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Addiction as excessive appetite.

¹School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK. j.f.orford@bham.ac.uk

Addiction (Abingdon, England)

|February 15, 2001

Summary

The excessive appetite model broadens the definition of addiction to include behaviors like excessive drinking, smoking, and gambling. It explains addiction through learning, memory, and emotional regulation, suggesting self-control diminishes.

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Area of Science:

Behavioral Psychology
Neuroscience
Addiction Studies

Background:

Traditional addiction models are often too narrow.
Addiction encompasses a wide range of excessive appetitive behaviors.
A comprehensive model is needed to explain diverse addictive patterns.

Purpose of the Study:

To present the excessive appetite model of addiction.
To broaden the definition of addiction beyond traditional substance-use disorders.
To outline the core components of this comprehensive addiction model.

Main Methods:

Summarizing the excessive appetite model.
Identifying key elements: skewed consumption, learning mechanisms, memory, emotional regulation.
Considering diverse sociocultural contexts.

Main Results:

The model accounts for excessive drinking, smoking, gambling, eating, sex, and drug use.
Core elements explain the development of strong attachment and diminished self-control.
Addictive behaviors can appear disease-like due to these processes.

Conclusions:

The excessive appetite model provides a broader framework for understanding addiction.
Giving up excessive behaviors arises from internal conflict.
Change often occurs outside of expert treatment and relies on universal processes.

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