Discussion B Defining Addiction

M1 Discussion B: Defining Addiction
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M1 Discussion B: Defining Addiction
The term addiction is commonly used in several countries to describe many problems associated with habitual and compulsive usage of substances (Gabbard, 2017). The models analyzed in this discussion are the biopsychosocial model as well as the willingness, mindfulness and paradoxical intention models of addiction.
Advantages of Biopsychosocial Model over Willingness, Mindfulness, and Paradoxical Intention Models
The willingness, mindfulness and paradoxical intention models of addiction consider the health of an individual to be an abnormality in some constant physiological state. Comparing these theories to the biopsychosocial model, the biopsychosocial model emphasizes that the illness and health is an outcome of biological, psychological and social factors that interact altogether. The model looks at disease processes and genetic bases, seeks to alter defenses and attitudes, and emphasizes the significance of family involvement as well as social support (Skewes and Gonzalez, 2013).
The biopsychosocial model has shown success in public policy and social engineering approaches to drug addiction issues. For instance, according to Skewes and Gonzalez (2013), after banning alcohol use during prohibition, the national degrees of drinking, as well as related health concerns like liver cirrhosis, were minimized. The model motivates addicts to limit their intake o…