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The Meaning of Addiction - An Unconventional View (Paperback, 1998 Reissued Paper Edition) Loot Price: R970
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The Meaning of Addiction - An Unconventional View (Paperback, 1998 Reissued Paper Edition): S. Peele

The Meaning of Addiction - An Unconventional View (Paperback, 1998 Reissued Paper Edition)

S. Peele

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A controversial and persuasive analysis of addiction

A tour de force, a spectacular effort of research and understanding. This book gives us the courage to bypass disease notions to deal with intrapsychic, family system, and social and cultural dynamics in addiction.
?David Cook, Counseling and Psychological Services, University of Wisconsin

This compelling and controversial book challenges the widely accepted belief that alcohol and drug addiction have a genetic or biological basis. The so-called disease theory
suggests that a substance or activity can cause the addict to lose control of his behavior. Stanton Peele demonstrates how this notion fails to make sense of scientific observations.

Analyzing studies of drug and cigarette addiction, alcoholism, obesity, and other potential compulsions such as running and sex, Peele reveals the surprising frequency of self-cure as part of the evidence. The author finds that compulsive habits and depAndency are a way of coping that individuals can reverse as their life circumstances change. This brilliantly argued book is sure to provoke discussion and stimulate new approaches to treatment.

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Imprint: Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S.
Country of origin: United States
Release date: August 1998
First published: August 1998
Authors: S. Peele
Dimensions: 232 x 162 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 224
Edition: 1998 Reissued Paper Edition
ISBN-13: 978-0-7879-4382-0
Categories: Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > Coping with personal problems > Coping with drug & alcohol abuse
Books > Health, Home & Family > Self-help & practical interests > Popular psychology > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Illness & addiction: social aspects > Drug addiction & substance abuse
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LSN: 0-7879-4382-7
Barcode: 9780787943820

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