The word ‘addiction’ these days is used to refer to a chronic condition where there is an unhealthily powerful motivation to engage in a particular behaviour. This can be driven by many different factors – physiological, psychological, environmental and social. If we say that it is all about X, we miss V, W, Y and Z. So, some people think addicts are using drugs to escape from unhappy lives, feelings of anxiety and so on; many are. Some people think drugs become addictive because they alter the brain chemistry to create powerful urges; that is often true. Others think that drug taking is about seeking after pleasure; often it is. Some take the view that addiction is a choice – addicts weigh up the pros and cons of doing what they do and decide the former outweigh the latter. Yet others believe that addicts suffer from poor impulse control; that is often true… And so it goes on. When you look at the evidence, you see that all these positions capture important aspects of the problem – but they are not complete explanations. Neuroscience can help us delve more deeply into some of these explanations, while the behavioural and social sciences are better at exploring others. We need a model that puts all this together in a way that can help us decide what to do in different cases. Should we prescribe a drug, give the person some ‘tender loving care’, put them in prison or what? Theory of Addiction provides this synthesis. The first edition was well received: ‘Throughout the book the reader is exposed to a vast number of useful observations...The theoretical aims are timely, refreshing, ambitious and above all challenging. It opens up a new way of looking at addiction and has the potential to move the field of addiction a considerable leap forward. Thus we wholeheartedly would like to recommend the book for students as well as scholars. Read and learn!’ Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs ‘The book provides a comprehensive review of existing theories - over 30 in all - and this synthesis of theories constitutes an important contribution in and of itself... West is to be commended for his synthesis of addiction theories that span neurobiology, psychology and social science and for his insights into what remains unexplained.’ Addiction This new edition of Theory of Addiction builds on the first, including additional theories in the field, a more developed specification of PRIME theory and analysis of the expanding evidence base. With this important new information, Theory of Addiction will continue to be essential reading for all those working in addiction, from student to experienced practitioner – as urged above, Read and learn!

Theory of Addiction

Health, Fitness & Dieting

West, Robert

Brown, Jamie

Addiction & Recovery

Wiley/Blackwell

One day Neil Hackett of Montreal happens on something that will change his life. On impulse he bids at an auction and becomes the owner of a powerful Ducati 900 racing motorcycle. Soon Neil is hooked on the speed and the excitement of road racing - the girls, the camaraderie at the track, and above all, the thrill of controlling an explosively fast, finely tuned machine. That's when the trouble begins...

Super Bike

Irwin Pub

This book is a highlight reel of my life to encourage and uplift anyone that reads it this is a passion project I want to impact as many people as I can with my transparency and candor.

In the Middle of it All

Biographies & Memoirs

Memoirs

lulu.com

Pigtails is a hilarious children’s book about identical triplet girls. Although they are identical in looks and born within seventeen minutes of one another, each of them have very different personalities. Ashleigh, the oldest is a tomboy and always dress in athletic attire. Jasmyne, the middle triplet is a princess and loves to wear dresses. Jayda, the youngest is a scholar and the only one of the triplets that wear glasses. Pigtails was written with the intent of entertaining children while teaching them that you can’t judge a book by its cover or a person by their appearance. It also teaches children that it’s okay to be who you are and to love yourself. The first in the series of books takes us on an adventure at the girls’ grandmother’s house. Grandma lives in the country, so the girls can always find harmless mischief to get into while visiting. The story will surely leave you in stitches and have you asking what possibly could the triplets get into next. Through Pigtails, Brown & McCollum share their gift of story telling with a children’s book like no other. Readers are thoroughly entertained and take away a myriad of positive messages, a sense of self and an appreciation for others.

Pigtails: Autumn Adventure

Children's Books

McCollum, Darrell

Action & Adventure

Independently published

Paleo Diet Cookbook: Healthy Recipes That Unlock the Full Potential of Your Vitamix, Blendtec, Ninja, or Other High-Speed, High-Power Blender

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Baking

Jamie Brown

This book describes 83 theories of behaviour change, identified by an expert panel of psychologists, sociologists, anthropologists and economists as relevant to designing interventions. For each theory, the book provides a brief summary, a list of its component constructs, a more extended description and a network analysis to show its links with other theories in the book. It considers the role of theory in understanding behaviour change and its application to designing and evaluating interventions. Behaviour change theories include: Action Theory Model of Consumption Affective Events Theory Aids Risk Reduction Model Behavioural-Ecological Model of Adolescent Aids Prevention CEOS Theory Change Theory Classical Conditioning COM-B System Consumption as Social Practices Containment Theory Control Theory Differential Association Theory Diffusion of Innovations Ecological Model for Preventing Type 2 Diabetes in Minority Youth Extended Information Processing Model Extended Parallel Processing Model Feedback Intervention Theory Focus Theory of Normative Conduct General Theory of Crime General Theory of Deviant Behaviour Goal Directed Theory Goal-Framing Theory Goal Setting Theory Health Action Process Approach Health Behaviour Goal Model Health Behaviour Internalisation Model Health Belief Model Health Promotion Model I-Change Model Information-Motivation-Behavioural Skills Model Information-Motivation-Behavioural Skills Model of Adherence Integrated Theoretical Model for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Prevention Integrated Theory of Drinking Behaviour Integrated Theory of Health Behaviour Change Integrative Model of Behavioural Prediction Integrative Model of Factors Influencing Smoking Behaviour Integrative Model of Health Attitude and Behaviour Change Integrative Model of Factors Influencing Smoking And Attitude And Health Behaviour Change Model of Pro-Environmental Behaviour ... And more

ABC of Behaviour Change Theories

Michie, Susan

Campbell, Rona

Gainforth, Heather

Psychology & Counseling

Silverback Publishing

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