novelty seeking
5 episodes mention this concept
HealthyGamerGGMay 28, 2025Unlocking Intrinsic Motivation: Why Your 20s Feel Like You're Falling Behind and How to Reclaim Autonomy
PsychologyExternal motivationInternal motivation (Intrinsic motivation)Amygdala activationAmygdala deactivation- HealthyGamerGGJun 22, 2022
Challenging the Myth: Why Childhood Isn't Always the Best Time of Your Life and How to Find Adult Happiness
PsychologyRomanticization of childhoodEmotional processingMemory recall biasCore beliefs 
DrTraceyMarksAug 18, 2021Understanding Anxiety Through Temperament: Dr. Cloninger's Biologically Based Model
PsychologyTemperamentPersonalityGenetic makeupHardwiring
DocSnipesMay 19, 2016CBT Tools for Recovery: Understanding and Treating Sex and Pornography Addiction
PsychologySex addictionPornography addictionDopamine surgeCravings- DocSnipesMay 28, 2014
Understanding Sex Addiction: Brain Chemistry, Triggers, and Pathways to Recovery
PsychologySex addictionDopamine surgeCravingsTriggers
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Related concepts
Concepts that appear alongside novelty seeking across episodes.
- sex addiction
- dopamine surge
- cravings
- coolidge effect
- consistency
- positive reinforcement
- ammunition (in communication)
- persistence
- fear of failure
- ventral striatum
- pornography addiction
- memory recall bias
- lack of responsibility (childhood)
- social sanctioning
- playing the tape all the way through
- internal motivation (intrinsic motivation)
- decisional balance exercises
- emotional processing
- conditioned stimuli
- brain changes (dopamine depletion)