Involvement of the brain reward system in harmful situations

pleasure in suffering

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https://doi.org/10.52579/diapi.vol5.i2.a19600

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Neurochemistry, Motivation, Neuroanatomy

Abstract

Introduction: This study represents a literature review on the participation of the brain reward system in harmful situations. Objective: The study aimed to analyze and examine the scientific literature regarding the involvement of the reward system in behaviors that generate suffering, highlighting the neurobiological influences in the process and identifying the brain structures in which dopamine plays a part. Method: This is a descriptive and qualitative literature narrative review conducted by cross-referencing the following descriptors: Neurochemistry AND Motivation; Neuroquímica AND Motivação; Neuroanatomy AND Motivation, applied in the Bvs and PubMed databases. Results: Based on the considered studies, significant neurological influences in the motivational process were observed. The brain regions with the highest involvement were identified as the nucleus accumbens followed by the shell regions of the nucleus accumbens, basolateral amygdala, prefrontal cortex, and hypothalamus, along with other areas such as the mesencephalon, anterior cingulate cortex, ventral striatum, amygdala, and ventral tegmental area. Furthermore, neurochemical substances involved in the motivation process were found, with emphasis on glutamate, dopamine, and mesolimbic dopamine. Conclusion: Through the articles included in the sample, it was observed that dopamine and the reward system play a role in behaviors of suffering or harm when associated with goal attainment. In other words, these behaviors are maintained, even if harmful, when there is an interpretation that there will be future gain to some degree and intensity. This finding supports the initial hypothesis of the article for possible confirmation.

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Author Biographies

Emanuel Santos de Araujo Filho, UNIFACS UNIVERSIDADE DE SALVADOR

Graduating from the Psychology course at the University of Salvador (UNIFACS), Former Member of the Study Laboratory in Biology, Philosophy and Psychology (BIOFIP). Member of the scientific initiation group in neurosciences at UNIFACS - GRUPO ANIMA EDUCAÇÃO. Member of the Evolutionary Psychology GT (CRP-03) Researcher in the neurology of mental disorders and human relationships. Carries out studies on cognitive behavioral therapy works with Judith Beck and Aaron Beck, on therapy based on Hofmann processes and on the Diagnostic Statistical Manual (DSM-5)

Helle Nice Terrivel, Prefeitura Municipal de Conceição de Jacuípe.

Mestre em ciências (USP). Especialista em psicomotricidade (UCAM). Pesquisadora e docente da UNIFACS campus Sta Mônica, Feira de Santana, BA. Prof orientadora iniciação científica do grupo anima educação.

Taynara dos Santos Domingues, UNIFACS UNIVERSIDADE DE SALVADOR

Graduate of the Psychology course at the University of Salvador (UNIFACS), Former Member of the Laboratory for the Study of Biology, Philosophy and Psychology (BIOFIP). Member of the scientific initiation group in neurosciences at UNIFACS - GRUPO ANIMA EDUCAÇÃO. Liaison of the Research directorate of the Hospital Psychology League of the Salvador University (LAPH). He has experience in the field of Psychology, with an emphasis on Psychology, working mainly on the following topics: neurobiology, reward system, motivation, psychology and neuroscience.

Larissa de Oliveira Ribeiro, UNIFACS UNIVERSIDADE DE SALVADOR

Larissa Ribeiro; Paraibana, currently residing in the city of Feira de Santana (BA), Person with Disabilities (Physical) Graduate of the 9th semester psychology course, at Faculdade Anísio Teixeira - FAT Intern at the Association of Parents and Friends of the Exceptional - APAE Currently the main focus of studies are Suicidology and work with People with Intellectual Disabilities.

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2024-09-03

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SANTOS DE ARAUJO FILHO, E.; TERRIVEL, H. N.; DOS SANTOS DOMINGUES, T.; DE OLIVEIRA RIBEIRO, L. Involvement of the brain reward system in harmful situations : pleasure in suffering. Diálogos e Perspectivas Interventivas, [S. l.], v. 5, n. 2, p. e19600 , 2024. DOI: 10.52579/diapi.vol5.i2.a19600. Disponível em: https://revistas.uneb.br/index.php/dialogos/article/view/19600. Acesso em: 21 nov. 2024.

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Vol. 5 No. 2 (2024): PUBLICAÇÃO CONTÍNUA

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