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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• West, Robert,
• Brown, Jamie,

Titel

Theory of addiction

Auflage

Second edition

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Description based upon print version of record.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Introduction: journey to the centre of addiction -- Definition, theory and observation -- Beginning the journey: addiction as choice -- Choice is not enough: the concepts of impulse and self-control -- Addiction, habit and instrumental learning -- Addiction in populations, and comprehensive theories -- Development of a comprehensive theory -- A synthetic theory of motivation -- A theory of addiction.
• The word 'addiction' these days is used to refer to a chronic condition where there is an unhealthily powerful motivation to engage in a particular behaviour. This can be driven by many different factors - physiological, psychological, environmental and social. If we say that it is all about X, we miss V, W, Y and Z. So, some people think addicts are using drugs to escape from unhappy lives, feelings of anxiety and so on; many are. Some people think drugs become addictive because they alter the brain chemistry to create powerful urges; that is often true.