Recently, rumors that Zhang Jike, a famous Chinese table tennis player, was involved in gambling debts and sold private photos with female celebrities have attracted public attention on social media. As an Olympic champion and a representative figure of the Chinese table tennis team, his behavior is surprising and regrettable. From a personal point of view, Zhang Jike’s behavior is not only illegal, but also contrary to the spirit of sports and social morality. From a social perspective, the impact of this incident is also very detrimental and will have a negative impact on the image of sports, culture and society.
As a sports star, why is Zhang Jike addicted to gambling?
Gambling is a highly stimulating and pleasurable behavior. It can activate people’s reward center and release neurotransmitters such as dopamine, giving people a strong sense of pleasure and satisfaction. However, gambling is also highly addictive and risky, causing significant negative impacts on people’s lives, work and health.
Among sports stars, they usually experience a lot of physical and psychological stress, such as training, competition, media exposure, etc. These factors may lead to their mood swings and accumulation of stress. Some sports stars may resort to gambling to relieve their inner discomfort and tension. At the same time, they may become addicted to gambling because of the pleasure and pleasure they gain, which eventually leads to addiction.
In addition, for some athletes, there is a certain degree of uncertainty in their careers and income, which may cause fluctuations in their financial and psychological states. In this case, some people may choose to gamble to seek additional financial support or to make quick profits.
About Gambling Addiction?
Zhang Jike was exposed to gambling twice in 2004 and 2015, which shows that he may have a gambling addiction problem. Gambling addiction is similar to drug addiction. It can cause people to lose control and be unable to stop gambling, causing harm to personal life, health, social life and other aspects.
What is gambling addiction?
Gambling addiction is a behavioral addiction that refers to an extreme craving and uncontrollable urge to gamble, leading to adverse consequences and personal health problems. Gambling addiction can affect an individual’s psychological, physical, social, economic and other aspects, causing great pain and burden to individuals and families.
What causes gambling addiction?
Gambling addiction, like substance addiction, is linked to the brain’s reward system. During gambling, the gambler’s brain secretes neurotransmitters such as dopamine, which are chemicals that give people a feeling of pleasure and produce a rewarding effect. Gambling addicts feel excited and happy when they win money, and feel frustrated and upset when they lose money, so they will continue to seek the pleasure of gambling, thus forming an addiction.
In addition to the role of the brain’s reward system, gambling addiction is influenced by environmental and individual factors. Environmental factors include the temptation of gambling establishments, bombardment of gambling advertisements, etc.; individual factors include personal personality, social support and coping ability, etc.
What is the psychology of people involved in gambling?
Gambling is a very risky and exciting game that can bring people short-term excitement and possible financial gains, but it is also a behavior that can lead people to addiction and destruction. So, what is the psychology of people who participate in gambling?
1. Seeking excitement and pleasure Gambling itself has uncertainty and excitement. This excitement may stimulate people’s adventurous spirit and curiosity, making them feel a sense of pleasure and excitement. Driven by this mentality, participants may regard gambling as a kind of excitement and entertainment, and thus fall into the quagmire of gambling.
2. Desire for greater rewards Gambling is often associated with money or other items of value, and participants may engage in gambling due to a desire for greater rewards. This psychology drives people to continuously participate in gambling in the hope of winning more rewards and thereby satisfying their desires and desires.
3. People who participate in gambling hoping to change their destiny may think that gambling is an opportunity to change their destiny and win more wealth and social status through gambling. This mentality is also a reason for gambling, but often gets people into deeper trouble.
4. Lack of self-confidence and self-worth Some people who participate in gambling may lack self-confidence and self-worth. They may think that gambling can increase their self-confidence and sense of worth. However, gambling often makes people fall deeper into the trap and even lead to more serious psychological problems.
How to treat and prevent gambling addiction?
Gambling addiction is a behavioral addiction that can cause harm to a person’s life, health and social life in many aspects. In order to effectively treat and prevent gambling addiction, we need to use a combination of psychology, drug treatment, social support and other means.
1. Psychotherapy Psychotherapy is one of the preferred treatments for gambling addiction, including cognitive behavioral therapy, psychodynamic therapy, family therapy and other methods. Among them, cognitive behavioral therapy is one of the most common treatment methods. It helps patients better understand the dangers of gambling addiction and their own problems, rebuild their correct cognition and values, and improve their self-control ability and psychological adaptation. ability.
2. Drug treatment Drug treatment is an auxiliary treatment method for gambling addiction, which mainly uses drugs to relieve the patient’s psychological symptoms and withdrawal symptoms. Commonly used drugs include antidepressants, anti-anxiety drugs, etc., but it should be noted that drug treatment cannot completely cure gambling addiction, but is only an auxiliary means.
3. Social support Social support is also one of the important means in the treatment of gambling addiction, including family support, social support, etc. Family support is the most basic social support. Through the care and support of family members, it helps patients rebuild family relationships and trust, thereby achieving therapeutic effects. Social support includes support from friends, colleagues, social institutions, etc., and helps patients rebuild their social network and increase their social skills and self-confidence through communication with others.
4. Preventive measures Prevention is one of the most effective methods for gambling addiction, and it mainly includes the following aspects:
- First, enhance public awareness and understanding of gambling addiction and increase vigilance and prevention awareness;
- The second is to strengthen family education and cultivate good family values and behavioral habits;
- The third is to strengthen school education and cultivate students’ correct values and behavioral norms through courses and activities;
- The fourth is to establish an effective social prevention system, including the participation of governments, social organizations and other parties, and improve the public’s prevention and response capabilities through publicity, education, consultation and other means.
During treatment, it is necessary to formulate a personalized treatment plan based on the patient’s specific situation, and use multiple means to cooperate with each other to achieve the best treatment effect. In prevention, it is necessary to strengthen the awareness and understanding of gambling addiction, increase vigilance and prevention awareness, establish an effective social prevention system, and reduce the harm caused by gambling addiction to individuals and society.
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