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According to the life-process model of addiction, addiction is viewed as:
A habitual response and a source of gratification and security
Who originated and advocated the life-process model of addiction?
Stanton Peele
What do proponents of the life-process model argue regarding the term 'disease'?
Biological mechanisms cannot account for addictive behavior and thus do not support using the term disease
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?
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