01:830:364 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Daniel Kahneman, The Blind Spot, Cue Reactivity
Document Summary
Many stimuli present when drugs are consumed become drug cues. Drug-taking follows a narrow and set sequence of actions: The drug-taking ritual is an extreme example of a narrow repertoire, and, therefore, The role of ritual should be conducive to loss of self-control of drug-taking. It is the most highly addictive form of drug-taking. Low abuse liability for post-surgical pain management using iv morphine drip. But, they are involuntary, automatic, triggered, reflexive actions, that are performed. The blind spot without the conscious intent to do it. To the naked eye, this form of drug-taking behavior is well-camouflaged to pass for intended, goal-directed drug-taking. It is readily misconstrued as an intended action. Our mind is telling us a story, painting a coherent picture of the nature of the world. Pairing of the silken vial (object) with the euphoric effect of the potion (reward), induces sign-tracking of drug-taking.
