Talk:Motivation and emotion/Book/2023/Hijack hypothesis of drug addiction

Initial suggestions
Thanks for tackling this topic. Some initial suggestions: Let me know if I can do anything else as you go along. Sincerely, James -- Jtneill - Talk - c 01:27, 12 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Note that there was a previous attempt, so check out that chapter and the feedback on its talk page.
 * Check out other related chapters and see how you can build on, link to, and integrate with that work:
 * Category:Motivation and emotion/Book/Addiction
 * Category:Motivation and emotion/Book/Neurotransmitters/Dopamine
 * What psychological theory(ies) can help to understand? What is the main research in this area?

-- Jtneill - Talk - c 04:31, 19 September 2023 (UTC)

Minor suggestions
Hi I enjoyed reading your chapter. Most people would know that drugs can be addictive, but not necessarily why beyond that they produce pleasurable feelings.

I just have a minor suggestion that you use a different colour for your focus questions and your case study/scenario. To me, different colours help indicate that each focus box is providing a different kind of information. This would be especially relevant if you decide to add another scenario in later.

I've also made some minor edits and clarification callouts on your page. In particular, it looks like you're missing references for some of the factual claims you have made throughout. Finally, make sure to order your entire reference list alphabetically prior to submission and check that it follows all APA7 requirements (e.g., italicisation) --U3213682 (discuss • contribs) 03:30, 3 October 2023 (UTC)

-- Jtneill - Talk - c 21:51, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

Question
Does temporal discounting not play a part? We cannot maximize anticipated reward infinitely far into the future and so everyone prefers near-term 'reward' to some extent. I'm surprised that I don't see this brought up more often, as it seems to factor largely in any instance where a behavior is beneficial in the short term but ultimately detrimental. Why finance a new car if you can save for one and drive your old one or use another form of transportation? The principle seems the same. I suspect your typical addict is "made" well before they actually start using. If that's the case, sentences like "The hijack hypothesis suggests that addiction arises from an imbalance in neurotransmitters caused by drug-induced alterations in the brain's reward circuitry." would be somewhat poorly worded because those changes would be an effect rather than a cause, unless one takes an extremely narrow and clinical view of addiction. Would one start using any "recreational drug" in the first place if not for temporal discounting? AP295 (discuss • contribs) 04:33, 1 November 2023 (UTC)

-- Jtneill - Talk - c 22:25, 11 November 2023 (UTC)