Addiction: Biological Explanation

Question 1

What are the two biological explanation of addiction?

Answer 1

Dopamine theory and Addiction genes

Question 2

What are the three parts of the dopamine theory?

Answer 2

Mesolimbic pathway
Tolerance and withdrawl
Maintaining addiction

Question 3

Describe the mesolimbic pathway

Answer 3

Composed Nac and VTA=VTA releases dopamine theory which is sent to the NaC where the jolt of pleasure is received

Question 4

How does the mesolimbic pathway explain explain relapse?

Answer 4

Dopamine reaches the prefrontal coretx~Involved in maintenace
Relapse=remebers the substance/behaviour which is responsible for the feelings~motivates them to repeat it