Genetics
This is the study of biological mechanisms that can switch genes on and off.
What is Epigenetics?
This is commonly referred to as "the little brain," and is considered to be older than the cerebrum on the evolutionary scale. This part of the brain controls essential body functions such as balance, posture and coordination, allowing humans to move properly and maintain their structure.
What is the cerebellum?
Most prominent neurotransmitter in pleasure
What is Dopamine?
Otherwise known as the brain's reward pathway.
What is the MDS or Mesolimbic Dopamine System?
This is the one behavioral addiction that is recorded in the DSM 5.
What is Gambling?
Variables such as height or intelligence, vary continuously across a population and interact with and are influenced by the environment.
What are genetic traits?
This system contains glands which help relay emotions. Many hormonal responses that the body generates are initiated in this area. Parts within this system include the amygdala, hippocampus, hypothalamus and thalamus.
What is the limbic system?
Plays a major role in emotional disorders such as depression, suicide, impulsive behavior and aggression
What is Serotonin?
This susceptibility to the disease is in the brain at birth- either with first time use or after multiple times. This also accounts for 40-60% of the cause of addiction.
What is genetics?
The hallmark feature of this behavioral disorder is food whether in excess or in restriction.
What are eating disorders?
A combination of DNA segments that together are capable of producing one or more functional proteins.
What is a gene?
This part of the brain helps the body responds to emotions, memories and fear. It is a large portion of the telencephalon, located within the temporal lobe which can be seen from the surface of the brain.
What is the amygdala?
Excites neurons in the brain and many other parts of the body, including muscles, tissues and glands
What is Acetylcholine?
The process of achieving stability through change, was originally developed to explain the idea that homeostasis (the body’s attempt to retain function within a normal range).
What is allostatis?
In this behavioral disorder, the pre purchase tension followed by a sense of relief upon making the purchase.
What is a shopping/spending disorder?
Is a mixture of specific alleles contributing to a particular person’s sizeshape, personality and physiological characteristics including disease.
What is a genotype?
This part of the brain is one of four lobes in the cerebral hemisphere. This lobe controls a several elements including creative thought, problem solving, intellect, judgment, behavior, attention, abstract thinking, physical reactions, muscle movements, coordinated movements, smell and personality.
What is the Frontal lobe?
This neurotransmitter is involved in pain regulation and is released during stress, relaxation and pain.
What are endorphins?
Pathways become more or less active in the drug’s presence and still more or less active with repeated drug exposure.
What is neuroadaptation?
The next behavioral disorder that will likely be considered an official addiction diagnosis.
What is gaming?
These produce proteins that are inactive or function abnormally, leading to the development of a disease.
What are abnormal alleles?
This region of the brain controls mood, thirst, hunger and temperature. It also contains glands which control the hormonal processes throughout the body.
What is the hypothalamus?
Latest addiction neurotransmitter found is the neuropeptide that is indicated in the causation of alcohol addiction.
What is Substance P?
This is a disease in which compulsive use of the drug is the symptom.
What is Addiction?
The most frequently used treatment modality for most behavioral disorders.
What is CBT or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?