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Youth Making Choices: Gambling Prevention Program

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Unit 7: Reducing RiskAppendix AStudent Resource 2Scenario Card—What Is the Problem?A 17-year-old male comes to the school counsellor saying “Help me! My momtossed me out of the house and won’t let me back in until I’ve quit playing videogames!But I don’t have a problem with the games. Playing keeps my nervessteady, and all my friends play the games too… See, I’m thinking of quittingschool. I’ve never been good at it. I hate reading—but I’m great at math! In fact,I’m so good I make a lot of money playing Texas Hold ’Em poker. I really don’tneed to go to school. I really have felt like a loser most of my life…sad and veryanxious. But since I started winning money online, people look at me like I’ma pro. The video games really do help me keep a good poker face. So, can yahelp?! Well—can ya??”InstructionsIn the above scenario, identify the factors at play that fall under each of the headings in the chart below.Biological Psychological Social Cultural Spiritual<strong>Youth</strong> <strong>Making</strong> <strong>Choices</strong>: <strong>Gambling</strong> <strong>Prevention</strong> <strong>Program</strong>www.Problem<strong>Gambling</strong>.ca7.9

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