by Richard Amaral | Feb 7, 2011 | All Entries, Family Violence
Today’s blog will move away from theories of addiction. Instead, today’s entry will discuss the topic of spousal abuse. Specifically, I will discuss the factors leading some women to either return, or remain, in an abusive relationship. The final component of the...
by Richard Amaral | Jan 31, 2011 | Addiction Psychology, All Entries
Before moving on, I wanted to quickly review the content from previous blogs. I’ve been discussing the different elements of the bio-psycho-social-spiritual integrative model used for understanding and treating addictions. The bio portion of the word refers to the...
by Richard Amaral | Jan 23, 2011 | Addiction Psychology, All Entries
I had planned on writing about the Social Model of addictions – how our socialization and learning contributes to the development of addictions. However, just this past week our newspapers here in Canada announced that Brian Mulroney (a former Canadian Prime...
by Richard Amaral | Jan 17, 2011 | Addiction Psychology, All Entries
In my last blog, I talked about the “Biological” or disease model for understanding how addictions develop. In today’s blog, I want to discuss the “Psychological” model for understanding the development and maintenance of addictions. In...
by Richard Amaral | Jan 10, 2011 | Addiction Psychology, All Entries
In my last blog, I touched upon the topic of addictions. My goal over the next few blog entries will be to describe some of the different theories used for understanding how addictions develop in the first place. The word that I believe best captures these multiple...
by Richard Amaral | Jan 4, 2011 | All Entries
I didn’t think I would need to set a goal for myself with regards to blogging more often. I thought I would find the motivation just seeping out of my mind and heart. Well, it’s been almost two weeks since my last blog and nothing’s been really...
