A motivation model of sex addiction - Relevance to the controversy over the concept.

An integrative model of sexual addiction is presented, involving a combination of models based upon (i) incentive motivation theory and (ii) the dual organisation of the control of behavior. The model is related to ongoing arguments about the validity of the notion of addiction when applied to sexual behavior. It is suggested that the evidence strongly favors the viability of an addiction model of sex.

An integrative theoretical framework for understanding sexual motivation, arousal, and behavior.

An integrative theoretical framework and model for understanding sexual motivation, arousal, and behavior is presented, combining the principles of incentive motivation theory and the hierarchical control of behavior. It is intended to stimulate discussion. The framework can serve as a "route map" in understanding the links between different component processes and their interactions, as well as the relations between different academic perspectives on understanding sexuality.

A model of the hierarchy of behaviour, cognition, and consciousness.

Processes comparable in important respects to those underlying human conscious and non-conscious processing can be identified in a range of species and it is argued that these reflect evolutionary precursors of the human processes. A distinction is drawn between two types of processing: (1) stimulus-based and (2) higher-order. For 'higher-order,' in humans the operations of processing are themselves associated with conscious awareness.

Application of a multilevel model of behavioural control to understanding emotion.

A model of the control of behaviour by a combination of direct stimulus-response (S-R) like and cognitive factors is extended to involve emotion. It is argued that emotion (a) interacts with such different levels of information processing and (b) is itself triggered at different levels of organization by processes that are similar to the S-R and cognitive. The model is applied to a range of phenomena that are related to emotion, such as modularity, impulsiveness, extinction, alcohol effects and attitudes.