Models Of Addiction: A Case Study

According to the biological model, each person has their own sole composition and heredities that causes addiction. Since people are so different in which they can like or dislike a particular substance or activity, some may find bliss in a substance so much that it becomes very enticing and problematic to resist (Horvath, Misra, Epner, Morgan Cooper, & Zupanick, 2015). Another person may not experience this difficulty because they do not understand or have knowledge of a similar enjoyment. Similarly

The authors of this article have chosen to do research on the topic of sex addiction in response to the failure of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder- V to properly distinguish internet addictive disorder and hypersexual disorders. Furthermore, they believe that clinicians who specialize in addiction and sexual disorders to be inadequately prepared for cybersexual addictions and sexual compulsivity. By presenting a historical perspective and literature review that demands attention

Behavioral Addictions: Pathological Gambling A pathological addiction is a strong habit or compulsion that continues regardless of the obvious harmful consequences, like pathological gambling or PG. PG has gained increased global attention from clinicians and researchers over the past few decades, due to expanding gambling opportunities. About 0.2% to 5.3% of adults worldwide are affected by gambling disorders (Jazaeri & Habil, 2012). There are various distinct treatments that have been favorably

The biopsychosocial model is a perspective for explaining the causes of mental problems, which collects evidence from the individual’s social, psychological and biological conditions (Toates, 2010, p19). It considers those factors as interdependent and equally important (Toates, 2010, p13). This essay will evaluate this model ability to understand depression and anxiety, addiction, and dementia, and will show that in some cases of mental problems, the biopsychosocial perspective is not the appropriate

Conceptualizing Addiction Paper Kristina Lamey May 25, 2015 BSHS/455 David Elkins Conceptualizing Addiction Paper The history of addiction goes back centuries, and unfortunately, there is still a long way to go for people to realize the effects of chemical substances do more harm than good. The difference between drug use and abuse relies heavily on a person’s dependence on the substance. The line between the differences is often very fine. Depending on other factors involved, such as morals

One of the main problems in the treatment of addiction is the high rate of relapse to drug use. Consequently, two major aims of preclinical research are to elucidate the behavioral, environmental, and neural mechanisms underlying drug relapse and to discover medications that will prevent relapses. The majority of studies on these topics involve the reinstatement model. The reinstatement model is currently used in many laboratories to investigate mechanisms underlying relapse to substance seeking

13 Running Header: CHANGE SIGNAURE 1 Case Study Analysis: Assignment 1 Jasjit Lally (1410091) University Canada West Professor: Dr. Michele Vincenti ABSTRACT As is often said, change is the only constant. The

Although the BPS model had been adopted by many professionals and has gained much support as an effective model of addiction rehabilitation, there are still aspects that leave room for the possibility of improvement. The model is based on the idea that many factors can play an equal role in contributing to a disease. Some have criticized the model due to the fact that some diseases involve few psychological or social factors. Although this is rarely the case for addiction counseling, some still believe

Drug Addiction as a Psychobiological Process The emphasis is on biological mechanisms underlying addiction, although some other factors influencing drug addiction will also be discussed. The presentation is limited primarily to psychomotor stimulants (e.g., amphetamine, cocaine) and opiates (e.g., heroin, morphine) for two reasons. First, considerable knowledge has been gained during the past 15

The biopsychosocial model doesn’t rely on one factor as some of the other theories do. It would appear to be a more suitable means of diagnosing why someone has become addicted, as it has a multifaceted approach which incorporates social, cultural, physical and psychological factors ( Donovan & Marlatt, 2005). However one defines addiction, the addicted person has to first start using a substance, and this is where other key factors come in. “The more easily available that drugs and alcohol