What is addiction? We’ll teach the fundamentals of addiction and neuroanatomy. Here, we connect the dots to relate clinical findings to neurobiology and then show you how they relate to treatment.
We hope this information can be in your educational tool belt when talking to patients who are reluctant in treatment.
Curriculum
- 3 Sections
- 11 Lessons
- 12 Weeks
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- Addiction as a diseaseTo agree, or not to agree? That is the question. Why do "professionals" call addiction a disease? Isn't it a choice?2
- Brain changesWow, so many changes going on making it hard for addicts to quit. I see why professionals call it a brain disease7
- 1.1Introduction to section brain changes
- 1.2Reward System (Motivation Circuitry)
- 1.3Anti-reward System
- 1.4Interoception
- 1.5Emotional Mind (i.e. Limbic system) and Neuroendocrine system
- 1.6Recap – Stress Surfeit Reward Deficient Disorder
- 1.7Recap – Conscious vs Subconscious mind: The Triune Brain, Pavlov, and conditioned tolerance
- Practical AdviceNow that I'm basically a scientist with all my knew knowledge how can I use this to live a healthier life2
