The Addictive Personality: Understanding the Addictive Process and Compulsive Behavior
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By: Craig Nakken
Format: Paperback
From: Hazelden
Pub. Date: August 1996
From: Hazelden
Pub. Date: August 1996
Product Details:
Catalog: Book
Release Date: 1996-09-18
Media: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 144
Ean: 9781568381299
Isbn: 1568381298
Catalog: Book
Release Date: 1996-09-18
Media: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 144
Ean: 9781568381299
Isbn: 1568381298
ABOUT THE BOOK
EDITORIAL REVIEW
Second Edition
For nearly a decade, The Addictive Personality has helped people understand the process of addiction. Now, through this second edition, author Craig Nakken brings new depth and dimension to our understanding of how an individual becomes an addict. Going beyond the definition that limits dependency to the realm of alcohol and other drugs, Nakken uncovers the common denominator of all addiction and describes how the process is progressive.
Through research and practical experience, Nakken sheds new light on:
The author examines how addictions start, how society pushes people toward addiction, and what happens inside those who become addicted. This new edition will help anyone seeking a better understanding of the addictive process and its impact on our lives.
Craig Nakken, M.S.W. a certified chemical dependency practitioner, is a lecturer at the Rutgers School of Alcohol Studies and the Florida School of Addictions. A worker in the field of addictions for more than 25 years, Nakken has a private practice in St. Paul, Minnesota and lectures nationally and internationally on topics related to addiction studies.
For nearly a decade, The Addictive Personality has helped people understand the process of addiction. Now, through this second edition, author Craig Nakken brings new depth and dimension to our understanding of how an individual becomes an addict. Going beyond the definition that limits dependency to the realm of alcohol and other drugs, Nakken uncovers the common denominator of all addiction and describes how the process is progressive.
Through research and practical experience, Nakken sheds new light on:
- Genetic factors tied to addiction
- Cultural influences on addictive behaviors
- The progressive nature of the disease
- Steps to a successful recovery
The author examines how addictions start, how society pushes people toward addiction, and what happens inside those who become addicted. This new edition will help anyone seeking a better understanding of the addictive process and its impact on our lives.
Craig Nakken, M.S.W. a certified chemical dependency practitioner, is a lecturer at the Rutgers School of Alcohol Studies and the Florida School of Addictions. A worker in the field of addictions for more than 25 years, Nakken has a private practice in St. Paul, Minnesota and lectures nationally and internationally on topics related to addiction studies.
USER REVIEWS
"As someone who struggles with Alcohol addiction I gained valuable insights from this book. As it should, the book addresses addiction in the context of a whole personality/pattern of addiction, not simply addiction to one particular substance such as alcohol. A must read if you struggle with addiction. "
~ Written on 2008-09-05
~ Written on 2008-09-05
"This book is extremely helpful in understanding addicts for those who try to help them. It may even help you understand yourself."
~ Written on 2008-07-31
~ Written on 2008-07-31
"I was first exposed to Nakken's work in a Hazelden pamphlet from the late 1980s. I used that material & the papers of Harry Tiebout to present 1 lecture each month titled 'The Addictive Personality.' I did the lecture for about 3 years & then quit my job at a treatment center in order to go to grad school. What I learned there, & during the years since, has convinced me that there is no such thing (read single entity) as the 'addictive personality.' In fact, persons with many different personality structures become addicts. Over 20 years of research indicates the closest correlation exists with antisocial personality. Early versions of the DSM classified alcoholism along with neuroses & personality disorders, but that changed in 1986 with DSM3. Nakken's work continues interesting & somewhat entertaining, but is useless in explaining addiction. It neglects other causative factors, & may in fact contribute to learned helplessness by convincing a person that their personality (an enduring structure very difficult to change) caused their addiction!"
~ Written on 2008-05-10
~ Written on 2008-05-10
"This author has explained addiction from the beginning to the end and didn't leave anything out. It provided me the tools to understand the addict in my life like nothing else ever has, including Alanon. I am now able to sit next to the addict in my life and say I understand and mean it. I am no longer sitting on the outside wishing I could make sense of the craziness addiction creates in the life of the addict and those of us who love them. As the author explains, "addiction doesn't make sense" so stop trying to find logic in it. Instead the author gives the rest of us a view from the addicts perspective and it helped heal the awful pain the addict has caused in my life. This is a must read for anyone who knows an addict, loves an addict, is an addict or lives in society because addiction surrounds and effects us all."
~ Written on 2008-03-03
~ Written on 2008-03-03
"I would definately recommend this book for anyone that wants information without having to read hundreds and hundreds of pages. Very imformative."
~ Written on 2007-09-11
~ Written on 2007-09-11