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Feb 19, 2017 · To understand the entwinement of addiction and morality, we briefly discuss the disease model and its alternatives in order to address the following questions: Is the disease model the only path towards a ‘de-moralized’ discourse of addiction?
Jul 5, 2024 · The Moral Model, Disease Model, Psychological Model, Social Model, Neurobiological Model, Biopsychosocial Model, and Spiritual Model each offer unique perspectives and insights into the underlying causes, mechanisms, and treatment approaches for addiction.
Jun 28, 2019 · In the present studies, we investigated the relation between conceptualizations of addiction and moral responsibility. To our knowledge, this is the first study where various labels and descriptions from the addiction literature are mapped onto a dimension of lay moral responsibility.
Contemporary theories of addiction of all stripes rule out faulty values as a cause of addiction. Yet evidence from cross-cultural, ethnic, and social-class research, laboratory study of addictive behavior, and natural history and field investigations of addiction indicate the importance of value orientations in the development and expression ...
The moral model of addiction suggests that addiction is the result of poor choices, lack of willpower, and an unwillingness to change. This perspective stigmatizes individuals with addiction and fails to recognize the complex nature of the disease.
Jan 7, 2017 · The moral model of addiction has two distinctive features. First, it views drug use as a choice, even for addicts. Second, it adopts a critical moral stance against this choice.
The ‘moral model’ holds that the root cause of problematic AOD use is an individual’s inherent moral weakness and lack of will power. This view has also been applied to particular communities and even races of people.
