Biopsychosocial Model of Addiction
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Discuss relevant ethical, legal and sociocultural considerations of the biopsychosocial model of addiction.
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1. About the biopsychosocial model - 200 words
2. ethical and legal considerations - 200 words
3. sociocultural considerations - 200 words
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The Biopsychosocial Model
The term biopsychosocial hints at the inclusion of 3 considerations into the exploration, understanding and study of addiction - biology, psychology and sociology. Known also as BPS, it is based on an addiction theory of the same name and is explains that addiction (Adult Addictions Services Branch, Alcohol and Drug Services, 1996) and, "t substance misuse is the net result of a complex interaction between a combination of biological, psychological, social, and spiritual determinants." Dodes (2014) further explains as follows, "Biology, sociology, and psychology represent three separate pathways to understanding behavior, which may or may not overlap. If a woman is exposed to rabies, she may begin acting aggressively and erratically, a pattern of behavior that is the result of purely biological factors: she is infected. If a man lacks food and shelter, he will be more inclined to break the law to get what he needs to survive, a pattern of ...
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