Rethinking Excessive Habits and Addictive Behaviors
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| Rating | : | 4.35 (827 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1442248297 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 212 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-02-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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While biology may play a role in addiction, the author argues that the disease model strips sufferers of their ability to see their issues as within their control to address. These labels are generalized to all behaviors and to all people regardless of the details of their specific circumstances. Twelve step programs are the foundation of conventional thinking and treatment for people with addictive behaviors. Understanding the role of learning and behavior allows people to redefine addiction in terms of their own personal circumstances, allowing that the brain is an organ of social adaptation and is constantly able to wire and rewire itself through enriched environments and new learning. But are they truly the best? Here, Tony Bevacqua explains why these one-size-fits-all approaches are not appropriate for everyone, since each person is a unique human being T
He has contributed articles to the Journal of Humanistic Psychology and Addiction Professional Magazine.. He teaches college psychology courses, leads corporate wellness seminars and has a private practice in Los Angeles coaching people who have a desire to better understand their self-determining nature. Tony Bevacquais an accomplished educator, corporate coach, social advocate and lecturer
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Looking at the interconnectedness of addiction, relapse, and 12-step programs, Bevacqua (a personal coach, practicing psychologist, and teacher of psychology) offers an excellent explanation of why 12-step programs often fail their participants. In providing this accessible, long-overdue examination of the etiology and treatment of addictive behaviors, the author provides readers—including individuals who struggle with addictive behaviors—with a compassionate framework for understanding what drives these problematic behaviors. (Stanton Peele, Ph.D., pioneer of non-12-step approaches to addictive problems, author (with Ilse Thompson) of Recover! Stop Thinking Like an Addict)T