Course Content
Lessons
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How Change Happens
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1.1.1 The Stages of Change
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1.1.2 Pre-Contemplation (Being Unaware of your Addiction Issues)
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1.1.3 Contemplation (Increasing Awareness of Your Addiction Issues)
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1.1.4 Preparation (Planning to Treat your Addiction)
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1.1.5 Action (Treating Your Addiction)
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1.1.6 Maintenance (Recovery from Addiction)
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1.1.7 Relapse (Returning to Active Addiction)
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1.1.8 Summary
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1.1.9 Further reading, resources & references
- 1.1.1 The Stages of Change
- 1.1.2 Pre-Contemplation (Being Unaware of your Addiction Issues)
- 1.1.3 Contemplation (Increasing Awareness of Your Addiction Issues)
- 1.1.4 Preparation (Planning to Treat your Addiction)
- 1.1.5 Action (Treating Your Addiction)
- 1.1.6 Maintenance (Recovery from Addiction)
- 1.1.7 Relapse (Returning to Active Addiction)
- 1.1.8 Summary
- 1.1.9 Further reading, resources & references
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The Neurobiology of Addiction
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1.3.1 Is Addiction Really a Disease?
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1.3.2 Addiction as a Brain Disease/Disorder.
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1.3.3 The Reward Circuit & Dopamine
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1.3.4 Natural Versus Unnatural Rewards
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1.3.5 Brain Plasticity & Addiction
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1.3.6 Dopamine Depletion
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1.3.7 Reward Deficiency
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1.3.8 Why Do We Need Treatment?
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1.3.9 Summary
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1.3.10 Further reading, resources & references
- 1.3.1 Is Addiction Really a Disease?
- 1.3.2 Addiction as a Brain Disease/Disorder.
- 1.3.3 The Reward Circuit & Dopamine
- 1.3.4 Natural Versus Unnatural Rewards
- 1.3.5 Brain Plasticity & Addiction
- 1.3.6 Dopamine Depletion
- 1.3.7 Reward Deficiency
- 1.3.8 Why Do We Need Treatment?
- 1.3.9 Summary
- 1.3.10 Further reading, resources & references
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Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences
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1.4.1 Attachment Theory
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1.4.2 Erik Erikson’s Child & Adolescent Stages of Development
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1.4.3 The ACE Study
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1.4.4 Summary
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1.4.5 Exercise 1:
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1.4.6 What Conclusions Should you Draw from the ACE Questionnaire?
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1.4.7 Your Skill Sets & Positive Life Experiences
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1.4.8 Further reading, resources & references
- 1.4.1 Attachment Theory
- 1.4.2 Erik Erikson’s Child & Adolescent Stages of Development
- 1.4.3 The ACE Study
- 1.4.4 Summary
- 1.4.5 Exercise 1:
- 1.4.6 What Conclusions Should you Draw from the ACE Questionnaire?
- 1.4.7 Your Skill Sets & Positive Life Experiences
- 1.4.8 Further reading, resources & references