Self-discontinuity in behavioral addictions: A psychodynamic framework

Addictive Behaviors Reports, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 100601 - 100601

Published: March 1, 2025

Models based on substance use criteria have been employed to classify maladaptive engagement in various everyday activities as genuine addictions. However, symptom-based models potential limitations, which includes some cases reduced clinical utility and an increased risk of diagnostic inflation. The current article presents alternative psychodynamic theoretical framework elucidate the psychological processes underlying development putative behavioral According this framework, addictions are conceptualized strategies for regulating overwhelming feelings rooted childhood trauma. Exposure trauma may lead segregation unbearable trauma-related mental states from awareness through persistent dissociative processes. Thus, provide individuals with illusory sense control over while simultaneously reinforcing states. compulsive such can be seen attempt at self-medication, though it ultimately exacerbates discontinuities self-experience. This is further illustrated a vignette, highlighting its implications both assessment treatment.

Language: Английский

Depressive symptoms in individuals experiencing maternal overcontrol: The specific mediating role of brooding rumination

Personality and Individual Differences, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 236, P. 112995 - 112995

Published: Dec. 6, 2024

Language: Английский