Relative Expected Value of Drugs Versus Competing Rewards Underpins Vulnerability to and Recovery from Addiction

Course overview

This course address numerous theories and models in an attempt to create a unified theory of addiction based on concurrent drug choice tasks and relative value using economic Decision Theory. It examines: compulsion theory, habit theory, negative reinforcement theory, dual process theory, relative value theory, cue reactivity theory of dependence, human concurrent choice tasks, dependency severity, mindfulness, motivation approaches, contingency management, and the impact of negative mood on addiction.