Models of Addiction There are many models that have tried to explain addiction. Here‚ I will briefly review five of the main models. Stress-Reduction/Behavioural Moral-Volitional Model Personality Model Dispositional Disease Model Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) Stress-Reduction/Behavioural Model This is based on the notion that people learn to use alcohol because it helps them cope with stressors‚ and reduces emotional stress reactions. Use might then become abuse‚ and then dependence‚ if drinking
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Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 1989‚ Vol. 57‚ No. 6‚1069-1081 Copyright 1989 by the American Psychological Association‚ Inc. 0022-3514/89/SOO. 75 Happiness Is Everything‚ or Is It? Explorations on the Meaning of Psychological Well-Being Carol D. Ryff University of Wisconsin—Madison Reigning measures of psychological well-being have little theoretical grounding‚ despite an extensive literature on the contours of positive functioning. Aspects of well-being derived from this
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The Disease Model Benefits of the Disease Model The disease model views addiction as a disease thus allowing the healthcare system to provide assistance in prevention and treatment of addiction. By implementing the healthcare system to be involved‚ any person suffering from addiction can receive treatment where they may not if addiction was not considered a disease. Scientific advances have shown that addiction has long term effects on the brain and effects the behavior of an individual. With the
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Selfie Addiction and its Psychological effects to Adolescents Thesis statement: Social media and the mobile web have given rise to a strange phenomenon called “Selfie”. It may be the 2013 word of the year‚ but for certain at-risk people‚ taking selfies just may be dangerous. What is Selfie? According to Oxford English Dictionary‚ it is a photograph that one has taken of oneself‚ typically with a smart phone or webcam and uploaded to a social media website. You see them all
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The disease model of addiction is intrinsic of Al-Anon‚ based on its relationship with Alcoholics Anonymous and it too is founded on the disease model of addiction. The disease model posits that alcoholism is caused by an abnormal condition. Thus‚ the exposure to the substance is viewed as the fundamental cause of psychological addiction (Al-Anon Family Group‚ 2008; Alcoholics Anonymous‚ Jenkins 2016). In this model of therapy‚ addiction is a disease in which individuals are susceptible in their
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1. What model(s) of addiction do you prefer and why? Were there some ideas you agree or disagree with? I believe the causes of addiction vary considerably and are still yet to be fully understood. The model I preferred was the comprehensive model as it addresses the nature of Addictions as being generally caused by combination of physical‚ mental‚ environmental factors. As there are several factors that can influence the development of addiction the Comprehensive Model is the only one out of
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Addiction is the continued use of a mood altering substance or behavior despite adverse dependency consequences‚ or a neurological impairment leading to such behaviors. Addictions can include‚ but are not limited to‚ alcohol abuse‚ drug abuse‚ exercise abuse‚ pornography and gambling. Classic hallmarks of addiction include: impaired control over substances or behavior‚ preoccupation with substance or behavior‚ continued use despite consequences‚ and denial. The adolescents and young adults try drugs
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A Cognitive Approach in treating Borderline Personality Disorder PSYCHOLOGY 443/2 Research paper Psychological Intervention Models Dr. Joe Beltempo‚ Ph.D Mariana Kaplun November 6th‚ 2013 Concordia University Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is one of the most complicated disorders that a therapist has to face in his career. Much research has been done regarding treatments‚ but not many have been promising. In some instances‚ results were even deteriorative to
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Running head: MODELS OF ADDICTION 1 The Three Models of Addiction Barbara Perry Liberty University MODELS OF ADDICTION 2 The addicted person can be a composite of patterns of behavior‚ predisposition‚ and social environment. Generally‚ he is preoccupied with the substance or behavior
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In the first week‚ I what addiction is‚ why addiction‚ and treatment for addiction. Addiction is any behavior that gives temporary relieve in a short time‚ but in the long run causes harm (Maté‚ 2010) which makes me think of my own addiction to eye poking. I poke my eyes to get temporary gratification from boredom‚ loneliness‚ and this has been going on for over thirty years. I am sure that there must be damage done to my eye if the optometrist should check it. I remember a day I poked my eyes with
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