Addiction vs. Habit

Addictionnoun

(medicine) A state that is characterized by compulsive drug use or compulsive engagement in rewarding behavior, despite negative consequences.

Addictionnoun

The state of being addicted; devotion; inclination.

Addictionnoun

A habit or practice that damages, jeopardizes or shortens one's life but when ceased causes trauma.

Addictionnoun

A pathological relationship to mood altering experience that has life damaging consequences.

Addictionnoun

The state of being addicted; devotion; inclination.

Addictionnoun

being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)

Addictionnoun

an abnormally strong craving

Addictionnoun

(Roman law) a formal award by a court sentence of a thing or person to another (as of a debtor to his creditor); a surrender to a master;

Addiction

Addiction is a brain disorder characterized by compulsive engagement in rewarding stimuli despite adverse consequences. Despite the involvement of a number of psychosocial factors, a biological process—one that is induced by repeated exposure to an addictive stimulus—is the core pathology that drives the development and maintenance of an addiction, according to the of addiction.

Habitnoun

An action performed on a regular basis.

Habitnoun

An action performed repeatedly and automatically, usually without awareness.

Habitnoun

A long piece of clothing worn by monks and nuns.

Habitnoun

A piece of clothing worn uniformly for a specific activity.

Habitnoun

(archaic) Outward appearance; attire; dress.

Habitnoun

Form of growth or general appearance of a variety or species of plant or crystal.

Habitnoun

An addiction.

Habitverb

(transitive) To clothe.

Habitverb

To inhabit.

Habitnoun

The usual condition or state of a person or thing, either natural or acquired, regarded as something had, possessed, and firmly retained; as, a religious habit; his habit is morose; elms have a spreading habit; esp., physical temperament or constitution; as, a full habit of body.

Habitnoun

The general appearance and manner of life of a living organism.

Habitnoun

Fixed or established custom; ordinary course of conduct; practice; usage; hence, prominently, the involuntary tendency or aptitude to perform certain actions which is acquired by their frequent repetition; as, habit is second nature; also, peculiar ways of acting; characteristic forms of behavior.

Habitnoun

Outward appearance; attire; dress; hence, a garment; esp., a closely fitting garment or dress worn by ladies; as, a riding habit.

Habitnoun

The distinctive clothing worn commonly by nuns or monks; as, in the late 1900's many orders of nuns discarded their habits and began to dress as ordinary lay women.

Habitverb

To inhabit.

Habitverb

To dress; to clothe; to array.

Habitverb

To accustom; to habituate.

Habitnoun

an established custom;

Habitnoun

a pattern of behavior acquired through frequent repetition;

Habitnoun

(religion) a distinctive attire (as the costume of a religious order)

Habitnoun

excessive use of drugs

Habitverb

put a habit on

Habitnoun

a settled or regular tendency or practice, especially one that is hard to give up

Habitnoun

an addictive practice, especially one of taking drugs

Habitnoun

an automatic reaction to a specific situation.

Habitnoun

general shape or mode of growth, especially of a plant or a mineral

Habitnoun

a long, loose garment worn by a member of a religious order

Habitnoun

short for riding habit

Habitnoun

clothes

Habitnoun

a person's health or constitution

Habitverb

be dressed or clothed

Habit

A habit (or wont as a humorous and formal term) is a routine of behavior that is repeated regularly and tends to occur subconsciously.The American Journal of Psychology (1903) defined a Habitual behavior often goes unnoticed in persons exhibiting it, because a person does not need to engage in self-analysis when undertaking routine tasks. Habits are sometimes compulsory.