Breaking Habits

What are habits?

• Behaviors that are performed regularly and cued subconsciously in response to certain environments

• Actions that are performed deliberately and consciously

• Behaviors that are performed irregularly and cued consciously in response to certain environments

• Actions that are performed automatically without any cues

What triggers the release of dopamine in the brain?

• Positive experiences

• Negative experiences

• Neutral experiences

• No experiences

What is neuroplasticity?

• The ability of the brain to change how neurons wire and fire

• The ability of the brain to form habits

• The ability of the brain to release dopamine

• The ability of the brain to resist habit formation

What can trigger a nail-biting habit?

• Opening a stressful email

• Feeling a sense of relief

• Sitting at your desk

• All of the above

Why can breaking a habit be a good thing?

• Because all habits are bad

• Because it saves mental energy

• Because it prevents the release of dopamine

• Because it disrupts neuroplasticity

What is one effective way to manage behavior and break a habit?

• Ignore the habit cues and continue with the same environment or routine

• Avoid the habit cues and change the environment or routine

• Replace the habit cues with new cues in the same environment or routine

• Identify the habit cues and modify the environment or routine

What is habit reversal training?

• A practice to change a habit by replacing it with a less detrimental one

• A practice to reinforce a habit by repeating it frequently

• A practice to analyze and understand habit cues

• A practice to resist habit formation

What is habit reversal training?

• A practice to reinforce a habit by repeating it frequently

• A practice to change a habit by replacing it with a less detrimental one

• A practice to resist habit formation

When can habit reversal training be helpful?

• For all behaviors, regardless of their nature

• For behaviors like watching TV or scrolling through the phone

• For behaviors like exercising or reading

• For behaviors like nail-biting or hair-pulling

What should you do when breaking a habit?

• Give yourself grace and have patience through the process

• Get frustrated and give up easily

• Expect immediate results

• Ignore the progress and focus on the setbacks