Record details

• ISBN: 0812929985
• ISBN: 9780812929980
• Physical Description: pages cm
• Edition: 1st edition
• Publisher: New York : Three Rivers Press : [publisher not identified], 1998.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

1. For Those Who Have Eyes, Let Them See: Images Into the Mind 16 -- 2. Carving Knives and Tooth Fairies: A Prelude to the Brain and Behavior 25 -- 3. Looking Into Love and Depression: The Deep Limbic System 37 -- 4. Enhancing Positive Thought Patterns and Strengthening Connections: Deep Limbic System Prescriptions 55 -- 5. Looking Into Anxiety and Fear: The Basal Ganglia 82 -- 6. Mastering Fear: Basal Ganglia Prescriptions 97 -- 7. Looking Into Inattention and Impulsivity: The Prefrontal Cortex 111 -- 8. Becoming Focused: Prefrontal Cortex Prescriptions 134 -- 9. Looking Into Worry and Obsessiveness: The Cingulate System 150 -- 10. Getting Unstuck: Cingulate System Prescriptions 171 -- 11. Looking Into Memory and Temper: The Temporal Lobes 186 -- 12. Enhancing Experience: Temporal Lobe Prescriptions 203 -- 13. Dark Side: Violence: A Combination of Problems 211 -- 14. Brain Pollution: The Impact of Drugs and Alcohol on the Brain 224 -- 15. Missing Links: Drugs, Violence, and the Brain 245 -- 16. I Love You and I Hate You, Touch Me, No, Don't, Whatever: Brain Patterns That Interfere with Intimacy 257 -- 17. Help! When and How to Seek Professional Care 281 -- 18. Who Is Andrew Really? Questions About the Essence of Our Humanity 297 -- 19. Brain Dos and Brain Don'ts: A Summary of Ways to Optimize Brain Function and Break Bad Brain Habits 301.

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