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1. What are two
characteristics of
psychological addiction?

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Psychological addiction, is when someone become mentally

(emotionally) dependent on substances, the individual is emotionally attached to the substance, for example drugs, alcohol.

Characteristics of Psychological addiction are :

Intense substance cravings

Appetite loss

Denial

Inability to imagine coping without the substance

Appetite loss

Feeling restless when you’re not using the substance

Being mentally obsessed with getting more of the drug

Anxiety when thinking of not being able to access the substance

Insomnia that related to not being able to use a drug

Craving that appears sporadically, even years after quitting the drug

Mood swings.

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