The hacking of the American mind : the science behind the corporate takeover of our bodies and brains /
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| Language: | English |
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New York, New York :
Avery,
[2017]
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Table of Contents:
- Part I: A few fries short of a Happy Meal. The garden of earthly delights ; Looking for love in all the wrong places
- Part II: Reward
- the agony of ecstasy. Desire and dopamine, pleasure and opioids ; Killing Jiminy : stress, fear, and cortisol ; The descent into Hades ; The purification of addiction
- Part III: Contentment
- the bluebird of happiness. Contentment and serotonin ; Picking the lock to nirvana ; What you eat in private you wear in public ; Self-inflicted misery : the dopamine-cortisol-serotonin connection
- Part IV: Slaves to the machine : how did we get hacked?. Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness? ; Gross national unhappiness ; Extreme makeover
- Washington edition ; Are you "lovin' it"'? Or "liking it"? ; The death spiral
- Part V: Out of our minds
- in search of the four Cs. ; Connect (religion, social support, conversation) ; Contribute (self-worth, altruism, volunteerism, philanthropy) ; Cope (sleep, mindfulness, exercise) ; Cook (for yourself, your friends, your family).