Theory of Addiction

Wiley, Feb 24, 2006 - Medical - 211 pages

An understanding of addiction theory is vital to understanding addiction itself. Theory of Addiction takes theory development from a simple ‘rational addiction model’, adding elements such as compulsion, self-control and habit, to explain the ‘big observations’ in the field. As well as explaining and evaluating the arguments of each of the prevailing schools of thought, the book develops a new, synthetic theory of addiction that brings together the diverse elements of current models.

Designed to enable students, practitioners and researchers to establish a starting point in the labyrinthine world of addiction theory, Theory of Addiction supports abstract thinking with concrete and realistic scenarios, underlining the centrality of theoretical understanding to working with addiction.

Summaries and examples are clearly presented for ease of reference, key theories are evaluated. Theory of Addiction examines the nature of addiction in all its complexity and across demographic levels, producing a new approach to addiction, providing an appraisal of the existing theories, and providing the reader with the critical apparatus to develop his or her own hypothesis.

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Robert West's Theory of Addiction is a bold attempt to unify our understanding of human behaviour and its pathological refraction that is addiction. ...
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Outline of a synthetic theory of addiction
This paper has presented the first draft of a synthetic theory of addiction that recognises that addiction can involve any or all aspects of a motivational ...
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Part of the problem is that a comprehensive theory of addiction needs to draw from a similarly broad theory of motivation (why we do things) and no such ...
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In the preface to this book, the author explains the theory of addiction as ‘a theory of motivation and how the motivational system is distorted in the case ...
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These observations, West argues, should be the primary test of any theory of addiction, and if a theory cannot answer these questions, then it should be ...
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About the author (2006)

Robert West is Professor of Health Psychology at University College London. He is Editor-in-Chief of the top ranking journal Addiction, also published by Blackwell Publishing.

Bibliographic information

Title	Theory of Addiction Volume 1 of Addiction Press
Authors	Robert West, Ainsley Hardy
Edition	illustrated, revised
Publisher	Wiley, 2006
ISBN	1405113596, 9781405113595
Length	211 pages
Subjects	Medical › Psychiatry › General Medical / Neurology Medical / Psychiatry / General Psychology / Psychopathology / Addiction Psychology / Psychopathology / Compulsive Behavior

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