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STELIANA RIZEANU

DEPENDENÞA DE
JOCURI DE NOROC

Ghid de ajutor pentru jucãtorii patologici

de noroc ºi familiile acestora

EDITURA UNIVERSITARÃ
Bucureºti, 2012
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RIZEANU, STELIANA
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CUPRINS

Introducere ............................................................... 7

CAPITOLUL I
Ce sunt jocurile de noroc? ...................................... 13
1.1. Definiþia jocurilor de noroc ................................ 13
1.2. Istoricul apariþiei jocurilor de noroc ................... 16
1.3. Categorii de jocuri de noroc ............................... 21

CAPITOLUL II
Când jocul de noroc devine o problemã? .............. 26
2.1. Ce este dependenþa de jocuri de noroc? .............. 26
2.2. Etapele apariþiei ºi dezvoltãrii dependenþei ........ 35
2.3. Consecinþele ale dependenþei jucãtorilor ............ 37
2.4. Impactul dependenþei asupra familiei jucãtorilor 41

CAPITOLUL III
Cum recunoaºtem dacã suntem dependenþi sau nu
de jocurile de noroc? ............................................... 44
3.1. Semne comportamentale ºi emoþionale ale
dependenþei de jocurile de noroc........................ 44
3.2. Tehnici de autoevaluare a dependenþei de
jocurile de noroc ................................................. 48

CAPITOLUL IV
Cum diagnosticãm dependenþa de jocurile de
noroc? ....................................................................... 56
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4.1. Criterii de diagnosticare ...................................... 56

4.2. Factorii de risc ºi riscurile apariþiei dependenþei 61

CAPITOLUL V
Cum poate fi tratatã dependenþa de jocurile de
noroc? ....................................................................... 65
5.1. Obstacole ce stau in calea tratamentului ............ 65
5.2. Metode de autoterapie a dependenþei de jocurile
de noroc .............................................................. 71

CAPITOLUL VI
Cum se previne dependenþa ºi care sunt principalele
metode practice? ...................................................... 104
6.1. Prevenirea apariþiei dependenþei ........................ 104
6.2. Programul „Joacã responsabil” în România ....... 108

CAPITOLUL VII
Care sunt concluziile acestui ghid dedicat dependenþei
de jocurile de noroc? ............................................... 113
Resurse ...................................................................... 115
Concepte de bazã ....................................................... 116

Bibliografie ............................................................... 118

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