The “Zone”: a Qualitative Exploratory Study of an Altered State of Awareness in Electronic Gaming Machine Problem Gambling

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Jane Oakes
Rene Pols
Sharon Lawn
Malcolm Battersby
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[1] Monash University Melbourne,Flinders Human Behaviour and Health Research Unit
[2] PsychMed,undefined
[3] Flinders University,undefined
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International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction | 2020年 / 18卷
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Problem gambling; Electronic gaming machine; Relapse; Qualitative; Zone; Harm; Altered state of awareness; Dissociation; Structural characteristics;
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This paper reports a state of mind described by electronic gaming machine (EGM) problem gamblers (PGs) as the “zone”. Twenty-nine PGs engaged in focus groups and in-depth interviews. Participants described an altered state of awareness: the zone, which was highly desirable providing relief from negative emotions. PGs had difficulty recalling experiences whilst in the zone but described a constriction of attention, awareness and impairment of cognitive functions. During this time, the PG could not think critically, exercise self-observation, realistically appraise the use of money, see the consequences of their actions, exercise the will to cease gambling or learn from harms. Memory was impaired, as was decision-making and the capacity to make rational choices. Understanding the zone may provide insight into treatment where the capacity to learn may be reduced. Further research is needed to determine what proportions of EGM gamblers experience the zone and if this occurs with non-EGM gamblers.
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