Theory of addiction

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: West, Robert, 1955-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Other Authors: Brown, Jamie, 1984-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. : John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2013.
Edition:2nd ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.