HIJACKING SORROW, JOY, PLEASURE AND REWARD: A PHILOSOPHICAL INTERPRETIVE FRAMEWORK FOR THE THEORY OF ALCOHOL ADDICTION
HIJACKING SORROW, JOY, PLEASURE AND REWARD: A PHILOSOPHICAL INTERPRETIVE FRAMEWORK FOR THE THEORY OF ALCOHOL ADDICTION
Author(s): Valery YevarouskiSubject(s): Philosophy of Mind, Neuropsychology, Behaviorism, Substance abuse and addiction
Published by: Vilniaus Universiteto Leidykla
Keywords: alcohol addiction; brain reward system; addictive behavior; philosophy of psychiatry; hedonic homeostasis;
Summary/Abstract: This article offers a philosophical interpretation of the key concepts of alcohol addiction in neuroscience (the anhedonia hypothesis, the want-like system, the incentive salience hypothesis) and psychology (the rational choice model). A comprehensive, transdisciplinary review of the theories of alcohol addiction is performed and their applications to the treatment and recovery processes are discussed. As a core component, we reconstruct the experience to become habitual during subsequent alcohol misuse. As a result, the article proposes a philosophical theory for the broad interpretation of the concept of addiction as a reward system disorder with an application for cognitive and behavioral activity.
Journal: Sociologija. Mintis ir Veiksmas
- Issue Year: 2017
- Issue No: 41 (02)
- Page Range: 100-136
- Page Count: 37
- Language: English
