@article{ref1,
title="Human survival and the self-destruction paradox: An integrated theoretical model",
journal="Journal of mind and behavior",
year="1999",
author="Walters, G.D.",
volume="20",
number="1",
pages="57-78",
abstract="Borrowing from evolutionary biology, existentialism, developmental psychology, and social learning theory, an integrated model of human behavior is applied to several forms of self-destructive behavior, to include anorexia nervosa, suicide, substance abuse, and pathological gambling. It is argued that self-destructive behavior is a function of how the individual psychologically construes survival and copes with perceptions of isolation and separation from the environment. The paradox of self-destructive behavior in organisms motivated by self-preservation is resolved by taking note of the fact that self-destruction stems from people's efforts to survive psychologically and resolve the subject-object duality, even when this places their physical well-being in jeopardy.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0271-0137",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}