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I ran across this new study on alcoholism..
Binge Drinking Linked to Explicit Thoughts
Widely accepted patterns of alcohol consumption suggest that both explicit and implicit behaviors influence the way people drink. A recent research study debunked that frame of thought.
A study done by scientific investigators in the Netherlands implies that our social thoughts, such as excitement to see friends or anticipation to meet someone new, encourage excess alcohol consumption.
Moreover, researchers discovered that those who associate positive experiences with alcohol also were more readily binge-drinkers.
Corresponding author on the study, Helle Larsen, Ph.D., of RadboudUniversity, defines explicit cognitions as thoughts that “can be accessed consciously, are intentional, and under individuals’ cognitive control.”
This is as opposed to implicit thought patterns which “refer to associations in memory influencing [mental and emotional] processes and behavior in a relatively automatic, unconscious way.”
In terms of drinking, explicit thoughts are the conscious actions bringing you to the bar while implicit thoughts are derived from your senses once you get there. To understand which of these cognitive processes was being used to influence drinking, the investigators used different forms of testing.
If this is true, there it is also possible that we can alter this thoughts to prevent alcoholism among those who are excessive drinkers..