{"product_id":"theory-of-addiction-isbn-9780470674215","title":"Theory of Addiction","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe word ‘addiction’ these days is used to refer to a chronic condition where there is an\u003cbr\u003e unhealthily powerful motivation to engage in a particular behaviour. This can be driven by\u003cbr\u003e many different factors – physiological, psychological, environmental and social. If we say that it\u003cbr\u003e is all about X, we miss V, W, Y and Z. So, some people think addicts are using drugs to escape\u003cbr\u003e from unhappy lives, feelings of anxiety and so on; many are. Some people think drugs become\u003cbr\u003e addictive because they alter the brain chemistry to create powerful urges; that is often true.\u003cbr\u003e Others think that drug taking is about seeking after pleasure; often it is. Some take the view that\u003cbr\u003e addiction is a choice – addicts weigh up the pros and cons of doing what they do and decide\u003cbr\u003e the former outweigh the latter. Yet others believe that addicts suffer from poor impulse control;\u003cbr\u003e that is often true… And so it goes on.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen you look at the evidence, you see that all these positions capture important aspects of\u003cbr\u003e the problem – but they are not complete explanations. Neuroscience can help us delve more\u003cbr\u003e deeply into some of these explanations, while the behavioural and social sciences are better at\u003cbr\u003e exploring others. We need a model that puts all this together in a way that can help us decide\u003cbr\u003e what to do in different cases. Should we prescribe a drug, give the person some ‘tender loving\u003cbr\u003e care’, put them in prison or what? \u003ci\u003eTheory of Addiction\u003c\/i\u003e provides this synthesis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe first edition was well received:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Throughout the book the reader is exposed to a vast number of useful observations...The\u003cbr\u003e theoretical aims are timely, refreshing, ambitious and above all challenging. It opens up a new\u003cbr\u003e way of looking at addiction and has the potential to move the field of addiction a considerable\u003cbr\u003e leap forward. Thus we wholeheartedly would like to recommend the book for students as well\u003cbr\u003e as scholars. Read and learn!’ \u003ci\u003eNordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘The book provides a comprehensive review of existing theories - over 30 in all - and this\u003cbr\u003e synthesis of theories constitutes an important contribution in and of itself... West is to be\u003cbr\u003e commended for his synthesis of addiction theories that span neurobiology, psychology and\u003cbr\u003e social science and for his insights into what remains unexplained.’ \u003ci\u003eAddiction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This new edition of \u003ci\u003eTheory of Addiction\u003c\/i\u003e builds on the first, including additional theories in\u003cbr\u003e the field, a more developed specification of PRIME theory and analysis of the expanding\u003cbr\u003e evidence base.\u003cbr\u003e With this important new information, Theory of Addiction will continue to be essential reading\u003cbr\u003e for all those working in addiction, from student to experienced practitioner – as urged above,\u003cbr\u003e Read and learn!  \u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Introduction: journey to the centre of addiction 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreparing for the journey 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the end 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat this book does 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe synthetic theory of addiction in brief 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Definition, theory and observation 10\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining addiction (addiction is not an elephant) 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiagnosing and measuring addiction 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheory and supposition 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Big observations’ in the field of addiction 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecapitulation 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Beginning the journey: addiction as choice 41\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAddiction as a reflective choice 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBox 3.1 The myth of addiction 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBox 3.2 Vaguely right or precisely wrong? The Theory of Rational Addiction 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBox 3.3 The Self-medication Model of addiction 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBox 3.4 Opponent Process Theory 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIrrational, ill-informed choice and unstable preferences 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBox 3.5 Expectancy Theories 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBox 3.6 Skog’s Choice Theory 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBox 3.7 Slovic’s Affect Heuristic 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBox 3.8 Cognitive Bias Theories 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBox 3.9 Behavioural Economic Theories 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBox 3.10 Gateway Theory 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBox 3.11 The Transtheoretical Model of behaviour change 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBox 3.12 Identity shifts and behaviour change 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAddiction as the exercise of choice based on desires 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Choice is not enough: the concepts of impulse and self-control 95\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReports of feelings of compulsion 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePowerful motives versus impaired control 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBox 4.1 The Disease Model of addiction 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePersonality and addiction typologies 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBox 4.2 Tridimensional Personality Theory 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelf-efficacy 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBox 4.3 Self-efficacy Theory 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe transition from lapse to relapse 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBox 4.4 The Abstinence Violation Effect 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImpulse control 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBox 4.5 Inhibition Dysregulation Theory 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelf-regulation as a broadly based concept 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBox 4.6 Self-regulation Theory 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUrges and craving 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBox 4.7 A Cognitive Model of Drug Urges 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAddiction as a failure of self-control over desires and urges 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Addiction, habit and instrumental learning 114\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInstrumental learning 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBox 5.1 Instrumental learning (operant conditioning) and addiction 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMechanisms underpinning instrumental learning 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBox 5.2 The Dopamine Theory of Drug Reward 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBox 5.3 Addiction arising from functional neurotoxicity of drugs 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClassical conditioning 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBox 5.4 Classical conditioning and addiction 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMore complex learning models 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBox 5.5 Addiction as a learning\/memory process 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBox 5.6 Incentive Sensitisation Theory 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBox 5.7 Balfour’s theory of differential drug effects within the nucleus accumbens 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial learning 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBox 5.8 Social Learning Theory 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssociative learning 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Addiction in populations, and comprehensive theories 136\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAddiction in populations 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBox 6.1 Diffusion Theory 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComprehensive theories of addiction 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBox 6.2 Excessive Appetites Theory 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBox 6.3 The Pathways Model of pathological gambling 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is addiction and how can we explain it? 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Development of a comprehensive theory 152\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA functional classification of theories of addiction 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAddiction as reflective choice 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAddiction as irrational choice 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAddiction, compulsion and self-control 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAddiction, instrumental learning and habit 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAddiction, choice, compulsion and habit 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 A synthetic theory of motivation 192\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnderstanding behaviour in context: the COM-B model 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus on motivational theory 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe human motivational system 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStructure and function of the human motivational system 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe ‘head model’ 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMomentum and inertia 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdaptation: ways in which experience affects motivational disposition 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe ‘representational system’, consciousness and dual process models 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelf and self-control 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMental effort and motivational resources 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat motivates us 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe unstable mind 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA summary: key propositions from PRIME theory 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 A theory of addiction 229\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAddiction is 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe pathologies underlying addiction 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA return to some ‘big observations’ about addiction 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe abnormalities underlying addiction 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEffects of interventions 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecommendations and predictions regarding addiction interventions 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTesting the theory 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFirst results 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“I enjoyed reading this book and strongly recommend that it be read by all professionals working in the field of addiction.”  (\u003ci\u003eJournal of Clinical Psychiatry\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 February 2015)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobert West\u003c\/strong\u003e is Director of Tobacco Studies at the Cancer Research UK Health Behaviour Unit at University College London. He has been researching tobacco and nicotine dependence since 1982 and has published more than 250 scientific works. His research involves surveys of smoking patterns, clinical trials of aids to smoking cessation and laboratory studies of nicotine withdrawal symptoms. He is co-author of the English National Smoking Cessation Guidelines that provided the blueprint for the English Stop Smoking Services and is also Editor-in-Chief of the journal, Addiction.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe word ‘addiction’ these days is used to refer to a chronic condition where there is an\u003cbr\u003e unhealthily powerful motivation to engage in a particular behaviour. This can be driven by\u003cbr\u003e many different factors – physiological, psychological, environmental and social. If we say that it\u003cbr\u003e is all about X, we miss V, W, Y and Z. So, some people think addicts are using drugs to escape\u003cbr\u003e from unhappy lives, feelings of anxiety and so on; many are. Some people think drugs become\u003cbr\u003e addictive because they alter the brain chemistry to create powerful urges; that is often true.\u003cbr\u003e Others think that drug taking is about seeking after pleasure; often it is. Some take the view that\u003cbr\u003e addiction is a choice – addicts weigh up the pros and cons of doing what they do and decide\u003cbr\u003e the former outweigh the latter. Yet others believe that addicts suffer from poor impulse control;\u003cbr\u003e that is often true… And so it goes on.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen you look at the evidence, you see that all these positions capture important aspects of\u003cbr\u003e the problem – but they are not complete explanations. Neuroscience can help us delve more\u003cbr\u003e deeply into some of these explanations, while the behavioural and social sciences are better at\u003cbr\u003e exploring others. We need a model that puts all this together in a way that can help us decide\u003cbr\u003e what to do in different cases. Should we prescribe a drug, give the person some ‘tender loving\u003cbr\u003e care’, put them in prison or what? \u003ci\u003eTheory of Addiction\u003c\/i\u003e provides this synthesis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe first edition was well received:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Throughout the book the reader is exposed to a vast number of useful observations...The\u003cbr\u003e theoretical aims are timely, refreshing, ambitious and above all challenging. It opens up a new\u003cbr\u003e way of looking at addiction and has the potential to move the field of addiction a considerable\u003cbr\u003e leap forward. Thus we wholeheartedly would like to recommend the book for students as well\u003cbr\u003e as scholars. 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