Myth of Addiction: An Application of the Psychological Theory of Attribution to Illicit Drug Use / Edition 1

by John Booth Davies

Overview

First published in 1992. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783718651979
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/01/1992
Pages:	180
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.70(d)

Table of Contents

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