That end point of the opposite of addiction being connection and community. That's a powerful and accurate statement. ❤️

I am glad you are back Doc! Looking forward for the rest of the videos!

I just started psychiatry this semester, this channel is really helping.

These are the best videos as a PMHNP student

It is so beneficial to know the neurological breakdown of addiction. Many people considered addiction to be a choice; despite the negative consequences. These people need to see this video. Thank you, so informative.

Something to be said for the hell of withdrawal. That memory alone can help motivate one to leave the poisons on the shelf.

The book “Compass of pleasure” is an amazing read.

Love this, thanks you!

The work of better process is quite beneficial… a lot. The stigma release takes work and the work of actual reimbursement improvement requires multi pronged work, however the courage it takes to do the work and see the better. It’s humbling. #LoveEVICTShate

reliefing anxiety through a compulsion is not negative reinforcing it still is positive reinforcement, it is taking the pain(anxiety) away therefore you will want to do it again when the anxiety builds up. similarly fulffiling an addictive behavior is only pleasurable at the beggining, after some time youre repeating the behavior just to relief the anxiety with less and less pleasure involved so id say the first criteria that u used is better if you want to consider addiction different compulsion, using this last reaper one there is no differentiation between compulsion and addiction, which is fine by me, i see both of the conditions very similarly at their core. i guess instead of craving for the action/drug u have the anxiety build up but whats the difference when u so desensitised from a action/drug that ure not interested in the high but in the relief of pain, in my head the process is the same thing they just differ in their strating mechanism, in the compusion the anxiety came first and positive reinforcement last and in the addiction the positive reinforcement came first and the anxiety after, and when the cycle goes on is the same. Id say rather that addiction is a compulsion but not every compulsion is a addiction. Even if im nonsensical with this chi-chat neg. reinforcement is when u spank your child and makes him not spit the brocoli on the floor again. good vids otherwise thx

reinforcement of addiction after a while is maintained through negative reinforcement (using to escape pain instead of using to feel good). and compulsive use is a component of addiction is it not?

ALL Doctors outside of the Addiction help field need to be trained better in dealing with addictions and with patients prescribed "scheduled" medications. The LAST thing any patient wants is to be judged when seeking care for any reason. For instance, a person has to go to the hospital for a non-addiction related issue, say a broken arm. The doctor talks to the patient about their issue, asks them what medications they take etc., and finds out either through the patient's honesty or inadvertently that they have an addiction problem or merely prescribed a medication within a certain class... the doctor's attitude, demeanor, and care will often change becoming judgemental and prejudice. This occurs more often than not, no addiction necessary. This attitude needs to cease period, full stop. It is not their place to judge under ANY circumstances. The patient will often lose trust and the disdain will be mutual. If you are this kind of doctor, recuse yourself before opening your mouth.

The Stages of Change model and Motivational Interviewing are not the same thing. The Stages of Change model is also called the transtheoretical model and was developed by Prochaska and DiClemente around the same time as motivational interviewing started as well, hence the common confusion between the two. Additionally, motivational interviewing is not a theory or model, but rather a conversational approach that can be paired with other models, including the transtheoretical model of change. Most importantly, motivational interviewing does NOT seek to increase the patient’s motivation to change. Through exploration, the patient and clinician explore reasons for against change, as well as exploring change and sustain talk. The decision ultimately rests with the patient.

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What if you're allergic to apples? 4:32

Everyone is addicted to something in their life at some point if they know it or not. From the day we are born to the day we die addiction is cast apon us with the baby bottle to the pacifier as you name it

Take care of his dog...HELL NO! Man, he need to get help and we'll support him!