title: Drugs, mental instruments, and self-control.
abstract: The instrumental model offered by Müller & Schumann (M&S) is broadened to apply not only to drugs, but also to other methods of self-control, including the use of mental constructs to produce adaptive changes in behavior with the possibility of synergistic interactions between various instruments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Philosophy, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244. rnvangul@syr.edu http://philosophy.syr.edu/
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Van Gulick
mesh_terms: D055030:Drug Users / Q000523:psychology*; D058999:Drug-Seeking Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008960:Models, Psychological; D011582:Psychological Theory; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000187:drug effects*; D012651:Self Medication / Q000523:psychology*