GAMBLING ADDICT VERSUS THE GAMBLING PROFESSIONAL - A DIFFERENCE IN CHARACTER

• NCJ Number: 6589
• Journal: International Journal of the Addictions Volume: 7 Issue: 2 Dated: (1972) Pages: 387-393
• Author(s): I Kusyszyn
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 7 pages
• Corporate Author: Marcel Dekker, Inc
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

COMPARISON OF THE ADDICTED AND THE PROFESSIONAL GAMBLER IN TERMS OF EMOTIONAL, INTERPERSONAL, BEHAVIORAL, AND ATTITUDINAL FACTORS.

Abstract

IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT THE PSYCHOLOGICAL LITERATURE HAS DEALT ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY WITH ONLY ONE TYPE OF GAMBLERTHE COMPULSIVE. THIS EMPHASIS HAS GIVEN PSYCHOLOGISTS, AS WELL AS LAYMEN, A DISTORTED PICTURE OF THE TRUE STATE OF AFFAIRS. AT LEAST FOUR OTHER KINDS OF GAMBLERS HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY IDENTIFIED - THE SOCIAL GAMBLER, THE PROFESSIONAL, THE SUCCESSFUL ADDICT, AND THE CHEAT. AUTHOR ABSTRACT