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Theory of addiction / Robert West and Jamie Brown.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Addiction press seriesPublisher: Chichester, West Sussex, UK : Wiley Blackwell/Addiction Press, 2014Edition: Second editionDescription: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781118484890
  • 1118484894
  • 9781118484913
  • 1118484916
  • 9781118484906
  • 1118484908
  • 9781118484920
  • 1118484924
  • 0470674210
  • 9780470674215
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Theory of addiction.DDC classification:
  • 616.86 23
LOC classification:
  • RC564
Online resources:
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.
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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.

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