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PAWS
Maté
More About Alcoholism
Neurobiological Stuff
100
How long into recovery can symptoms of PAWS last?
2-10 yrs.
100
In what country does Maté practice?
Canada
100
What is the great obsession of every abnormal drinker?
That he will somehow, someday, be able to control and enjoy his drinking.
100
What do we call it when the brain wants more of a substance to achieve an effect?
Tolerance
200
What worsens the symptoms of PAWS?
Stress
200
What does Maté say is the reason for a feeling of emptiness in people with addictive behaviors?
Not getting some need met when they were young, abuse, etc. 
200
What type of "illness" is alcoholism, according to the big book?
progressive, fatal
200

Name two neutotransmitters involved in addiction.

dopamine, noradrenaline, GABA, and serotonin

300
What are the different patterns of PAWS called? (There are four-- can you name 1-2?)
Regenerative, degenerative, stable, intermittent.
300

What are our body's natural pain killers called?

Endorphins
300
Does the book believe that people can stay stopped on their own willpower? 
no. 
300
What is the brain's reward system called?
Limbic System
400
What are two ways discussed in the lecture, that we are able to fight the symptoms of PAWS?
self-protective behavior, nutrition, exercise, relaxation, spirituality, balanced living.
400
What are the three things Maté says that people are afraid of?
Death, other people, their own minds
400
What does Jim, the traveling salesman, put into his milk?
whiskey
400
When you use drugs, what neurotransmitter is primarily involved in creating the euphoric feeling? 
Dopamine
500
What is an acronym used in 12-step recovery that identifies which PAW symptoms should be addressed?
Hungry

Angry

Lonely

Tired

500
What is human nature, according to Maté?
cooperative, generous, community-minded
500
"We are like men who have _______________"
lost their legs; they never grow new ones
500
Approximately how many neurotransmitters do our brains have?
100