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Title
Why people drink ; How people change : a guide to alcohol and people's motivation for drinking it / W. Miles Cox, Eric Klinger.
ISBN
9783030939281 (electronic bk.)
3030939286 (electronic bk.)
9783030939274
3030939278
Publication Details
Cham : Springer, 2022.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (116 pages)
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-030-93928-1 doi
Call Number
HV5035
Dewey Decimal Classification
362.292
Summary
This book presents up-to-date scientific information about alcohol based on Cox and Klingers motivational model, which has been described as, the most widely known and influential motivational model of alcohol use (Cooper et al., 2016, p. 5). The book, however, was written to be understandable to a broad sector of the population, allowing for an interdisciplinary readership. Those who would find this book beneficial include academics who need nontechnical explanations of why people drink, such as professionals and students in psychology, psychiatry, and related fields, and teachers of high school health classes and university courses in addiction. While not aimed as a self-help book, this book might offer insight as to why a person might not be able to control the urge to drink, or answer questions people may have concerning the effect of alcohol on the brain.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access Note
Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed March 9, 2022).
Chapter 1. Alcohol Use and Abuse in Everyday Life: The Centrality of Motivation
Chapter 2. How People Decide What They Want, Including Having a Drink of Alcohol
Chapter 3. Alcohol and its Effects on the Body
Chapter 4. Genetics of Alcoholism
Chapter 5. Personality and Alcohol Use
Chapter 6. Sociocultural and Environmental Influences on Drinking Behavior
Chapter 7. Why Drink Alcohol at All? Motives and Expectancies
Chapter 8. Ways to Control Drinking: Changing the Motivational Nexus.