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Rethinking Excessive Habits and Addictive BehaviorsBOOK DETAILHardcover: 212 pages Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (July 2, 2015) Language: English ISBN-10: 1442248297 ISBN-13: 978-1442248298 Product Dimensions: 6.3 x 0.9 x 9.3 inches Shipping Weight:2.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies) Customer Reviews:Step By Step To Download Or Read Online1. Click Button "DOWNLOAD" Or "READ ONLINE"2. Sign Up To Acces "Rethinking Excessive Habits and Addictive Behaviors"3. Choose the book you like when you register4. You can also cancel your membership if you are bored5. Enjoy and Happy Reading
Book DescriptionTwelve step programs are the foundation of conventional thinking and treatment for people withaddictive behaviors. But are they truly the best? Here, Tony Bevacqua explains why these onesize-fits-allapproaches are not appropriate for everyone, since each person is a unique humanbeing.. This book takes a humanistic perspective that offers guidance for sufferers, their familiesand friends, practitioners, and anyone interested in understanding the nature of addictivebehaviors. What do we know about addictive behavior and mental health? Bevacqua maintainsour common perceptions are loaded with outdated, emotionally charged, and deficit-basedvocabulary. Words like “addiction,” “addict,” alcoholic,” “denial,” “recovery,” “clean,” andothers have become absorbed into our vocabulary but conjure up the worst case descriptions ofundesirable behavior. These labels are generalized to all behaviors and to all people regardless ofthe details of their specific circumstances. By rethinking and changing the language, new learningcan take place, and new approaches to treatment can emerge. While biology may play a role inaddiction, the author argues that the disease model strips sufferers of their ability to see theirissues as within their control to address. Understanding the role of learning and behavior allowspeople to redefine addiction in terms of their own personal circumstances, allowing that the brainis an organ of social adaptation and is constantly able to wire and rewire itself through enrichedenvironments and new learning. Bevacqua proposes a language that also supports an individualwith kindness, compassion and empathy and suggests ways in which this new perspective andapproach, can help individuals improve the quality of their thinking which will improve thequality of their behavior.
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