1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910143723303321

Titolo

Understanding nicotine and tobacco addiction [[electronic resource] /] / [editors, Gregory Bock and Jamie Goode}

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, UK ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley & Sons, c2006

ISBN

1-280-35575-1

9786610355754

0-470-02923-4

0-470-02922-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (285 p.)

Collana

Novartis Foundation symposium ; ; 275

Altri autori (Persone)

BockGregory

GoodeJamie

Disciplina

616.865

Soggetti

Nicotine addiction

Tobacco use - Physiological aspects

Tobacco use - Psychological aspects

Smoking cessation

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Symposium held at the Novartis Foundation, London, 17-19 May 2005.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Chair's introduction; The hazards of smoking and the benefits of stopping; DISCUSSION; Animal models for nicotine dependence; DISCUSSION; Defining and assessing nicotine dependence in humans; DISCUSSION; General discussion I; Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor functions in the CNS investigated with a novel method of stereotaxic gene re-expression in knockout mice; DISCUSSION; Nicotine-mediated activation of signal transduction pathways; DISCUSSION; Complementary roles for the accumbal shell and core in nicotine dependence; DISCUSSION

The dopamine D3 system: new opportunities for dopamine-based rewardDISCUSSION; Pathways and systems involved in nicotine dependence; DISCUSSION; Localizing tobacco dependence pathways with functional brain imaging; DISCUSSION; Pharmacogenetic approaches to nicotine dependence treatment; DISCUSSION; Pharmacogenomics and smoking cessation; DISCUSSION; General



discussion II; Power in studies; Receptor desensitization; What limits the efficacy of current nicotine replacement therapies?; DISCUSSION; Exploring behavioural mechanisms of nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation; DISCUSSION

Modifying the metabolism of nicotine as a therapeutic strategyDISCUSSION; Challenges in discovery and development of pharmacotherapies for tobacco addiction; DISCUSSION; Final discussion; Nicotine comorbidity; Animal models; Contributor Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

Cigarette smoking is estimated to lead to 4.9 million premature deaths per year worldwide. This is predicted to rise to 10 million by 2020. In western countries it kills half of all smokers who fail to stop.The prevailing model for tobacco addiction is that nicotine from cigarettes rewards smoking and punishes abstinence, tapping into a motivational system of operant conditioning that requires no conscious awareness. However, there are also accounts which involve cognitive biases and the effect of nicotine on impulse control. The brain pathways involved have been studied extensively, b

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910795362203321

Autore

Benson Jeffrey

Titolo

Improve every lesson plan with SEL / / Jeffrey Benson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Alexandria, Virginia, USA : , : ASCD, , [2021]

©2021

ISBN

1-4166-3003-1

1-4166-3004-X

9781416630043

9781416630336

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (ix, 173 pages)

Collana

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

370.15/34

Soggetti

Affective education

Social skills - Study and teaching

Emotional intelligence

Social learning

Reflective learning

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa



Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Making SEL goals explicit -- The start of the lesson : gaining students' interest and motivation -- Accessing prior learning -- Providing and receiving direct instruction -- Time to experiment and discover -- Formative assessment -- Closure of the lesson -- Epilogue.

Sommario/riassunto

Learn how social-emotional learning can be woven into every lesson, at every grade level and across content areas to improve students' academic success and well-being.