Amelie has recently started smoking cigarettes and using prescription painkillers recreationally. She recently transitioned to a highly stressful new job in a corporate law firm, where her immediate team frequently drinks and smokes together after late shifts to "unwind". Amelie feels immense pressure to perform at work and cope with her high anxiety levels, often using substances to self-medicate. When her partner expresses concern about her increasing reliance on painkillers, Amelie becomes defensive, claiming "everyone in her office does it". Her manager shrugs it off as "normal coping behaviour" for the industry.
Discuss stress and peer influence as risk factors for addiction. Refer to Amelie in your answer.
21 exam-style questions on AQA A Level Psychology Risk factors for addiction. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.