Psychology / Unit 3 Psych 0346 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Physical and Psychological Dependence
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The idea
Physical dependence involves tolerance and withdrawal; psychological dependence involves emotional need in their absence.
In practice
A person with no withdrawal symptoms still reports being unable to face a social event without a drink.
Where people slip
The two are not stages in a sequence. Either can occur without the other.
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