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Myth of Addiction John Booth Davies

Myth of Addiction By John Booth Davies

Myth of Addiction by John Booth Davies


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Summary

This work argues that current attitudes towards drug misuse are inaccurate and harmful. It examines how addictive behaviour may be a form of learned helplessness, not an effect caused by narcotic intake.

Myth of Addiction Summary

Myth of Addiction: Second Edition by John Booth Davies

First published in 1998. This study explains addiction in terms of social psychological processes, looks at the fundamental nature of addiction and its causes, pharmacology, attribution and volitional theories, as well as a context for drug problems.

Myth of Addiction Reviews

...Challenging, readable and often insightful.. -- Richard Eiser of Times Higher Educational Supplement
...The most challenging book to have appeared in the field of addiction studies in many years. -- Nick Heather of Centre for Alcohol & Drug Studies, UK
I believe that all who work in one way or another in addiction would benefit from reading this book. -- Robert West of British Journal of Addiction

About John Booth Davies

John Booth Davies is Professor of Psychology and Director of the Centre for Applied Social Psychology at the University of Strathclyde, UK.

Table of Contents

Attribution Theory: Explaining Explanation
Attribution Theory and Attributional Research
Volitional and Non-Volitional Explanations
Addiction, Withdrawals and Craving
Pharmacology and Compulsion
The Problem of Addictive Substances
Disease as the Preferred Explanation for Badness
The Nature of Evidence: Methodological Problems
Attribution: A Dynamic Approach to How People Explain Their Actions
Functional Explanations for Drug Use
A Context for Drug Problems

Additional information

GOR002253607
9789057022371
9057022370
Myth of Addiction: Second Edition by John Booth Davies
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
19980116
196
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