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Author Brewer, Judson, author.

Title The craving mind : from cigarettes to smartphones to love - why we get hooked and how we can break bad habits / Judson Brewer ; foreword by Jon Kabat-Zinn
Published New Haven : Yale University Press, [2017]
©2017

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Description 1 online resource (xxvi, 230 pages) : illustrations
Contents Addiction, straight up -- Addicted to technology -- Addicted to ourselves -- Addicted to distraction -- Addicted to thinking -- Addicted to love -- Why is it so hard to concentrate- or is it? -- Learning to be mean- and nice -- On flow -- Training resilience
Summary A leading neuroscientist and pioneer in the study of mindfulness explains why addictions are so tenacious and how we can learn to conquer them. We are all vulnerable to addiction. Whether it's a compulsion to constantly check social media, binge eating, smoking, excessive drinking, or any other behaviors, we may find ourselves uncontrollably repeating. Why are bad habits so hard to overcome? Is there a key to conquering the cravings we know are unhealthy for us? This book provides groundbreaking answers to the most important questions about addiction. Dr. Judson Brewer, a psychiatrist and neuroscientist who has studied the science of addictions for twenty years, reveals how we can tap into the very processes that encourage addictive behaviors in order to step out of them. He describes the mechanisms of habit and addiction formation, then explains how the practice of mindfulness can interrupt these habits. Weaving together patient stories, his own experience with mindfulness practice, and current scientific findings from his own lab and others, Dr. Brewer offers a path for moving beyond our cravings, reducing stress, and ultimately living a fuller life. -- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-219) and index
Notes In English
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Subject Habit.
Habit breaking.
Change (Psychology)
Behavior modification.
Compulsive behavior.
Habits
Behavior Therapy
addiction.
PSYCHOLOGY -- Applied Psychology.
SELF-HELP -- Personal Growth -- General.
SELF-HELP -- Personal Growth -- Happiness.
SELF-HELP -- Personal Growth -- Success.
Behavior modification
Change (Psychology)
Habit
Habit breaking
Craving
Abhängigkeit
Gewohnheit
Sucht
Verhaltensmodifikation
Compulsive behavior -- Treatment.
Behavior modification.
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy.
Form Electronic book
Author Kabat-Zinn, Jon, writer of foreword
LC no. 2016953453
ISBN 9780300227604
0300227604