The addiction concept : working hypothesis or self-fulfilling prophesy?
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The addiction concept : working hypothesis or self-fulfilling prophesy?
Allyn & Bacon, c1999
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-266) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The logical, empirical, and practical limitations of the addiction concept, its primary elements, and the models to which it has given birth are explored. After presenting an objective appraisal of the addiction concept, this book presents the lifestyle model as an alternative capable of explaining addictive behavior.
Table of Contents
1.Addiction Defined.
A Brief History of Addiction.
A Criterion Definition of Addiction.
What Is the Addiction Concept?
Martin: An Illustrative Case Example.
The Organization of This Book.
2.The Lifestyle Model as an Alternative to the Addiction Concept.
What Is a Lifestyle?
A Comparison of the Addiction and Lifestyle Concepts.
A Brief Overview of Lifestyle Theory.
Martin: A Lifestyle Analysis.
3.Addiction as a Biological Construct.
Biological Constructions of Addiction.
Genetic Correlates of Addiction.
Physiological Correlates of Addiction.
4.Addiction as a Psychological Construct.
Addiction as Self-Medication.
Addiction as Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
The Addictive Personality: Two Myths in One?
5.Addiction as a Sociological Construct.
The Social Mold Perspective on Addiction.
Addiction as Codependence.
6.Addiction as a Pragmatic Construct.
Prevention.
Treatment.
Maintenance Strategies.
Research Focus: Therapist Effects.
An Alternate View.
7.Logical Limitations of the Addiction Concept.
The Logical Analogy: Loss of Control.
Logically Incongruent Premises: Split Responsibility.
Argumentum ad Verecundian: Deification of the Twelve Steps.
Argumentum ad Baculum: The Controlled Drinking Controversy.
Argumentum ad Ignorantiam: Addictive Liability.
Petitio Principii: The Tautology of Addiction.
Composition: Dichotomy versus Continuum.
Division: The Uniformity Myth.
8.Empirical Limitations of the Addiction Concept.
Controlled Involvement.
Unassisted Change.
Brief, Environmental, and Behavioral Interventions.
Expectancies.
Attributions: The Abstinence Violation Effect.
Volition.
The Sociocultural Parameters of Addictive Involvement.
Setting Effects.
9.Practical Limitations of the Addiction Concept.
Reductionism.
Options and Opportunities.
The Stages of Change.
Overfocusing.
Accountability.
Identity.
10.Managing the Limitations of the Addiction Concept.
The Logical Limitations of the Addiction Concept.
The Empirical Limitations of the Addiction Concept.
The Practical Limitations of the Addiction Concept.
11.Facilitating Change.
The Foundational Phase.
The Vehicle Phase.
The Resocialization Phase.
The Lifestyle Change Program.
Lifestyle Interventions with Martin.
12.Addiction Denied.
Attributes of a Good Working Hypothesis.
Evaluation of the Addiction and Lifestyle Paradigms.
Barriers to a New Paradigm.
Closing Comment.
References.
Index.
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