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Maria Gosula Gina Kuang Rosalita Maldonado Qi Zhang COGS 175 5.31.06. Presentation Outline. Introduction-Gina Physiology- Qi Psychology-Maria Conclusion-Rosy. What is an Adrenaline Junkie?. Someone who is looking for the feeling of a rush - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Maria GosulaGina Kuang
Rosalita MaldonadoQi Zhang
COGS 175 5.31.06
Presentation OutlinePresentation Outline
Introduction - Gina
Physiology- Qi
Psychology - Maria
Conclusion - Rosy
What is an Adrenaline Junkie?What is an Adrenaline Junkie? Someone who is looking
for the feeling of a rush
‘Type-A’ personalities that are addicted to the stimulation and arousal of adrenaline
Stress-induced adrenaline high
Types of Adrenaline AddictionTypes of Adrenaline AddictionStress as an adrenaline
addiction– Used to repress
conscious that comes from feelings of loss, abandonment
Intense high– “rush” from high risk
activities
Adrenaline Addict TypesAdrenaline Addict Types
The Accomplisher
The Personal Deflector
The Organizational Deflector
The Dramatist
Adrenaline Rush ActivitiesAdrenaline Rush Activities
Skydiving
Surfing
Kayaking
Bungee Jumping
Rock Climbing
Hang Gliding
Gambling
Arguing
ER Doctors
Alternate State of Alternate State of ConsciousnessConsciousness
“Rush”
Causes desired physiological and psychological effects
Anger, fear, guilt, worry produce adrenaline hormone
CrashCrash
Coming down from a rush phase…– crave for another rush
If unable to participate, experience feelings of depression
PhysiologyPhysiology
What is Adrenaline (CWhat is Adrenaline (C99HH1313NONO33) ?) ?
Catecholamine– belongs to the family of biogenic amines
A hormone and a neurotransmitter
Enzymes responsible for fast degradation of Adrenaline
1. Catecholamine-O-methyltransferase (COMT)
2. Monoaminoxidase (MAO)
Adrenaline as an Internal DrugAdrenaline as an Internal Drug Effects of the Adrenal GlandEffects of the Adrenal Gland
Hyperarousal
Increased blood flow
Heightened pulse rate
Increased physical performance
Brain During StressBrain During StressSubcortical Fight or Flight AreasSubcortical Fight or Flight Areas
Subcortical Fight or Flight areas includes thalamus, hippocampus, brainstem, and hypothalamus
Mobilize body for action
Bypass frontal executive functioning and trigger stress response
Adrenaline and AddictionAdrenaline and AddictionAdrenaline rush followed by release of
endorphinsLeads to increase in endorphin receptor
sites via synaptic plasticity
Extreme risk takers tend to have 1/3 less MAO than average person
Mechanism for chemical addiction?
Psychology and ReportsPsychology and Reports
Parachuting or SkydivingParachuting or Skydiving 200 years
– WWI & WWII
Definition– Breaking free from a free-fall from a height using
a parachute
Types– Blade running, Canopy piloting, Skysurfing
Skills– Basic safety, free fall maneuvers, parachute
operation, and landing
SafetySafety Statistics Risk Factors
– Inexperience– Misuse of equipment– Hundred Jump Wonders
100-500 jumps Most dangerous period
– Changing wind conditions– Equipment failure
Rare cause of injury and fatalities
ReportsReportsLeonardo DaVinci
– “When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.”
Shelley’s “amazing experience”– “I was falling at 120mph screaming with excitement all the way, it was
thrilling and very noisy! Once my instructor deployed the parachute it was like the whole world had gone quiet. We were able to float and twist using the parachute, it felt so calm and surreal.”
– After landing: "It’s just such a rush. Definitely the most exhilarating experience I’ve ever had. Just talking about it makes me want to do it again. I’d say to anyone who has ever wanted to do it, sign up, you won't regret.”
Skydiving and AddictionSkydiving and Addiction
The “Rush”Diagnosis
– Hard to draw precise lineSkydiving:
– sport or same as drug addiction? Drug addiction definition “Anhedonia” study among skydivers
(Franken, Zijlstra, Muris, 2005)
TreatmentsTreatments
Why seek treatment?Adrenaline Addicts Anonymous
– 12 Steps
ConclusionConclusion
A True Addiction?A True Addiction?
Key elements of addiction present in adrenaline junkies’ behaviors
– ASC causes desirable physiological and psychological effects
– Altered state disappears, leads to “crash” Disappointment and depression
– Crash phase craving for another rush
Individual DifferencesIndividual Differences
Hooked on an adrenaline rushSeeking for the “rush”
– Different activities
Levels of AddictionLevels of AddictionLess to more severe
Intensity may progress with time
No formal diagnosis
Drawing the line– Risky behaviors– Social and occupational dysfunction
Society benefits from this ASC
ASC’s and Adrenaline JunkiesASC’s and Adrenaline Junkies
Adrenaline rush one of many ASC’s Motivated to seek new experiences
– Global change in one’s consciousness– Experience bigger than self
Adrenaline Junkies appeal– Cheating death
ReferencesReferences Sanchez, X., Journal of Sports Sciences 23.2 (Feb.2005) 164-165 Meadows, L. Adrenaline Addicts Anonymous, Reno, NV, 1995 Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biology Psychiatry 30 (2006) 297-300 Schedlowski M et al. Psychophysiological, neuroendocrine and cellular immune
reactions under psychological stress. Neuopsychobiology. 1993;28(1-2):87-90. J. Clin Immunol. Mar 1993; 13(2):119:29
Wong, DL., Epinephrine Biosynthesis: Hormonal and Neural Control During Stress. Cell Mol Neurobiol. 2006 Apr 28;
Meyer G, Schwertfeger J, Exton MS, Janssen OE, Knapp W, Stadler MA, Schedlowski M, Kruger TH., Neuroendocrine response to casino gambling in problem gamblers. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2004 Nov;29(10):1272-80.
Townsend Letter for Doctors & Patients –August/September 2005 Ontario Science Centre, www.ontariosciencecentre.ca/imax Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skydiving, 2006 Adrenaline Addiction Info & Articles, Reno, NV,
http://www.adrenalineaddicts.org/articles.php, 2003 Answers.com, http://www.answers.com/topic/adrenaline-junkie
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