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According to the life-process model of addiction, addiction is viewed as:
According to the life-process model of addiction, addiction is viewed as:
- A purely biological disease
- A result of unitary biological mechanisms
- A habitual response and a source of gratification and security (correct)
- A chronic relapsing disease
Who originated and advocated the life-process model of addiction?
Who originated and advocated the life-process model of addiction?
- Eric J. Nestler
- Archie Brodsky
- Stanton Peele (correct)
- Gene M. Heyman
What do proponents of the life-process model argue regarding the term 'disease'?
What do proponents of the life-process model argue regarding the term 'disease'?
- The term disease is appropriate for all forms of addiction
- Biological mechanisms cannot account for addictive behavior and thus do not support using the term disease (correct)
- Biological mechanisms fully explain addictive behavior as a disease
- Disease is the only way to understand addiction
What is emphasized by proponents of the life-process model to overcome addiction?
What is emphasized by proponents of the life-process model to overcome addiction?
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Which biological mechanisms are typically claimed to underlie all forms of addiction, according to the text?
Which biological mechanisms are typically claimed to underlie all forms of addiction, according to the text?
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