Playing Tetris decreases drug and other cravings in real world settings

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 51, Issue , 2015, Pages 165-170

  Skorka Brown, Jessica ^a   Andrade, Jackie ^a,b   Whalley, Ben ^a   May, Jon ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Addiction; Behavioural research; Cognitive theory; Desire; Elaborated intrusion theory; Multilevel models; Technology

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CAFFEINE; NICOTINE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CRAVING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD CRAVING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEISURE; MALE; MOBILE APPLICATION; MOBILE PHONE; NORMAL HUMAN; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; TETRIS; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; VIDEO GAME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CRAVING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; STUDENTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; VIDEO GAMES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84939201479     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: 18736327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2015.07.020     Document Type: Article

References (39)

1. American Psychiatric Association Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders 2013, APA, Arlington, VA. 5th ed.
2. Andrade J., Pears S., May J., Kavanagh D.J. Use of a clay modeling task to reduce chocolate craving. Appetite 2012, 58:955-963. 10.1016/j.appet.2012.02.044.
3. Baddeley A., Andrade J. Working memory and the vividness of imagery. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General 2000, 129:126-145.
4. Burton S.M., Tiffany S.T. The effect of alcohol consumption on imaginal and in vivo manipulations of smoking urges. Addiction 1997, 92:15-26.
5. Connor J.P., Kavanagh D.J., Andrade J., May J., Feeney G.F.X., Gullo M.J., et al. Alcohol consumption in young adults: the role of multisensory imagery. Addictive Behaviors 2014, 39:721-724. 10.1016/j.addbeh.2013.11.023.
6. Gammage K.L., Hall C.R., Rodgers W.M. More about exercise imagery. Sport Psychologist 2000, 14(4):348-359.
7. Hall C.R., Rodgers W.M., Wilson P.M., Norman P. Imagery Use and Self-Determined Motivations in a Community Sample of Exercisers and Non-Exercisers1. Journal of Applied Social Psychology 2010, 40(1):135-152.
8. Harvey K., Kemps E., Tiggemann M. The nature of imagery processes underlying food cravings. British Journal of Health Psychology 2005, 10:49-56.
9. Hofmann W., Baumeister R.F., Förster G., Vohs K.D. Everyday temptations: An experience sampling study of desire, conflict, and self-control. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 2011, 102(6):1318-1335.
10. Holmes E.A., James E.L., Coode-Bate T., Deeprose C. Can playing the computer game 'Tetris' reduce the build-up of flashbacks for trauma? A proposal from cognitive science. PLoS ONE 2009, 4:1.
11. Holmes E.A., James E.L., Kilford E.J., Deeprose C. Key steps in developing a cognitive vaccine against traumatic flashbacks: Visuospatial Tetris versus verbal Pub Quiz. PLoS One 2010, 5(11):e13706.
12. Hsu A., Yang J., Yilmaz Y., Haque M.S., Can C., Blandford A. Persuasive technology for overcoming food cravings and improving snack choices. Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2014, 3403-3412. ACM, New York.
13. Kavanagh D.J., Andrade J., May J. Imaginary relish and exquisite torture: The elaborated intrusion theory of desire. Psychological Review 2005, 112:446-467. 10.1037/0033-295X.112.2.446.
14. Kavanagh D.J., May J., Andrade J. Tests of the elaborated intrusion theory of craving and desire: Features of alcohol craving during treatment for an alcohol disorder. British Journal of Clinical Psychology 2009, 48:251-254. 10.1348/014466508X387071.
15. Kemps E., Tiggeman M. Modality-specific imagery reduces cravings for food: An application of the Elaborated Intrusion Theory of Desire to food craving. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied 2007, 13:95-104.
16. Kemps E., Tiggemann M. Competing visual and olfactory imagery tasks suppress craving for coffee. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology 2009, 17(1):43-50.
17. Kemps E., Tiggemann M. Hand-held dynamic visual noise reduces naturally occurring food cravings and craving-related consumption. Appetite 2013, 68:152-157.
18. Kemps E., Tiggemann M., Christianson R. Concurrent visuo-spatial processing reduces food cravings in prescribed weight-loss dieters. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry 2008, 39:177-186.
19. Knäuper B., Pillay R., Lacaille J., McCollam A., Kelso E. Replacing craving imagery with alternative pleasant imagery reduces craving intensity. Appetite 2011, 57:173-178.
20. May J., Andrade J., Kavanagh D.K., Feeney G.F.X., Gullo M.J., Statham D., et al. The Craving Experience Questionnaire: A brief, theory-based measure of consummatory desire and craving. Addiction 2014, 109:728-735. 10.1111/add.12472.
21. May J., Andrade J., Kavanagh D.J., Penfound L. Imagery and strength of craving for eating, drinking and playing sport. Cognition and Emotion 2008, 22:633-650. 10.1080/02699930701446296.
22. May J., Andrade J., Panabokke N., Kavanagh D.J. Images of desire: Cognitive models of craving. Memory 2004, 12(4):447-461. 10.1080/09658210444000061.
23. May J., Andrade J., Panabokke N., Kavanagh D.J. Visuospatial tasks suppress craving for cigarettes. Behaviour Research and Therapy 2010, 48:476-485. 10.1016/j.brat.2010.02.001.
24. May J., Andrade J., Willoughby K., Brown C. An attentional control task reduces intrusive thoughts about smoking. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2012, 14(4):472-478. 10.1093/ntr/ntr238.
25. Piasecki T.M., Richardson A.E., Smith S.M. Self-monitored motives for smoking among college students. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors 2007, 21:328-337.
26. Salkovskis P.M., Reynolds M. Thought suppression and smoking cessation. Behaviour Research and Therapy 1994, 32(2):193-201.
27. Shiffman S., Dunbar M.S., Kirchner T.R., Li X., Tindle H.A., Anderson S.J., et al. Cue reactivity in non-daily smokers. Psychopharmacology 2013, 226(2):321-333.
28. Shiffman S., Engberg J.B., Paty J.A., Perz W.G., Gnys M., Kassel J.D., et al. A day at a time: predicting smoking lapse from daily urge. Journal of Abnormal Psychology 1997, 106(1):104-116.
29. Shiffman S., Gwaltney C.J., Balabanis M., Liu K.S., Paty J.A., Kassel J.D., et al. Immediate antecedents of cigarette smoking: An analysis from ecological momentary assessment. Journal of Abnormal Psychology 2002, 111:531-545.
30. Skorka-Brown J., Andrade J., May J. Playing 'Tetris' reduces the strength, frequency and vividness of naturally occurring cravings. Appetite 2014, 76:161-165. 10.1016/j.appet.2014.01.073).
31. StataCorp Stata Statistical Software: Release 13 2013, StataCorp LP, College Station, TX.
32. Statham D.J., Connor J.P., Kavanagh D.J., Feeney G.F.X., Young R.McD, May J., et al. Measuring alcohol craving: Development of the Alcohol Craving Questionnaire. Addiction 2011, 106(7):1230-1238. 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2011.03442.x.
33. Tiffany S.T., Wray J.M. The clinical significance of drug craving. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 2012, 1248:1-17. 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2011.06298.x.
34. Van Dillen L.F., Papies E.K., Hofmann W. Turning a blind eye to temptation: How cognitive load can facilitate self-regulation. Journal of Personality and Social 2013, 104(3):427-443. 10.1037/a0031262.
35. Versland A., Rosenberg H. Effect of brief imagery interventions on craving in college student smokers. Addiction Research and Theory 2007, 15(2):177-187.
36. Waters A.J., Li Y. Psychopharmacology 2008, 197(1):25-35.
37. Waters A.J., Szeto E.H., Wetter D.W., Cinciripini P.M., Robinson J.D., Li Y. Cognition and craving during smoking cessation: An ecological momentary assessment study. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2014, 16(Suppl. 2):S111-S118.
38. World Health Organization The ICD-10 Classification of Mental and Behavioural Disorders: Clinical Descriptions and Diagnostic Guidelines 1992, WHO Press, Geneva.
39. Wray J.M., Gass J.C., Tiffany S.T. A systematic review of the relationships between craving and smoking cessation. Nicotine Tobacco Research 2013, 15(7):1167-1182.