Addiction : A Disorder of Choice /
In a book sure to inspire controversy, Gene Heyman argues that conventional wisdom about addiction - that it is a disease, a compulsion beyond conscious control - is wrong. At the heart of Heyman's analysis is a startling view of choice and motivation that applies to all choices, not just the c...
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, MA :
Harvard University Press,
[2010]
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Sumario: | In a book sure to inspire controversy, Gene Heyman argues that conventional wisdom about addiction - that it is a disease, a compulsion beyond conscious control - is wrong. At the heart of Heyman's analysis is a startling view of choice and motivation that applies to all choices, not just the choice to use drugs. Heyman's analysis of well-established but frequently ignored research leads to unexpected insights into how we make choices - from obesity to McMansionization - all rooted in our deep-seated tendency to consume too much of whatever we like best. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (216 p.) |
ISBN: | 9780674053991 9783110756067 9783110442205 |
Acceso: | restricted access |