CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SUBJECT, PSYCHOLOGICALLY PRONE TO GAMBLING

Abstract

The article is devoted to the results of empirical research entities, psychologically prone to gambling. It is shown that the identity of the outgoing, eager to look for exciting situations tend to exhibit behavior associated with the risk, and in this case they are marked difficulties in the formation of goal-setting and volitional qualities. The risk of developing a gaming addiction is accompanied by emotional displays brightness, sensitivity to the assessment by others, dependence on someone else’s opinion, the psychological tendency to alcohol abuse.

Analysis of the main features of the individual, psychologically prone to gambling, showed the following trends. They are sociable, seeking to find exciting situations tend to exhibit behaviors associated with risk, and thus they are noted difficulties in the formation of goal-setting and volitional qualities. The potential risk of game addyktsiyi accompanied by emotional displays brightness, sensitivity estimates from others, dependence on other people’s thoughts, psychological predisposition to alcoholism. This indicates that gambling appears in late adolescence period people as a way to strengthen self-esteem, to cheer, to win the respect of others by means of attracting attention.