Treating addiction with mindfulness.

Addictions are formed through associative learning, also known as positive and negative reinforcement. Standard treatment methods involve avoidance and substitution; avoiding the people, places and things that act as reminders of the addiction and substituting the negative habit with another, health...

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Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:Closed-captions in English.
Published: London, United Kingdom : SAGE Publications Ltd., 2015.
Series:SAGE video tutorials.
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Online Access:Connect to this streaming video
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Summary:Addictions are formed through associative learning, also known as positive and negative reinforcement. Standard treatment methods involve avoidance and substitution; avoiding the people, places and things that act as reminders of the addiction and substituting the negative habit with another, healthier one. Mindfulness as a treatment for addiction discourages avoidance and encourages experiencing the craving and simply not acting.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (13 min., 29 sec.)) : sound, color.
ISBN:9781473931565 (streaming video) :