Addictive Behaviours

Addictive Behaviours

Our academics play a vital role in increasing understanding of how addictive behaviours operate, so that they can be modified and managed for the benefit of affected individuals. The centre takes as its starting point an understanding of addictive behaviours from a psychosocial perspective. We emphasise the need to conceptualise such behaviours beyond simplistic biomedical perspectives, to include a series of distinct but related key themes. These themes include: automatic versus reflective ‘dual process’ models, metacognitive approaches, psychopharmacological approaches, public policy approaches and social identity approaches. We cover both substance-related and behavioural addictions.

Core research topics include:

  • Automatic versus reflective ‘dual process’ models (how people’s behaviours are influenced by conscious and non-conscious thought)
  • Metacognitive approaches (how people’s mental control strategies perpetuate addictive behaviours)
  • Psychopharmacological approaches (the impact of chemicals on brain and body)
  • Public policy approaches (how we can use messages and legislation to reduce harm)
  • Social identity approaches (how people’s self-image affects their behaviour)
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