Technical term for "hidden addictions" In The Forbidden Keys to Persuasion, Blair Warren discusses seven “hidden addictions”: the need to feel needed; the need for hope in difficult situations; the need for a scapegoat (to believe our problems are the fault of someone or something else); the need to be noticed and feel understood; the need to know things others don’t; the need to be right; and the need to feel a sense of power.

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  This is by no means a definitive list. It is just one author’s way of
  organizing and categorizing our most potent and insatiable desires.


I'm simply looking for a way to correlate this with psychology. What's the best technical term for "hidden addiction"? I'd ultimately like to compile a more complete list of these "hidden addictions," something I can do more easily if I know the correct terminology.

I know this is something that's probably covered in Psych 101 - which I took 150 years ago - but I can't think of the correct term.
Addiction is defined as not having control over doing, taking or using something to the point where it could be harmful to you.  Often it can start with a habit but then it becomes an addiction because there is a compulsion to continue the habit.


  Addiction is most commonly associated with gambling, drugs, alcohol and nicotine, but it's possible to be addicted to just about anything


Some of these addictions listed by Warren (the need to feel needed, the need for hope in difficult situations, the need to be noticed and feel understood, the need to know things others don’t, and the need to be right) can be classed as compulsions which can lead to a diagnosis of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and the others (the need for a scapegoat (to believe our problems are the fault of someone or something else) and the need to be right) are covered by cognitive biases such as confirmation bias as you thought. The need to feel a sense of power can be covered by both.


  Many people have focused thoughts or repeated behaviors. But these do not disrupt daily life and may add structure or make tasks easier. For people with OCD, thoughts are persistent and unwanted routines and behaviors are rigid and not doing them causes great distress.


In the case of needing to be right, you can have the need but it may not interfere with your life.  Where someone challenges you and the need is so strong that it stops you doing anything until you confirm that you are correct about something, then it is an addiction which can also be a part of OCD.

I would say that Warren has legitimately created a category of behaviour which fits the bill of addiction as these behaviours can indeed be habit formations leading to addiction. The thing to remember with these are that all of them are compulsive thoughts and behaviours but not all of them can lead to OCD diagnosis.