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.

By: Brewer, Judson [author].

Contributor(s): Kabat-Zinn, Jon [writer of foreword].

Material type: materialTypeLabel

BookPublisher: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2017]Copyright date: ©2017Description: xxvi, 230 pages : illustrations, 22 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780300234367 (paperback); 0300234368 (paperback); 9780300223248 (hardback); 0300223242 (hardback).Other title: From cigarettes to smartphones to love--why we get hooked and how we can break bad habits.Subject(s): Compulsive behavior

| Mindfulness (Psychology)

| Habit

| Habit breaking

| Change (Psychology)

| Behavior modification

| Compulsive behavior -- Treatment

| Self-development

DDC classification: 152.33

Contents:

Introduction -- Part one. The dopamine hit. Addiction, straight up ; Addicted to technology ; Addicted to ourselves ; Addicted to distraction ; Addicted to thinking ; Addicted to love -- Part two. Hitting up dopamine. Why is it so hard to concentrate- or is it? ; Learning to be mean- and nice ; On flow ; Training resilience -- Epilogue: The future is now -- Appendix. What is your mindfulness personality type?

Subject: 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.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Barcode
General lending	MTU Bishopstown Library Wellbeing	152.33 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	00220535

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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A leading neuroscientist and pioneer in the study of mindfulness explains why addictions are so tenacious and how we can learn to conquer them

"I found [ The Craving Mind ] to be one of the best things I've read . . . on addiction."--Ezra Klein, New York Times

"Accessible and enjoyable. The Craving Mind brilliantly combines the latest science with universal real-life experiences--from falling in love to spending too much time with our phones."--Arianna Huffington

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. 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, Brewer offers a path for moving beyond our cravings, reducing stress, and ultimately living a fuller life.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

Foreword (p. ix)
Preface (p. xxi)
Introduction (p. 1)
Part 1 The Dopamine Hit
1 Addiction, Straight Up (p. 17)
2 Addicted to Technology (p. 42)
3 Addicted to Ourselves (p. 57)
4 Addicted to Distraction (p. 76)
5 Addicted to Thinking (p. 91)
6 Addicted to Love (p. 117)
Part 2 Hitting Up Dopamine
7 Why Is It So Hard to Concentrate-or Is It? (p. 133)
8 Learning to Be Mean-and Nice (p. 148)
9 On Flow (p. 161)
10 Training Resilience (p. 176)
Epilogue: The Future Is Now (p. 194)
Appendix. What Is Your Mindfulness Personality Type? (p. 205)
Notes (p. 211)
Acknowledgments (p. 221)
Index (p. 223)

Reviews provided by Syndetics

CHOICE Review

The Craving Mind addresses how addictions in contemporary society may be overcome by practicing mindfulness. Brewer (medicine and psychiatry, UMass Medical School) begins his short book by discussing cigarette consumption, a most insidious form of dependency afflicting at least 15 percent of the US adult population. For example, many former recovered hardcore drug users remain stuck and unable to break the cycle of cigarette dependency. Brewer cites very promising results with his mindfulness approach, yielding superior smoking cessation rates compared to the American Lung Association's Freedom from Smoking approach. The work is written in a breezy, conversational format, offering a pleasurable read. After exploring smoking cravings and cessation, and the theory behind how mindfulness works, Brewer goes on to examine many insidious dependencies of the times--cell phones, Facebook, hero worship, relationships, etc. This reviewer was disappointed that the rapidly spiraling numbers of opioid-related fatalities and addiction (now eclipsing automobile fatalities and suicides), the foremost lethal addiction of the times, is not a focus for this most promising treatment approach. Summing Up: Recommended. All readers. --William Feigelman, Nassau Community College

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Judson Brewer, M.D., Ph.D., is director of research at the Center for Mindfulness and associate professor in medicine and psychiatry at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. He is also an adjunct faculty member at Yale University and a research affiliate at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.