This chapter reviews the literature on cognitive processes in substance use disorders from a
dual-process perspective. In dual-process models, behavior is viewed as the joint outcome …

Recent models of the development of addiction propose a transition from a pleasure‐driven
to a heavily automatized behaviour, marked by a loss of cognitive control. This study …

The inability to stop or reduce substance use despite motivation to do so is thought to result,
in part, from self-control failure and can be understood within the framework of dual process …

Heavy drinking is associated with a cluster of cognitive processes, which we have termed
controlled processes (rational decision-making and alcohol outcome expectancies) …

Traditional models of drug abuse emphasize the drug's rewarding effects as reinforcing drug
use to the point of physical dependence and addiction. However, the past several years …

This chapter focuses on the role of motivation in the Reflective and Impulsive Model
(RIM)(Strack & Deutsch, 2004), and related dual-process models, with an emphasis on …

Highlights•Cognitive mechanisms of addiction include automatic and controlled processes.•
Strengthening of automatic and weakening of controlled processes are …

Alcohol misuse and dependence, and many of its accompanying psychological problems,
are associated with heightened levels of impulsivity that both accelerate the development of …

The past decade has witnessed a surge in research on training paradigms aimed at directly
influencing cognitive processes in addiction and other psychopathology. Broadly, two …

Research in substance abuse has witnessed increased application of cognitive theories and
methodologies and there is growing interest in the role of automatic (ie, implicit) processes …