Process Addictions
In many circles of addiction treatment, the term “process addiction” is used to create a category of addictions which is different from substance addictions. Process addiction is an addiction to an activity or process, such as eating, spending money, gambling, or sexual activity.
These addictive behaviors can be as debilitating as those associated with substance addictions, and they require psychological treatment. People sometimes have difficulty understanding process addictions, because they believe that people should just be able to stop negative behavior, but people with process addictions face the same problems that people with substance addictions do. You can think of a process addiction as compulsive behavior which is related to a process, while substance addiction requires the ingestion of a particular substance.
Substance addictions have been recognized for centuries; process addiction was less accepted until the 20th century. The process of addiction is extremely complex, and it appears to be influenced by a variety of factors. Someone's mental state, genetics and social status can all contribute to addiction, as can factors like childhood experiences.
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