A Psychological Model of IFS-style Parts and Their Role in Addictive Disorders

In this course (the first of a two-part series), Dr. Marc Lewis, Professor Emeritus in Developmental Psychology and Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience at University of Toronto, explains how delay discounting and the concomitant notion of craving militate against a person being able to avoid addiction. Examining the role of the chief brain regions involved in addiction, Dr. Lewis outlines how these relate to parts of ourselves which then act to perpetuate the misery and internal conflict of addiction. Thinking of them as mood states or stable patterns, Dr. Lewis proposes that we can change the patterns by inviting the various IFS parts into amicable dialogue with one another so that their various needs can be met as an important step in overcoming addiction. The second course of this series is entitled, <a style="font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit" target="_blank" href="https://www.mentalhealthacademy.com.au/catalogue/courses/how-polarised-parts-develop-in-addiction-and-how-therapy-can-resolve-the-stalemate">How Polarised Parts Develop in Addiction, and How Therapy Can Resolve the Stalemate</a>.