ASC5010 Gambling, gaming and other process addictions
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
ASC5010 Gambling, gaming and other process addictions is a level 5, 12-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2021 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 12
- Offered in 2021
- Semester 2
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 2 tasks
This is the 2021 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ASC5010
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After ASC5010
No unit lists ASC5010 as a prerequisite in the 2021 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Must be enrolled in Postgraduate degree.
Overview
This unit will define and present the latest research in the aetiology, maintenance, treatment and recovery from gambling, gaming and other process addictions. These behavioural addictions involve dependence to certain mood-altering behaviours (online or offline), such as gambling, gaming, eating, sexual activity, shopping/hoarding and Internet use (general or specific e.g., social networking), among other possible behaviours. While the main focus of this unit will be on people experiencing problems with gambling and gaming behaviours, the generalisation of underlying principles to other problem behaviours will be described and discussed. Some of the areas to be covered in this unit include definitions and features of behavioural addictions, prevention, harm minimisation and treatment programs for behavioural addictions and public health issues.
Offerings in 2021
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Clayton | Online |
Assessment
- iSAP Case study (4,000 words) (50%)Other50%
- Report (4,000 words) (50%) (Hurdle)ReportThreshold hurdle50%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Recognise the prevalence and characteristics of gambling and gaming disorders and other emerging process addictions.
- 2
Critique the differences and similarities between behavioural or process addictions and substance disorders.
- 3
Contextualise issues regarding gambling and gaming addictions, among other process addictions, including precipitating, maintaining and relapsing factors on individuals, families, communities or social systems taking into consideration specific population (e.g., gender, age, culture, sex orientation including Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex (LGBTI)).
- 4
Discuss issues related to engagement, harm reduction, or early interventions to provide an evidence based assessment, treatment and relapse prevention plan for a person with one or multiple behavioural addictions.
- 5
Compare and contrast the unique features associated with a range of behaviourally based addictive disorders on individuals, families, communities or social systems taking into consideration specific population (e.g., gender, age, culture, sex orientation).
- 6
Critically analyse the research, available treatments and subclinical problems related to one or more behavioural addictions.
- 7
Present an argument to potential policy makers that can contribute to behaviour change in the area of the process addictions.
- 8
Critically analyse the contribution of the internet to gambling, gaming, and other process addictions concerning specific populations including individuals, families, communities or social systems (taking into consideration e.g., gender, age, culture, sex orientation).
- 9
Compare and contrast the difference between biological (e.g. for food and reproduction) and non-biological needs (e.g., for gaming, shopping) in the consolidated and emerging process addictions.
Workload and teaching
- Teaching approachOnline learning
Students enrolling in ASC5010 will be expected to contact the unit coordinator(s) regularly throughout the semester and participate in online discussion with fellow students and academic staff. Students should expect to spend around 24 hours a week of self-directed learning. This includes accessing online lectures, podcasts and resources as well as participating in forum discussions questions and quizzes via Moodle in addition to conducting offline independent study such as reading, research and writing activities.
For full details of the teaching approach to this unit, please refer to Moodle.
Learning resources
Required resources
See Moodle for details about required resources.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Kirsten Schliephake
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Naomi Crafti
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ASC5010?
ASC5010 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ASC5010 offered?
In 2021, ASC5010 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton, with an online option.
Does ASC5010 have an exam?
No. ASC5010 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.