Category: Sober living

    Abstinence Violation Effect AVE

    Related work has also stressed the importance of baseline levels of neurocognitive functioning (for example as measured by tasks assessing response inhibition and working memory; [56]) as predicting the likelihood of drug use in response to environmental cues. The study of implicit cognition and neurocognition in models of relapse...

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    Sobriety Gifts: Gifts to Celebrate Sobriety

    Content Sobriety Gifts: Gifts to Celebrate Sobriety #QUITLIT REVIEW: Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing What do you get someone in recovery? Custom Recovery Keychain Inspiring Sobriety I Am Not What I’ve Done I Am What I’ve Overcome A guided journal No matter what your usual routine is,...

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    What Happens to Your Skin When You Stop Drinking Alcohol

    People with underlying skin conditions, such as psoriasis and rosacea, will need to continue treatment to prevent flare-ups. A person should speak with a doctor or dermatologist to find the best treatment. Regular drinking can also affect overall mental health and well-being, in part because alcohol may worsen symptoms...

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    Cognitive Dissonance In Psychology: Definition and Examples

    However, the one-dollar group rated the tasks positively, while the twenty-dollar group rated the tasks negatively. The twenty-dollar group had external justification for their inconsistency–money motivated them to lie to the confederate about the task being interesting when it was actually boring. Receiving only one dollar did not seem...

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