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Craving : why we can't seem to get enough / Omar Manejwala.

by Manejwala, Omar, 1971-

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Center City, Minn. : Hazelden, 2013.

Compulsive behavior.

Decision making -- Psychological aspects.

9781616492625 (pbk.) :

1616492627 (pbk.)

viii, 205 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Craving : why it matters -- Beyond neurotransmitters : the real brain science of craving and decision-making -- How cravings drive self-defeating behaviors and the tenacity of cravings -- Addiction is addiction : how gambling, food, sex, alcohol, and drug addiction are related -- Plasticity : how thoughts, actions, and experiences actually change your brain -- Spirituality and recovery : how twelve step recovery and other spiritual approaches reduce cravings -- You can't do it alone : why groups can reduce urges and improve behaviors that individuals can't -- The naïve perception of immunity -- Apparently Irrelevant Decisions (AIDs) : how simple actions can reduce cravings -- Joy, hope and recovery.

"Explains the phenomena of craving in real and accessible terms, explaining why we just can't get enough. Gives tools and guidance to find satisfaction without giving in to our cravings. Explains how and why our brain drives behavior, how to change the part of our brain that fuels our cravings, and the warning signs that craving is evolving into addiction"--Provided by publisher.

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