Dr. Looby grew up in southern California and earned her BA in psychology from the University of ... Identifying cannabis risk profiles from expectancies and use behaviors: A person-centered approach.

Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology ... and the characteristics of the substance or behavior itself. The seductive yet false addictive personality argument rests on the following ...

A person with an addiction uses a substance, or engages in a behavior, for which the rewarding effects provide a compelling incentive to repeat the activity, despite detrimental consequences.