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Addictive Behaviors: Etiology and Treatment

Addictive Behaviors: Etiology and Treatment AND OVERVIEW Here we provide a selective review of significant evolving trends in the study of addictive behavior, especially those deriving from psychology and the behavioral sciences. As clinical psychologists, we focus on contributions having significant implications for the prevention and treatment of addiction problems. We therefore highlight studies involving human subjects over animal studies. Another bias is our common theoretical orientation, a perspec­ tive based on social-learning theory and on cognitive-behavioral principles. We embrace a commonalities approach for a variety of addictive behaviors, but emphasize alcohol abuse and alcoholism, the most costly of addiction problems in terms of frequency of usage and potential for harm. We refer to other substance abuses for illustrative purposes. Finally, we have limited our coverage to literature since 1980, and to review articles when these are available. The chapter begins with an overview of the domain of addictive behaviors. Examples of these behaviors are provided, along with some of their defining characteristics. Various conceptual models of addiction are then outlined and critiqued. An emerging biopsychosocial model is described that posits multi­ ple etiological determinants. One important component of this model is a stages-oj-change analysis, based on the assumption that processes associated with http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Annual Review of Psychology Annual Reviews

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Annual Reviews
Copyright
Copyright 1988 Annual Reviews. All rights reserved
Subject
Review Articles
ISSN
0066-4308
eISSN
1545-2085
DOI
10.1146/annurev.ps.39.020188.001255
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3278676
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Abstract

AND OVERVIEW Here we provide a selective review of significant evolving trends in the study of addictive behavior, especially those deriving from psychology and the behavioral sciences. As clinical psychologists, we focus on contributions having significant implications for the prevention and treatment of addiction problems. We therefore highlight studies involving human subjects over animal studies. Another bias is our common theoretical orientation, a perspec­ tive based on social-learning theory and on cognitive-behavioral principles. We embrace a commonalities approach for a variety of addictive behaviors, but emphasize alcohol abuse and alcoholism, the most costly of addiction problems in terms of frequency of usage and potential for harm. We refer to other substance abuses for illustrative purposes. Finally, we have limited our coverage to literature since 1980, and to review articles when these are available. The chapter begins with an overview of the domain of addictive behaviors. Examples of these behaviors are provided, along with some of their defining characteristics. Various conceptual models of addiction are then outlined and critiqued. An emerging biopsychosocial model is described that posits multi­ ple etiological determinants. One important component of this model is a stages-oj-change analysis, based on the assumption that processes associated with

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Annual Review of Psychology – Annual Reviews

Published: Feb 1, 1988

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