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E-book
Author Thombs, Dennis L.

Title Introduction to addictive behaviors / Dennis L. Thombs and Cynthia J. Osborn
Edition 4th ed
Published New York : Guilford Publications, ©2013

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 418 pages)
Contents Chapter 1. Conceptualization of Addictive Behavior and the Need for Informed Practice; What Exactly Is a Theory?; Attributes and Functions of Good Theory; Theory as a Road Map; Conceptions of Addiction in U.S. History; Then and Now: Three Broad Perspectives on the Nature of Addiction; Evidence in Support of Prevention and Treatment; Chapter Summary; Review Questions; Chapter 2. The Disease Models; Different Disease Conceptions; Tolerance and Withdrawal
Genetic Origins of Addiction: The Susceptibility Model effects of Drugs on Brain Structure and Function: The Exposure Model; Historical Disease Concepts; Chapter Summary; Review Questions; Chapter 3. Public Health and Prevention Approaches; What Is Public Health?; Healthy People 2020: The National Health Priorities on Tobacco, Alcohol, and Drug Use; Public Health Surveillance of Substance Abuse; Age of Onset and the Gateway Hypothesis; Types of Prevention Programs and Strategies; Community Coalition Building; Results from Community Intervention Trials; The Participatory Research Approach
The Community Mobilization Approach chapter Summary; Review Questions; Chapter 4. Toward an Understanding of Comorbidity; The Epidemiology of Comorbidity in the United States; Explanatory Models; Integrated Treatment for Dual Diagnosis; Chapter Summary; Review Questions; Chapter 5. Psychoanalytic Formulations; Psychoanalysis: A Type of Psychotherapy; Personality Structure; Anxiety, Defense Mechanisms, and the Unconscious; Insights into Compulsive Substance Abuse; Stages of Recovery from Addiction; Psychoanalytic Concepts in Clinical Practice Today; Chapter Summary; Review Questions
Chapter 6. Conditioning Models and Approaches to Contingency Management conditioned Behavior; Initiation of Alcohol and Drug Use; Addiction; Relationship between Addiction and Physical Dependence; Cessation and Relapse; Delay Discounting; Basic Principles of Contingency Management; Applications of Contingency Management; Chapter Summary; Review Questions; Chapter 7. Cognitive Models; Fundamental Social-Cognitive Concepts; Modeling and Substance Use; Self-Efficacy and Treatment Outcomes; Role of Outcome Expectancy in Alcohol and Drug Use; Tiffany's Model of Drug Cravings
Cognitive Dynamics of Relapse chapter Summary; Review Questions; Chapter 8. The Family System; Genetic and Environmental Influences; Three Family Treatment Models in Addictions; Family-Based Approaches to Substance Abuse Treatment; Chapter Summary; Review Questions; O'Connor Family Case Functional Analysis; Chapter 9. Social and Cultural Foundations; The Influence of Culture on Diagnostic Determinations; Sociological Functions of Substance Abuse; Social Facilitation; Time Out from Social Obligations; Promoting Group Solidarity/Establishing Social Boundaries
Summary "This widely adopted text introduces students and practitioners to major contemporary models of addiction. Assuming no prior knowledge in the field, the book shows how theory and research can offer a roadmap for effective intervention. It presents multiple perspectives on the causes and mechanisms of substance use problems, reviews their strengths and limitations, and examines their implications for helping people change their behavior. Evidence-based treatment and prevention strategies are described. Pedagogical Features Include: *Accessible style and clear organization. *Concise end-of-chapter summaries. *Review questions in every chapter. New to This Edition *The latest research on prevention and treatment, including current data and revised discussions of genetic influences, family treatment models, and many other topics. *Chapter on behavioral addictions. *Chapter on promoting motivation and autonomy. *Chapter on evidence-based practice"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Notes Drug Subcultures: Repudiation of Middle-Class Values
Print version record
Subject Substance abuse -- Etiology
Substance abuse -- Treatment.
Substance-Related Disorders -- etiology
Substance-Related Disorders -- therapy
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Diseases.
MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine.
Substance abuse -- Etiology
Substance abuse -- Treatment
Form Electronic book
Author Osborn, Cynthia J.
ISBN 9781462510771
1462510779