Jenny Svanberg (UK Stirling Community Hospital)

The Psychology of Addiction

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This accessible book takes a psychological approach to understanding addiction. It considers key questions and myths surrounding addition such as ¿how do people get hooked?' and ¿can you recover from addiction?' Using examples from popular culture, the book also draws on psychological and neuroscientific theories and sets addiction in a social context, comparing drug addiction with other types such as gambling and sex. It goes on to consider addiction recovery and different therapies such as mindfulness, suggesting a compassionate approach to understanding addiction may lead to changes in drug policy. It will be of interest to anyone looking for a psychological understanding of addiction.

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Produktdetails

• The Psychology of Everything
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 138
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. März 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 200mm x 131mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 158g
• ISBN-13: 9781138207288
• ISBN-10: 1138207284
• Artikelnr.: 50103215

Autorenporträt

Jenny Svanberg is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist. She worked for a significant period of time alongside people with problems relating to drug and alcohol use, and her writing is informed by her clinical experience.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1. Addiction: from prejudice to compassion
Chapter 2. Is addiction a choice?
Chapter 3. If it's the drugs that are addictive, why doesn't everyone get
addicted?
Chapter 4. You can teach an old dog new tricks: addiction and recovery
Chapter 5. Safety in numbers: nourishing the hungry ghosts
Chapter 6. Make love not war: if drug policy understood the science of
compassion