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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Oct 2.
Published in final edited form as: Subst Use Misuse. 2012 Nov-Dec;47(0):1661–1665. doi: 10.3109/10826084.2012.723898

TABLE 1.

List of Addictions by Motives

Addiction Appetitive Motives
Dominance Avoidance/submissive Pleasure/hedonist Nurturance
Drug intake X X
Food intake X X
Compulsive antisocial behavior (violence) X X
Technology/communications-related X X
Gambling X X
Working X X
Social group-related X X
Physical attractiveness seeking X X
Exercise X X
Spiritual obsession X X
Pain seeking X X
Shopping X X
Adventure thrills X X
Hoarding X X
Fantasizing X X
Voyeurism X X

Note. This listing is a heuristic device and must be interpreted with caution; empirical studies are needed.