Craving State

A Craving State is a state of desire that involves intense longing for specific experiences or objects with persistent motivational force.

• AKA: Yearning State, Longing State, Intense Desire State.
• Context:
  • It can typically activate reward pathways through dopaminergic signaling.
  • It can typically generate intrusive thoughts about desired objects.
  • It can typically motivate goal-directed behavior toward satisfaction.
  • It can typically involve cognitive elaboration of desired outcomes.
  • It can often trigger approach behavior toward craving targets.
  • It can often interfere with attention control through cognitive preoccupation.
  • It can often influence decision making through reward valuation.
  • It can range from being a Physical Craving State to being a Psychological Craving State, depending on its origin nature.
  • It can range from being a Mild Craving State to being an Intense Craving State, depending on its motivational strength.
  • It can range from being a Specific Craving State to being a General Craving State, depending on its target specificity.
  • It can range from being a Adaptive Craving State to being a Maladaptive Craving State, depending on its functional impact.
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• Example(s):
  • Substance Craving States, such as:
    • Food Craving for specific tastes.
    • Addiction Craving for addictive substances.
  • Social Craving States, such as:
    • Social Craving for interpersonal connection.
    • Knowledge Craving for information acquisition.
  • Experience Craving States, such as:
    • Moment Return Craving for past experiences.
    • Future Anticipation Craving for upcoming events.
  • ...
• Counter-Example(s):
  • Satisfaction State, which lacks unfulfilled desire.
  • Aversion State, which involves avoidance motivation.
  • Indifference State, which lacks motivational force.
• See: State of Desire, Motivation, Reward System, Goal-Directed Behavior, Addiction, Longing, Want, Need, Appetite.

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