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035 _a(Sirsi) i9781442248298
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020 _a9781442248298 (cloth : alk. paper)
020 _a1442248297 (cloth : alk. paper)
020 _z9781442248304 (electronic)
035 _a(OCoLC)900180186
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050 0 0 _aRC 533
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100 1 _aBevacqua, Tony.
245 1 0 _aRethinking excessive habits and addictive behaviors /
_cTony Bevacqua.
264 1 _aLanham :
_bRowman & Littlefield,
_c2015
300 _axiv, 198 pages ;
_c24 cm
336 _atext
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
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504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
505 0 _aThe origins of the AA mindset -- Changing our language, changing our subjectivity -- The reality of human experience -- Love, approval, and validation -- Rethinking excessive habits and addictive behaviors -- Deconstructing deficit-based language -- Pharmaceutical drugs and the DSM-5 -- Celebrity culture and addictive behavior -- Parenting influence on children -- The "love" we learned -- Subjective well-being: the goal of all positive outcomes -- Rethinking your life challenges and experiences -- New learning, new direction.
520 _aTwelve-step programs are one of the most popular ways of treating addiction, but are they the best? Here, Tony Bevacqua questions the efficacy of these approaches and offers a different way of looking at addiction that takes into account his work with clients in his private practice and other studies done on the notion of addiction as a disease. Breaking new ground in the area of addiction, his work will offer clients and practitioners an alternative route forward.
650 0 _aCompulsive behavior.
650 0 _aSubstance abuse.
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