Chemical and Behavioral Dependencies: Origin, Development, Integration, and Extension

by Peter J D Russell

The chemical and behavioral dependencies were shown by a model based on alcohol consumption to have a common origin and progression. Their shared etiology revealed three invariant developmental stages whose lengths are shaped by age and whether elevations of arousal are brief or extended. Dependencies are utilitarian; they are used to adjust recurring episodes of excessive arousal to the levels required for effective functioning in intended involvements...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 148419618X
• ISBN13: 9781484196182
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"