Assertion: addiction | /r/HasProperty | pathological
Facets:
value: in a sense
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Yet, though there are positive aspects to seeing addiction in this light, it seems unduly pessimistic and, though no one will deny that every behavior has neural correlates and that addiction changes the brain, this is not the same as saying that, therefore, addiction is pathological and irreversible.
text: In a sense, addiction is a pathological form of learning,” says Antonello Bonci, a neurologist at the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
text: Addiction in general is considered a pathological coping mechanism used for escaping from current or past problems.