Director Lee Jae-won's Easy-to-Understand Dopamine Story
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Book Introduction
This book introduces the ins and outs of dopamine, a hormone that exists in the human brain, with various examples. Dopamine is a hormone that makes people feel happy, and its name is now widely known. However, the story of how dopamine is produced in the brain, where it works, and how dopamine works to affect our lives is still not well known, which raises many questions for us. This book explains the often-difficult subject of dopamine and brain science in an easy-to-understand way, suggesting ways for us living in the modern era to maintain a good dopamine balance and take care of our brain health at the same time. Based on his many years of experience in counseling and drug treatment, author Lee Jae-won has been writing books about dopamine and mental health that are easy for the general public to understand. This book is the third in a series and covers dopamine and brain science in more detail and breadth than the previously published books. In doing so, he introduces social phenomena related to dopamine and encourages us, who can easily be crushed by the distorted values of modern times, to pause for a moment and organize our own values in life. Additionally, it is said that the happiness hormone dopamine is something that everyone can receive equally. Part 2 of this book presents a variety of cases of people with dopamine deficiency experienced in the clinic from the perspective of a psychiatrist, presented in a conversational format to convey the vivid feeling. In addition, various neat and interesting cartoon-style illustrations are included here and there to help readers understand the potentially difficult story about dopamine. The various dopamine-protecting methods introduced in this book will serve as a guide to a happier daily life for readers who have always been curious about dopamine, as well as for those of us who are under a lot of stress. |
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index
prolog
Part 1: The Dopamine Story
1.
Dopamine is a hormone in the brain
2.
Dopamine and endorphins in the reward circuit
3.
Dopamine deficiency caused by stress
4.
Serotonin, different from dopamine
5.
an innate tendency to depend on dopamine
6.
Good dopamine and bad dopamine
7.
Reward Deficiency Syndrome Caused by Dopamine Deficiency
8.
Addiction: Dopamine Isn't the Only Culprit
9.
Testosterone and oxytocin
10.
Too much is worse than too little
11.
Always getting first place causes dopamine deficiency
12.
Is Mom a Dopamine Thief?
13.
A life curve with sufficient dopamine
14.
Even with low self-esteem, you need enough dopamine.
15.
Too much information creates dopamine deficiency.
16.
The world is becoming increasingly dopamine-deficient.
17.
Hospital tests to detect dopamine deficiency
Part 2: People with Dopamine Deficiency
1.
When you lack dopamine, you have nothing you want to do.
2.
Sexual arousal is the only vicarious dopamine gratification
3.
Dopamine, which interferes with sleep
4.
Dopamine deficiency such as bipolar disorder
5.
Dopamine deficiency that causes concentration difficulties
6.
Games that provide vicarious satisfaction when dopamine is lacking
7.
A story about a family lacking dopamine
Epilogue
Part 1: The Dopamine Story
1.
Dopamine is a hormone in the brain
2.
Dopamine and endorphins in the reward circuit
3.
Dopamine deficiency caused by stress
4.
Serotonin, different from dopamine
5.
an innate tendency to depend on dopamine
6.
Good dopamine and bad dopamine
7.
Reward Deficiency Syndrome Caused by Dopamine Deficiency
8.
Addiction: Dopamine Isn't the Only Culprit
9.
Testosterone and oxytocin
10.
Too much is worse than too little
11.
Always getting first place causes dopamine deficiency
12.
Is Mom a Dopamine Thief?
13.
A life curve with sufficient dopamine
14.
Even with low self-esteem, you need enough dopamine.
15.
Too much information creates dopamine deficiency.
16.
The world is becoming increasingly dopamine-deficient.
17.
Hospital tests to detect dopamine deficiency
Part 2: People with Dopamine Deficiency
1.
When you lack dopamine, you have nothing you want to do.
2.
Sexual arousal is the only vicarious dopamine gratification
3.
Dopamine, which interferes with sleep
4.
Dopamine deficiency such as bipolar disorder
5.
Dopamine deficiency that causes concentration difficulties
6.
Games that provide vicarious satisfaction when dopamine is lacking
7.
A story about a family lacking dopamine
Epilogue
Into the book
If you listen closely to the story about dopamine, you can see how distorted the values of today's world are.
Dopamine, the happiness hormone, is not enough for me to possess value, such as buying a car, a house, or luxury goods.
Moreover, achieving a goal by any means necessary is not enough.
We are increasingly entering an environment where dopamine is depleted.
It's complicated, it's too fast to keep up with, and there's too much information to keep up with.
So stress builds up, you get irritated, and impulse control becomes increasingly difficult.
If you understand dopamine well and take good care of your brain health, it won't be difficult.
--- p.
10
In this way, dopamine is an important hormone in the brain and has a great influence on human behavior.
Dopamine can be viewed as a reward provided to the neocortex when the instinctive needs necessary for survival are satisfied.
Humans live by eating food, but the neocortex lives by eating dopamine.
When reward deprivation occurs, the starved neocortex becomes increasingly weak and debilitated.
As the neocortex's ability to control instincts weakens, aggressiveness, impatience, and immediate gratification-seeking behaviors increase significantly.
A brain with enough dopamine knows how to wait, enjoys delayed rewards, and becomes relaxed and stable.
The desire to do something continues to arise as you figure out ways to get your dopamine hit without overdoing it.
--- p.
25
Dopamine is a hormone present in the reward circuit.
The dopamine reward is what causes behavior and motivates us to want to do it.
In other words, human behavior occurs in a way that releases dopamine.
Therefore, all behaviors involve dopamine in the brain.
If we use a car analogy, dopamine acts like an 'accelerator'.
For example, a student may want to continue playing games but not do his homework because games provide dopamine, whereas studying does not.
--- p.
32
Stress causes a deficiency of a hormone called dopamine in the brain.
When stress builds up, changes occur in several hormones other than dopamine.
Serotonin and endorphins, like dopamine, become deficient, and the hormone called GABA increases.
As a result, various symptoms appear, and a brain lacking serotonin causes us to become anxious and have difficulty shaking off negative thoughts.
When our brain lacks endorphins, we lose our sense of anticipation and hope.
When there is too much GABA in the brain, we feel drained, tired, and lethargic.
When we run low on dopamine, we feel unhappy, have less desire, and have difficulty controlling our impulses.
This can be seen as the effect of stress on the brain.
Dopamine, the happiness hormone, is not enough for me to possess value, such as buying a car, a house, or luxury goods.
Moreover, achieving a goal by any means necessary is not enough.
We are increasingly entering an environment where dopamine is depleted.
It's complicated, it's too fast to keep up with, and there's too much information to keep up with.
So stress builds up, you get irritated, and impulse control becomes increasingly difficult.
If you understand dopamine well and take good care of your brain health, it won't be difficult.
--- p.
10
In this way, dopamine is an important hormone in the brain and has a great influence on human behavior.
Dopamine can be viewed as a reward provided to the neocortex when the instinctive needs necessary for survival are satisfied.
Humans live by eating food, but the neocortex lives by eating dopamine.
When reward deprivation occurs, the starved neocortex becomes increasingly weak and debilitated.
As the neocortex's ability to control instincts weakens, aggressiveness, impatience, and immediate gratification-seeking behaviors increase significantly.
A brain with enough dopamine knows how to wait, enjoys delayed rewards, and becomes relaxed and stable.
The desire to do something continues to arise as you figure out ways to get your dopamine hit without overdoing it.
--- p.
25
Dopamine is a hormone present in the reward circuit.
The dopamine reward is what causes behavior and motivates us to want to do it.
In other words, human behavior occurs in a way that releases dopamine.
Therefore, all behaviors involve dopamine in the brain.
If we use a car analogy, dopamine acts like an 'accelerator'.
For example, a student may want to continue playing games but not do his homework because games provide dopamine, whereas studying does not.
--- p.
32
Stress causes a deficiency of a hormone called dopamine in the brain.
When stress builds up, changes occur in several hormones other than dopamine.
Serotonin and endorphins, like dopamine, become deficient, and the hormone called GABA increases.
As a result, various symptoms appear, and a brain lacking serotonin causes us to become anxious and have difficulty shaking off negative thoughts.
When our brain lacks endorphins, we lose our sense of anticipation and hope.
When there is too much GABA in the brain, we feel drained, tired, and lethargic.
When we run low on dopamine, we feel unhappy, have less desire, and have difficulty controlling our impulses.
This can be seen as the effect of stress on the brain.
--- p.
50
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Publisher's Review
There haven't been many books that explain dopamine so easily.
Many people know that dopamine is an important hormone, but until now, it was not well known how dopamine is released.
If you're confused about whether you need to eat enough dopamine or sleep enough, this book will help you find the answer.
Many people know that dopamine is an important hormone, but until now, it was not well known how dopamine is released.
If you're confused about whether you need to eat enough dopamine or sleep enough, this book will help you find the answer.
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: February 1, 2020
- Page count, weight, size: 256 pages | 120g | 150*210*20mm
- ISBN13: 9791196892807
- ISBN10: 1196892806
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