Excessive Appetites: A Psychological View of Addictions

Jim Orford

Abstract

About the Author. Preface. Changing the Shape of the Field. THE EXCESSIVE APPETITES. Excessive Drinking. Excessive Gambling. Excessive Drug Taking. Excessive Eating and Exercising. Excessive Sexuality. HOW EXCESS DEVELOPS. Taking Up Appetitive Behaviour. Personal Inclinations. The Social Context. Overcoming Restraint. The Development of Strong Attachment. Conflict and Its Consequences. OVERCOMING EXCESS. The Place of Expert Help. Giving Up Excess. Excessive Appetites: A Social--Behavioural--Cognitive--Moral Model. Reference. Author Index. Subject Index.

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PsychologyAddictionContext (archaeology)CognitionSocial psychologyPsychiatry

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Year: 1985
Type: book
Citations: 482
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                                    Jim Orford
                                
                            (1985). 
                            Excessive Appetites: A Psychological View of Addictions. 
                            Medical Entomology and Zoology
                            
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