions.

This unit will present the latest evidence about gambling disorder, gaming disorder and other emerging behavioural addictions / disorders.

The unit commences with a focus on people experiencing problems with gambling, providing you with a comprehensive understanding about its aetiology, screening, assessment, treatment, relapse prevention and recovery. Using these principles, the unit then turns to consider other emerging behavioural addictions / disorders, including gaming disorder and those related to food, exercise, social media, sexual activity, shopping, and hoarding. These are described and discussed with reference to general, underlying principles identified in recognised Gambling Disorder and Gaming Disorder.

For each behavioural addiction or emerging disorder, its characteristics and risk factors are discussed in context of their biological, psychological and social dimensions.

Offerings

S2-01-CLAYTON-ONLINE

Rules

Enrolment Rule

Contacts

Chief Examiner(s)

Dr Kirsten Schliephake

Unit Coordinator(s)

Ramez Bathish

Dr Kirsten Schliephake

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you should be able to:

Describe characteristics of gambling and gaming disorders and emerging behavioural addictions in specific populations or communities.

Recognise prevalence of gambling and levels of harm experienced.

Critique differences and similarities of behavioural addictions to substance use disorders

Explain how gambling and gaming disorders may be identified and identify suitable treatment and referral pathways.

Outline precipitating and maintaining factors and factors associated with relapse taking into consideration biological, psychological and social dimensions.

Evaluate public health and policy and prevention strategies to address current and emerging behavioural addictions.

Discuss innovations and evidence for identification, treatment, and prevention of behavioural addictions.

Identify characteristics and risk factors associated with a range of behavioural addictions.

Analyse emerging behavioural addictions with reference to their aetiological characteristics and potential impact on public health.

Teaching approach

Online learning

Assessment

1 - Skills exercise (1,000 - 1,500 words)

2 - Reflective learning activities (10 x weekly forum discussions) (1,000 - 1,500 words)

3 - iSAP Case study (4,000 words)

4 - Report (4,000 words)

Workload requirements

Workload

Students enrolling in ASC5010 will be expected to contact the unit coordinator(s) regularly throughout the semester and participate in online discussion with fellow students and academic staff. Students should expect to spend around 24 hours a week of self-directed learning. This includes accessing online lectures, podcasts and resources as well as participating in forum discussions questions and quizzes via Moodle in addition to conducting offline independent study such as reading, research and writing activities.

Learning resources

Required resources

Availability in areas of study

Addiction studies