Journal
ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS
Volume 44, Issue -, Pages 16-22Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2014.11.019
Keywords
Alcohol; Addiction; Attentional bias; Current concern; Goal theory; Motivation
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Funding
- Economic and Social Research Council [RES-000-23-9563, RES-000-22-0314, RES-000-23-1269]
- Economic and Social Research Council [RES-000-23-1269] Funding Source: researchfish
- ESRC [RES-000-23-1269] Funding Source: UKRI
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If a person expects that (a) drinking alcohol or using another addictive substance will enhance positive affect or reduce negative affect, and (b) there is a strong likelihood that these desirable consequences will occur if the substance is used, that person is likely to form a goal of using the substance. The theoretical framework presented here predicts that when that happens, the person will have a current concern for using the substance, with the person thereby sensitized to environmental stimuli related to procuring and using the substance. One indication of the sensitization is selective attention to substance-related stimuli, which is correlated with urges to use and actual use of the substance. Accordingly, interventions have been developed for helping substance users to overcome substance-related attentional bias. The results are promising for reducing both the attentional bias and the substance use. Finally, we discuss other cognitive-modification and motivational techniques that have been evaluated with promising results. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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