REWARD CRAVING AND WITHDRAWAL RELIEF CRAVING: ASSESSMENT OF DIFFERENT MOTIVATIONAL PATHWAYS TO ALCOHOL INTAKE
Author(s) -
Andreas Heinz,
Sabine Löber,
Alexander Georgi,
Jana Wrase,
Derik Hermann,
Eibe-Rudolf Rey,
Stefan Wellek,
K. Mann
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
alcohol and alcoholism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.747
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 1464-3502
pISSN - 0735-0414
DOI - 10.1093/alcalc/agg005
Subject(s) - craving , psychology , alcohol , alcohol dependence , cue reactivity , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , psychiatry , addiction , biochemistry , chemistry
Craving for the rewarding effects of alcohol may be evoked by conditioned alcohol-like effects whereas conditioned compensatory responses may induce withdrawal relief craving. We tested the hypothesis that drinking in positive emotional states is associated with appetitive reactions to alcohol-associated cues and contributes to reward craving, while conditioned withdrawal is associated with drinking in negative situations and distressful, obsessive preoccupations with alcohol.
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