Addiction Definition

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The paper is based on the reading of a passage, that put forth the concept that the term addiction was being broadened to include all anti-social behavior. The passage continues that such a definition meant that the individual was no longer responsible or accountable for their behavior and that such a position would lead to chaos. The paper questions the reasoning of the passage.

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"Step 1. Criminal and anti-social behaviour is becoming more acceptable. The widespread application of the disease model to anti-social behaviour has resulted in the permissive attitudes towards crime, drug use and social irresponsibility. Step 2. Key concepts are disease, addiction, individual accountability. Step 3. Negative conceptual question: Is the assumption that disease being framed as a "physiologically well-defined phenomenon" is conclusively facilitating the breakdown of society? Positive conceptual question: In a just and self-actualized society, is it not appropriate that alternative causal models be developed, explored and applied to previously perceived anti-social behaviour?"

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