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The psychology of addiction / Jenny Svanberg.

By:

Svanberg, Jenny [author.]

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unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

9781138207288 (pbk.) :

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LOC classification:

RC533 .S9 2018

Summary: Humans are well-known creatures of habit but at what point does a habit become an addiction? Is addiction a choice, a moral failing, a disease, all of these, or none? Are certain personality types more likely to become addicted, or those from certain social environments? And how can one recover from addiction? In this introduction to the psychological issues behind addiction, these questions and more are addressed.

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Item type	Home library	Class number	Status	Date due	Barcode
2 week loan	Hockney Library Main Floor	616.85227/SVA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		7412342009

Includes bibliographical references.

Humans are well-known creatures of habit but at what point does a habit become an addiction? Is addiction a choice, a moral failing, a disease, all of these, or none? Are certain personality types more likely to become addicted, or those from certain social environments? And how can one recover from addiction? In this introduction to the psychological issues behind addiction, these questions and more are addressed.

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