THE CAUSES OF ADDICTION: DISEASE MODEL, MORAL MODEL, OR MALADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR MODEL

Review pages from the Thombs andOsborn text,which describesthree broad perspectives of addictionprevalent today: Addiction as Immoral Conduct, Addiction as Disease, and Addiction as Maladaptive Behavior.Considerwhich perspective you think bestexplainsaddiction and its causes.

Review the Snoek articleand theBotticellimediaandthink abouttheir perspectives on the disease model of addiction.

Reviewthe resources under the heading"How to Speak About Addiction."Think about how your social, cultural, and economic background might influenceyour perspectives about addiction andhow you speak aboutaddiction.

respond to the following questions:

• Explain which of the three models of addiction resonates the most with you and why.Also, describe one reason the other models do not fit with your perspective.
• What assumptions might you make about someone with an addiction through the lens ofthemodelyou chose?For example,if I look at addiction through the lens of thedisease model, I might assume that the individualhas an addiction because ofheredityfactorsand not because of their individual choices.Describeat least oneassumption andat least one implication of this assumption. How might adherence to that model of addiction affect service user care?
• How could cultural, economic, or social backgrounds influence how you might interact, speak, or perceive someone with an addiction?

Support your initial post with evidence from at least one Learning Resource. You may state your opinion and/or provide personal examples; however, you must also back up your assertions with evidence, including in-text citation(s) and reference(s) in APA