Question

Describe in detail the biopsychosocial model as it pertains to drug use, sleep, stress, neuroplasticity, and psychiatric disorders.

Answer 1

Addiction is actually a biopsychosocial disorder. it is a combination of genetics,your neurobiology and how that interacts with

Addiction is a biopsychosocial disorder. It's a combination of your genetics, your neurobiology and how that interacts with psychological and social factors," said Maureen Boyle, a public health advisor and director of the science policy branch at the National Institute on Drug Abuse. That means it's a lot like any other chronic disorder, such as type 2 diabetes, cancer and heart disease. And just like other chronic diseases, addiction is both preventable and treatable, Boyle said, but added that if left untreated, it can last a lifetime.

Addiction changing the brain on a physiological level. It literally alters the brain works and rewiring its fundamental structure. That is the reason that scientists say addiction is a disease.

A habit that eventually develop into addiction.They are generally caused by a combination of physical, mental, circumstantial and emotional factors. Repetitive nature of an activity leads to the addictive nature.