Brain Story Certification - Module 14
Questions and Accurate Detailed
Answers
Why did mainstream psychiatry continue to reject, for many years, the notion that gambling and
overeating could be addictive? - Answer: Because they don't have a prominent physical withdrawal
syndrome
Which quality does food have to have in order for it to be potentially addictive? - Answer: It needs
to taste good
From a neurobiological perspective, why are behaviors like eating and sex potentially addictive just
as drugs of abuse are potentially addictive? - Answer: Because they produce an increase in
dopamine levels in the reward system
According to Dr. Montgomery, why do people recovering from process addictions like to fun yellow
lights? - Answer: They have not learned how to feel normal emotions, so they seek out situations
that give them a rush of exhilaration
Addiction interaction disorder is characterized by many different patterns of behavior. Which of the
following best describes disinhibiting behavior? - Answer: Using one substance or behavior to lower
boundaries to using another
Trauma is at the core of many process and substance addictions, and many people with addictions
show particular patterns of trauma reactions. Which of the following best describes trauma splitting?
- Answer: Dissociating from painful experiences and not integrating them into the self or daily life
Questions and Accurate Detailed
Answers
Why did mainstream psychiatry continue to reject, for many years, the notion that gambling and
overeating could be addictive? - Answer: Because they don't have a prominent physical withdrawal
syndrome
Which quality does food have to have in order for it to be potentially addictive? - Answer: It needs
to taste good
From a neurobiological perspective, why are behaviors like eating and sex potentially addictive just
as drugs of abuse are potentially addictive? - Answer: Because they produce an increase in
dopamine levels in the reward system
According to Dr. Montgomery, why do people recovering from process addictions like to fun yellow
lights? - Answer: They have not learned how to feel normal emotions, so they seek out situations
that give them a rush of exhilaration
Addiction interaction disorder is characterized by many different patterns of behavior. Which of the
following best describes disinhibiting behavior? - Answer: Using one substance or behavior to lower
boundaries to using another
Trauma is at the core of many process and substance addictions, and many people with addictions
show particular patterns of trauma reactions. Which of the following best describes trauma splitting?
- Answer: Dissociating from painful experiences and not integrating them into the self or daily life
