Book
Dopamine nation : finding balance in the age of indulgence / Anna Lembke, M.D.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781524746728
- ISBN: 152474672X
- Physical Description: 291 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: [New York, New York] : Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2021]
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: The problem -- The pursuit of pleasure. Our masturbation machines ; Running from pain ; The pleasure-pain balance -- Self-binding. Dopamine fasting ; Science, time, and meaning ; A broken balance? -- The pursuit of pain. Pressing on the pain side ; Radical honesty ; Prosocial shame -- Conclusion: Lessons of the balance. |
| Summary, etc.: | "Resettling Your Brain in the Age of Cheap Pleasures"-- Provided by publisher. We are living in a time of unprecedented access to high-reward, high-dopamine stimuli: drugs, food, news, gambling, shopping, gaming, texting, sexting. The smartphone is the modern-day hypodermic needle, delivering digital dopamine 24/7 for a wired generation. Lembke explores new scientific discoveries that explain why the relentless pursuit of pleasure leads to pain-- and what to do about it. She illustrates how finding contentment and connectedness means keeping dopamine in check. The secret to finding balance is combining the science of desire with the wisdom of recovery. -- adapted from jacket |
| Study Program Information Note: | This book is about pleasure. It's also about pain. Most important, it's about how to find the delicate balance between the two, and why now more than ever finding balance is essential. We're living in a time of unprecedented access to high-reward, high-dopamine stimuli: drugs, food, news, gambling, shopping, gaming, texting, sexting, Facebooking, Instagramming, YouTubing, tweeting ... The increased numbers, variety, and potency is staggering. The smartphone is the modern-day hypodermic needle, delivering digital dopamine 24/7 for a wired generation. As such we've all become vulnerable to compulsive overconsumption. |
| Source of Description Note: | Description based on online resource; title from resource home page (EBSCOhost, viewed November 5, 2021). |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Pleasure. Pain. Compulsive behavior. Internet > Social aspects. Substance abuse. |
| Genre: | Self-help publications. |
Available copies
- 23 of 25 copies available at Bibliomation.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 25 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Bentley Memorial Library - Bolton | 152.42 Lem (Text) | 33160150503046 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Brookfield Library | 152.42/LEMBKE (Text) | 34029150569274 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| C.H. Booth Library - Newtown | 152.42 LEM (Text) | 34014150064468 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Deep River Public Library | 152.42 Lemb (Text) | 36039150635197 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Derby Neck Library | 152.42 LEM (Text) | 34046152810639 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Edith Wheeler Memorial Library - Monroe | 152.42 LEMBKE (Text) | 34026150704984 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Gunn Memorial Library - Washington | 152.42 LEM (Text) | 34055147357283 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Hagaman Memorial Library - East Haven | 152.42 LEM (Text) | 31953145376151 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Jonathan Trumbull Library - Lebanon | 152.42 LEM (Text) | 33430152292181 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Kent Library Association - Kent | 152.42 LEM (Text) | 33410147734240 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
