Davies interviewed 20 drug and alcohol users to compile a list of 5 stages an addict goes through in terms of how they see thier own behaviour.
1- The individual emphasises the enjoyment and purpose of thier behaviour.
2- As problems begin, attributions are more contridictory.
3- By stage three, they see themselves as an addict and generally see the behaviour as negative.
4- The term addict is rejected, attributions are more mixed.
5- attributions stabilise, if the person generally has a negative view of the stages then they may have given up.
To test these stages, davies gave transcripts of his interviews to others to assess in terms of the stages, he found that there was 71% agreement
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