Overdrinking

Question 1

is desire innate or learned?

Answer 1

Learned

Question 2

what happens in our brain when we learn something and repeat it many times?

Answer 2

the brain recognizes it as a pattern and then takes it out of the prefrontal cortex where it takes a lot of energy to think about and puts it back in the midbrain so it can be automatic

Question 3

why does desire feel intense?

Answer 3

because of the reward associated with it

Question 4

what hormone is the hormone of desire?

Answer 4

dopamine

Question 5

what happens with the dopamine receptor gets down regulated?

Answer 5

it then takes even more to get the same effect; your desire level isn’t down regulated. So you still have a high desire, but to get the same effect from the dopamine you need more and more of the substance since the receptor is down regulated. the more you keep repeating the behavior, the stronger the desire gets.

Question 6

there’s nothing the lower brain can do without the consent of the …

Answer 6

prefrontal cortex

Question 7

you can’t stop over drinking by using ____ & _____ alone

Answer 7

willpower; resistance

Question 8

if you don’t know how to manage it, which brain will always win? immediate brain or long term brain

Answer 8

immediate brain

Question 9

resisting does what to desire?

Answer 9

it intensifies it

Question 10

what is cognitive dissonance?

Answer 10

inconsistent thoughts, beliefs, or attitudes; you don’t agree with yourself

Question 11

what are 3 things you can do with an urge to drink?

Answer 11

give in, resist it, allow it

Question 12

what does white knuckling (resisting) do to desire?

Answer 12

it increases it; instead allow it to be there and examine all of your thoughts you have about it