Front Behav Neurosci. 2015 May 19;9:128. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2015.00128. eCollection 2015. Andreatta M1, Pauli P1. Abstract In classical conditioning, an initially neutral stimulus (conditioned stimulus, CS) becomes associated with a biologically salient event (unconditioned stimulus, US), which might be pain (aversive conditioning) or food (appetitive conditioning). After a few associations, the CS is able to initiate […]
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For years I’ve wanted to be where I am today. Not free, because once an addict you’ll always have the desire to relapse, but on my way. Thanks NoFap. For the longest time, I thought I was alone in this. And then I found NoFap (THANK YOU RELAPSE PREVENTION TOOL) and a great community of […]
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J Behav Addict. 2015 May 27:1-9. Bibbey A1, Phillips AC, Ginty AT, Carroll D. Abstract Background and aims Problematic Internet use and excessive alcohol consumption have been associated with a host of maladaptive outcomes. Further, low (blunted) cardiovascular and stress hormone (e.g. cortisol) reactions to acute psychological stress are a feature of individuals with a […]
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JUNE 28, 2014 Richard A. Friedman ADOLESCENCE is practically synonymous in our culture with risk taking, emotional drama and all forms of outlandish behavior. Until very recently, the widely accepted explanation for adolescent angst has been psychological. Developmentally, teenagers face a number of social and emotional challenges, like starting to separate from their parents, getting […]
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Indian J Psychiatry. 2015 Jan-Mar;57(1):100-1. doi: 10.4103/0019-5545.148540. Poddar S1, Sayeed N1, Mitra S2. Sir, Though Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth edition (DSM-5) does not recognize this as an official category, internet game addiction (IGD) is becoming a serious problem in countries which have wide access to the internet.[1,2] DSM-5 presently proposes and […]
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J Reward Defic Syndr 1(1): 46-64. Kenneth Blum1-5,9, Benjamin Thompson6, Zsolt Demotrovics7, John Femino3,8, John Giordano9, Marlene Oscar-Berman10, Scott Teitelbaum1, David E. Smith3,11, A. Kennison Roy12, Gozde Agan3, James Fratantonio3, Rajendra D. Badgaiyan13 and Mark S. Gold14,15 1Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine and McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA 2Department of […]
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