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| Self Test for the Severity of Gambling Behaviour |
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it true that:
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you have lied
to family members, therapists or others to conceal the extent of
involvement with gambling?
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you need to
gamble with increasing amounts of money in order to achieve the
desired excitement?
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you are preoccupied with gambling?
(e.g., preoccupied with reliving past gambling experiences or planning
the next venture, or thinking of ways to get money to gamble)¡@
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you have made repeated unsuccessful
efforts to control, cut back or stop gambling?
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you have gambled as a way of
escaping from problems or relieving dysphoric mood? ( e.g.,
feeling of helplessness, guilt, anxiety or depression)
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after losing money, you often returns
another day to win the money back?
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you are restless or irritable when
attempting to cut down or stop gambling?
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you have committed illegal acts (e.g.,
forgery, fraud, theft or embezzlement) in order to finance gambling?
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you have jeopardized or lost a
significant relationship, job or educational or career opportunity
because of gambling?
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you have relied on others to provide
the money to relieve a desperate financial situation caused by gambling?
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