Myth of Addiction - Second Edition

First published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

List of contents

Attribution Theory: Explaining Explanation
Attribution Theory and Attributional Research
Volitional and Non-Volitional Explanations
Addiction, Withdrawals and Craving
Pharmacology and Compulsion
The Problem of "Addictive Substances"
Disease as the Preferred Explanation for "Badness"
The Nature of Evidence: Methodological Problems
Attribution: A Dynamic Approach to How People Explain Their Actions
Functional Explanations for Drug Use
A Context for Drug Problems

About the author

John Booth Davies is Professor of Psychology and Director of the Centre for Applied Social Psychology at the University of Strathclyde, UK.

Product details

• Authors: John Booth Davies, Davies John Booth
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.01.1998
• EAN: 9789057022371
• ISBN: 978-90-5702-237-1
• No. of pages: 196
• Weight: 410 g
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disease & Health Issues, Drug & substance abuse: social aspects, Drugs and alcohol: social aspects