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GCSE Psychology · key term
A cluster of physical, behavioural and cognitive features in which substance use takes a much higher priority than activities that previously had greater value.
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Revise: Characteristics of AddictionAddiction, described clinically here as dependence syndrome, is a pattern in which using a substance becomes a powerful priority. It involves thoughts and desires, behaviour and sometimes physical symptoms. The substance increasingly takes precedence over activities that previously mattered, and the person may struggle to control their use.
For ICD-10 dependence syndrome, remember three or more features present together at some time during the previous year—not three features occurring separately.
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