Spiral of addiction

This lesson will focus on the 'spiral of addiction', the incremental seeking of more extreme material over time, and the difficulties and support in stopping viewing explicit material online. This lesson covers some content that may be a sensitive topic for you. We recommend checking with a trusted adult before starting or doing the lesson with a trusted adult nearby.

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Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

Before we start this lesson, let’s see what you can remember from this topic. Here’s a quick quiz!

Q1.Explicit content....

1/5

Q2.Addiction....

2/5

Q3.The 'Spiral of Addiction'...

3/5

Q4.Distorted expectations....

4/5

Q5.Online exploitation...

5/5

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Quiz:

Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

Before we start this lesson, let’s see what you can remember from this topic. Here’s a quick quiz!

Q1.Explicit content....

1/5

Q2.Addiction....

2/5

Q3.The 'Spiral of Addiction'...

3/5

Q4.Distorted expectations....

4/5

Q5.Online exploitation...

5/5

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Quiz:

'Spiral of Addiction'

Don’t worry if you get a question wrong! Forgetting is an important step in learning. We will recap next lesson.

Q1.Addiction..

1/5

Q2.'Spiral of Addiction'...

2/5

Q3.Which of the following statements about the need for viewing more explicit content over time is false?

3/5

Q4.Which of the following is NOT a difficulty associated with trying to stop the ‘spiral of addiction’….

4/5

Q5.Which of the following is NOT recommended when trying to overcome addiction?

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This quiz includes images that don't have any alt text - please contact your teacher who should be able to help you with an audio description.

Unit quizzes are being retired in August 2023

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Quiz:

'Spiral of Addiction'

Don’t worry if you get a question wrong! Forgetting is an important step in learning. We will recap next lesson.

Q1.Addiction..

1/5

Q2.'Spiral of Addiction'...

2/5

Q3.Which of the following statements about the need for viewing more explicit content over time is false?

3/5

Q4.Which of the following is NOT a difficulty associated with trying to stop the ‘spiral of addiction’….

4/5

Q5.Which of the following is NOT recommended when trying to overcome addiction?

5/5

Lesson summary: Spiral of addiction

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