... 'involves sensation, that to begin with, are immediate, brief pleasant and repetitive, without producing satiation. Repetition leads to habituation with an accompanying loss, or reduction, of pleasurable sensations, and stopping is an aversive experience; but any discomfort may be relieved by further repetition of the addictive behaviour'. There are many kinds of addictive behaviours often presented and worked on in therapy. Some themes have involved: substance abuse, sex and pornography, the internet, eating disorders and gambling but even ordinary functional behaviours, such as shopping, have also been presented to be a problem for some clients (Baker, 1996). Addiction has been controversially categorised as an inherited disease, a choice, as well as a maladaptive behaviour due to environment. Specifically, this disease concept suggests that biological vulnerability and psychosocial behaviours contribute to addiction. This has proved effective convincing clients, who doubted their abilities to change, of the seriousness of their addictions but ...

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