Arousal

Question 1

Arousal

Answer 1

Hightened arousal leads to stronger stimulus driven control; heat of the moment. It blocks top down control.

Question 2

Increasing incentive salience

Answer 2

When the behaviour becomes automatic, it shifts from the Ventromedial striatum to the dorsal striatum. The behaviour ‘just happens’ without really noticing

Question 3

Fantasy

Answer 3

Strong factor in sex addiction. Fantasy hightens tendency to enact behaviour.

Question 4

Coolidge effect

Answer 4

The fact that novelty increases arousal. Stronger in men vs women, it boosts the dopaminergic energy in the NAcc

Question 5

Sex addiction

Answer 5

For something to be addicting, one must experience escalation, tolerance, withdrawl. Some argue this is not possible in sex. Toates argues this by showing increased risk behaviour to satisfy needs. Eg sex marathons or HIV seeking

Question 6

commonalities w other addictions

Answer 6

Increased risk-taking and worse delay discounting are associated with SA and other addictions. Also, lot of drug addicts are also SA. Reciprocal relapse

Question 7

Comorbidity

Answer 7

ADHD: risk taking, intolerance of bordem, dopamine/reward system alterations

BPD: Emotion- regulation problems, instant gratification

BP: Manic phases comparable to SA

Parkinson: L-Dope medecine increase VS dopamine activation and sensitization. Increased wanting, not liking