The Psychology of Addiction
eBook - ePub

The Psychology of Addiction

  1. 138 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Psychology of Addiction

About this book

When does a harmless habit become an addition? Why do only some of us get addicted? What can make recovery possible?

The Psychology of Addiction is a fascinating introduction to the psychological issues surrounding addiction and the impact they have on social policy, recovery and an addict's everyday life. The book focuses on drug and alcohol addiction and tackles topics such as whether drug use always leads to addiction and the importance of social networks to recovery. It also looks at how people can become addicted to activities like gambling, gaming and sex.

In a society that still stigmatises addiction The Psychology of Addiction emphasises the importance of compassion, and provides a sensitive insight to anyone with experience of addiction.

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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2018
Print ISBN
9781138207288
eBook ISBN
9781315462639
Topic
Psychology
Subtopic
Addiction in Psychology
Index
Psychology

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. CONTENTS
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Introduction
  8. 1 Addiction: from prejudice to compassion
  9. 2 Is addiction a choice?
  10. 3 If it’s the drugs that are addictive, why doesn’t everyone get addicted?
  11. 4 You can teach an old dog new tricks: addiction and recovery
  12. 5 Safety in numbers: nourishing the hungry ghosts
  13. 6 Make love not war: if drug policy understood the science of compassion
  14. Further reading
  15. Notes
  16. References

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