Sentences with phrase «of addiction behavior»

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Prior research has shown that the use of social media may detract from face - to - face relationships, reduce investment in meaningful activities, increase sedentary behavior by encouraging more screen time, lead to internet addiction, and erode self - esteem through unfavorable social comparison.

«Alcoholism,» for example, is the title when the purpose and drive of an addiction is displaced to the behavior of drinking alcohol» (p. 56).

Dr. May gives this as the definition of addiction: «Addiction is any compulsive, habitual behavior that limits freedom of humaaddiction: «Addiction is any compulsive, habitual behavior that limits freedom of humaAddiction is any compulsive, habitual behavior that limits freedom of human desire.

The second level of addiction in organizations occurs when people support addicts in their addictive behavior.

In the case of chemical dependency, it comes in the form of addiction - prone body chemistry and dysfunctional and aberrant behavior patterns.

And usually what is discovered in these groups is that even IF a person is able to modify one behavior or overcome one addiction, they often fall into some other sort of destructive behavior or addiction, which often makes their overall condition worse than it was before.

Cognitive / be - havioral therapy, specialty group therapies, behavior treatments, and psychopharmacology all have evidence «based authority in the treatments of anxiety, depression, alcohol / drug addiction, and psycho — social demoralization.

They will educate you why it is important to develop good self - care strategies and to eliminate harmful behaviors (addictions, cutting, risky behaviors) before entering into the work of processing memories.

According to expert agricultural psychologists Big Jim and Holly Peña, the addict's loved ones, employers, clergymen, accountants, spouses, chefs, and social workers (not necessarily in that order) should be on the lookout for the following suspicious behavior by the CAP (Chile - Addicted Personality) who exhibits the classic symptoms of PAS (Pungency Addiction Syndrome).

The therapists at Concentric are experts in relationship problems, couples and marriage, child, adolescent and family issues, addictions and compulsive behaviors, substance abuse, life transitions and stress management, depression, anxiety, bipolar, varying degrees of trauma and unresolved family - of - origin issues.

By the time that definition happens, it's too late — a betrayal has already occurred and many people consider some innocuous behaviors (like watching porn, assuming it's not an addiction) as a betrayal I do believe a discussion of what is betrayal, can we be monogamous and what does commitment mean to us is essential for every couple.

Through her own personal life experience, in combination with several years of intense training with Dr. Stephanie Mines (http://tara-approach.org), Jeanice has come to a deep understanding of how early overwhelming experiences can influence one's health and personality throughout life and can cause a variety of disorders later in life including, but not limited to, repetitive relationship problems, chronic health issues, drug and alcohol addiction, uncontrollable violence and criminal behavior, chemical imbalances in the brain, fertility issues, severe depression, and an inability to lead a joyful, healthy life.

The therapists at Concentric are experts in relationship challenges, marriage, couple and family issues, addictions and compulsive behaviors, life transitions, depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorders, unresolved family - of - origin issues and varying degrees of trauma.

We know that addiction driven behavior damages families, leaving fathers with negative relationships with their children and a powerful sense of guilt.

«Underage drinking is a dangerous behavior that can lead to serious health problems, including addiction later in life,» said New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services Commissioner Arlene González - Sánchez.

«The mission of our agency is to support the health and wellness of individuals, families and communities by focusing on solutions to alcohol and other drug misuse, addiction, and unhealthy behaviors.

Weiner told host Brian Lehrer that the lewd behavior that led to his 2011 downfall wasn't the result of «addiction» or having been abused as a child, but a «blind spot» that he and his family have worked hard to address.

The epigenetic impairments reflect changes that increase accessibility of chromatin, a process that enhances gene transcription, suggesting the impairments play an important role in addiction behavior.

They focused on the striatum, a brain region implicated in drug addiction because of its central role in habit formation and goal - directed behavior.

Mays explained that although indoor tanning is becoming less common overall in the United States, research indicates that it can be a problematic behavior for some young women similar to other forms of addiction.

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Addiction is considered an immoral behavior, so many companies don't want to be associated with those types of applications.

What makes this particularly relevant is that in both conditions — in addiction and in compulsive - obsessive disorders — you have a compulsive pattern of behavior.

Recent studies have demonstrated that falling in love — or the love a mother has for an infant, which is so powerful — is driven by these reward processes, and it actually engages the same [brain] circuit that gives priority of that behavior over anything else, just like in addiction.

In 1979, UCLA neurobiologist Marie - Françoise Chesselet showed that nicotine increases levels of dopamine, a neurotransmitter essential for boosting attention, reward - seeking behaviors and risk of addictions, from gambling to drugs.

Optogenetics experiments have helped illuminate the biological bases of complex behaviors such as addiction and sleep.

«Addiction is a continuum from the very first time you try these things to the point where it starts to become a pattern of behaviors.

Today's studies, presented at Neuroscience 2013, the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience and the world's largest source of emerging news about brain science and health, provide new insights into how experience might produce long - term brain changes in behaviors like drug addiction and memory formation.

«Perceived addiction involves a negative interpretation of your own behavior, thinking about yourself, like, «I have no power over this» or «I'm an addict, and I can't control this.»

Studies demonstrated that the changes in the brain's dopamine production area, or VTA — though crucial to the development of addiction — also triggered a cascade of biological processes that resulted in permanent changes in the nucleus accumbens (NAc), the area downstream that is closely linked to motivation and goal - directed behavior.

Jasanoff is critical of how the cerebral mystique reduces problems of human behavior, such as drug addiction or eating disorders, to problems of the brain.

For the 12 - week, $ 170,000 pilot project, which is funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and will begin later this month, Young's team plans to recruit about 60 patients from the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center who are experiencing chronic pain, are on long - term opioid therapy, and have reported other behaviors — such as drug or alcohol abuse — that put them at high risk of addiction.

Knowledge of the cellular and molecular details of these adaptations could lead to new treatments for the compulsive behaviors that underlie addiction

The technique used to assess addiction - like behavior in rats can also be used in humans, so if similar results are found in addicted people, the researchers hope the technique may help identify people most susceptible to addiction and be useful for predicting the efficacy of oxytocin treatment.

To show this, Cox and colleagues developed a new method to assess addiction - like behaviors with meth, which could not be studied with previous techniques because of the drug's long - acting effects.

Study co-author Nigel Bamford, a pediatric neurologist at the University of Washington School of Medicine, says that if similar changes occur in humans, it will indicate that an effective way to fight addiction may be to design therapies that target the affected area — the striatum, a forebrain region that controls movement but also has been linked to habit - forming behavior.

A study out of none other than the University of Cambridge found the same engagement of several brain areas — all involved in reward and motivation — in people with compulsive sexual behavior as previously found in people struggling with drug addiction.

But Trevor Robbins, a behavioral neuroscientist at the University of Cambridge in England, says that while severe binge eating might be considered an addiction - like behavior, «you can't consider food as an addiction in general.

Addiction is often characterized by a craving for more of the drug or behavior, increased physiological tolerance to exposure, and withdrawal symptoms in the absence of the stimulus.

Access to addiction services may be limited as well, and referral to these services was not indicated as a strategy for many of the concerning behaviors outside of additional substance use.

Raised for dozens of generations in the lab of senior author Huda Akil, Ph.D., at the U-M Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience Institute under carefully controlled conditions, the two breeds act as a way to study the effects of genetic and inherited traits on addiction - related behaviors.

Participants were then assessed in regular follow - ups to track their drinking behaviors and symptoms of addiction over time.

The authors of the current set of studies — which appear in the journals Addiction and Addictive Behaviors — tested this theory in a somewhat unique fashion: by determining whether smokers whose insular cortex had been damaged during a stroke are more likely to quit smoking.

The findings suggest that a lack of D2 - family receptors may predict both the risk of anticipatory impulsivity as well as a predisposition to behaviors like drug and other addictions such as compulsive gambling and shopping.

Now, they want to see if bees go out of their way to feed on caffeinated nectar, perhaps even ignoring predators to do so — behavior that, if observed, could shed light on the neurological processes behind addiction.

To help bring down both these and the human costs of addiction, our new insights could help educate adolescents about the risks of recreational drug use and experimentation, discouraging these behaviors as a result.

«This greater communication between dopamine - rich neurons gives a greater sense of pleasure from taking the drug and encourages behaviors related to addiction,» says lead author Wei Huang.

New research from the University at Buffalo Research Institute on Addictions that explored the potential side effects of the stimulant drug Ritalin on those without ADHD showed changes in brain chemistry associated with risk - taking behavior, sleep disruption and other undesirable effects.

In the brain, RSG6 is involved in alcohol craving by controlling levels of dopamine, a neurotransmitter associated with addiction and reward - seeking behavior.

Representing a significant investment in federal tobacco regulatory science, the new centers will be comprised of scientists with expertise in fields including epidemiology, behavior, biology, medicine, economics, chemistry, toxicology, addictions, public health, communications and marketing.