Search results
- A definition is proposed, with diagnostic criteria specified in a format similar to that of DSM-III-R. Essentially, addiction designates a process whereby a behavior, that can function both to produce pleasure and to provide escape from internal discomfort, is employed in a pattern characterized by (1) recurrent failure to control the behaviour (powerlessness) and (2) continuation of the behaviour despite significant negative consequences (unmanageability).
People also ask
What is addiction according to Goodman?
What is the definition of addiction?
What is the essential process of addiction?
What determines if a behavior pattern qualifies as an addiction?
How can a person cope with addictive behavior?
What are the criteria for behavioral addiction?
Addiction may be defined as a process by which a behavior that can function both to produce pleasure and to provide escape from internal discomfort is used in a pattern characterized by (1) recurrent failure to control the behavior (powerlessness) and (2) continuation of the behavior despite significant negative consequences (unmanageability).
The purpose of this paper is to propose a definition of addiction that is both meaningful and non-redundant, that is clearly grounded in the conceptual network of scientific psychiatry and is more than merely synonymous with some other psychiatric term.
- Aviel Goodman
- 1990
A definition is proposed, with diagnostic criteria specified in a format similar to that of DSM-III-R. Essentially, addiction designates a process whereby a behavior, that can function both to produce pleasure and to provide escape from internal discomfort, is employed in a pattern characterized by (1) recurrent failure to control the behaviour ...
- Aviel Goodman
- 1990
Psychotropic medications, properly applied, are helpful with symptoms of Axis I disorders (e.g., depression, mania, anxiety). Outcome studies support a medication and therapy approach to treatment. Personality disorders (Axis II) have proven highly resistant to medication-only approaches.
Dec 1, 1990 · According to Goodman (1990), addiction defines a condition whereby a problematic behavior is characterized by (a) recurrent failure to control the behavior and (b) continuation of the...
- Aviel Goodman
Nov 1, 1990 · A definition of addiction is proposed, with diagnostic criteria specified in a format similar to that of DSM-III-R, which designates a process whereby a behavior is employed in a pattern characterized by recurrent failure to control the behaviour.
Feb 1, 1993 · Khantzian's view is shared by Goodman (1993), who describes the addictive process as "the defensive system employed to cope with the intense, disorganized affects and conflicts" (p.94), while...
