REINFORCEMENT AND BETTING

 REINFORCEMENT  

This is a reward or consequence that increase the probability of a behavior recurring. 

Betting is gambling cash upon the outcome of a certain event. For instance in Casinos, football or even races.


A GAME OF ADDICTION

Just like drugs, betting and gambling is addictive. For instance here in Kenya,  we have several mobile betting site and gambling is common. Am sure most reading this have had an experience on the same. 

We have seen teens gamble with their savings until they own nothing and still crave for more.

The question is, what brings about the addiction?



Well, betting is a one time trial and its a series of several losses and little wins and one keeps trying in the hope of winning more where as the government earns revenue and the companies mostly foreign earn more. 

I tend to think, mainly this is psychological manipulation with betting and gambling as the main activity posing as a recreative way and money earn earned is the reinforcement/ reward. This is a variable ration schedule as one is uncertain of the win or loss. It just comes unpredictably.

The addictions comes about by alteration in the way the brain sends its messages making one prone to gambling so much. This is by the brain releasing Dopamine a chemical related with pleasure or something enjoyable hence motivation one to do it again. So when one thinks of gambling, they do not think as a way of creating money as such but as a pleasurable and enjoyable activity. Just as one takes drugs for fun, to feel high until they cant do without them its exactly the same. With time controlling the impulse to get into a casino or get online and bet becomes hard hence we say the individual is prone to betting and they will defend their actions as right in all possible ways.

THE WAY OUT......🤔🤔

1. Accept and identify this is a problem you have

2.  Join a support group of you preference

3.Find alternatives to gambling 

4. seek professional help.




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