Takgbajouah, Mary
- DePaul Honors Program
- Jun 19, 2020
- 1 min read
Food Addiction: Exploring the Similarities between Hedonic Hunger and Substance Use
Mary Takgbajouah is a psychology major with a concentration in cognitive neuroscience. She hopes to continue her education after graduating and earn an PhD in clinical psychology. She is interested in researching addictive behaviors and substance use in the future.
Major: Psychology
Minor: Spanish
Senior, College of Science and Health
Abstract
Hedonic hunger (HH) occurs when people are driven to consume food for pleasure, not because their body needs the calories. Currently, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) does not recognize HH, or any type of food related disorder, as an addictive disorder. In the latest edition of the DSM, gambling disorder was added as an addictive disorder due to its similarities to substance use disorder. The purpose of the current study is to review the literature on the similarities between HH and substance use to determine if food addiction should also be recognized as an addictive disorder.
Thesis Director: Joanna Buscemi
Department: Psychology
Faculty Reader: Molly Brown
Department: Psychology
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