PSYC-307 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Nicotine Replacement Therapy, Cognitive Dissonance, Harm Reduction
25 Sep 2017
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Exercise: reduces endorphins and dopamine, which naturally make. Active distraction (and knowing that cravings pass in about 20 minutes) Eastern health approaches of mindfulness (reflect on the craving but. Replace smoking with better stress management techniques (eg relaxation) Avoid trigger situations or social situations you smoke in (eg bar, local bar) Motivate self: money that would have been spent on smoking now spent on fun. Manage risk situations such as negative emotion, parties, The big attraction to ecig is harm reduction: reduce carcinogen exposure, even if the person cant give up nicotine. But those who use ecig are often dual users, also smoke combustible cigarettes. The fear is that those who begin with ecig are highly likely to take up combustible smoking. It may be enticing and lead to more smokers. Self regulation plans: replace smoking with alternative behaviours (eg chewing gum)
