crave to (do something)

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crave to (do something)

To want or long to do something. After all this rain, the kids are craving to play outside.

crave to do something

Rur. to want to do something eagerly. I don't crave to ride the roller coaster, thank you. The kids have been craving to see that movie for weeks.

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The effects of stress and smoking related cues on craving to smoke among abstinent and non-abstinent cigarette smokers.

Induction and comparison of craving for tobacco, marijuana and crack

This scale consists of eight items (irritability, angry or frustrated; anxiety or tension; difficulty concentrating; restlessness or impatience; increased appetite, hungry or weight gain; depressed mood or sad; insomnia, sleep problems or awakening at night; and, desire or craving to smoke) measured with a Likert scale ranging from 0 (no symptoms) to 4 (severe symptoms).

Ansia y abstinencia de la nicotina en fumadores espanoles en un tratamiento para dejar de fumar.

The effects of emotion on craving To explore the effects of sensitivity to reward on emotion and craving, a correlation analysis was carried out.

Predicting cigarette-seeking behavior: how reward sensitivity and positive emotions influence nicotine cravings

Washington, May 18 (ANI): All of us must have felt that uncontrollable craving to have chocolates, potato chips, or any other specific food item.

Why we crave for specific foods

However, despite the apparent importance of craving to our understanding of addiction, no consensus regarding definition, measurement, and interpretation has been reached (Grusser et al., 2006; Tiffany et al., 2000).

We have commenced our attempt to elucidate the concept of craving by linking craving to the phenomenology of one's conscious experience.

Conceptualizing craving: extrapolations from consciousness studies

Finally, at a dance, he danced with me and told me I'm his "good friend." I don't want to ruin that, but I have a craving to ask him out.

Dear Carol

The result is another sugar craving to give us a lift,' explains diabetes expert Professor Charles Clark.

Health: What are your food cravings telling you?; Shhhh! Somebody's trying to tell you something - your own body, in fact. But are you listening? Best start now - it could be the easiest way to feel healthier

* The methods used in alcoholism treatment research have become increasingly sophisticated; as a result, the relationship of concepts such as craving to clinical outcome now can be reliably evaluated (Roberts et al.

What Is Craving? Models and Implications for Treatment

For instance, recovered alcoholic and major league baseball pitcher Bob Welch has reported experiencing a craving to drink during airplane flights, after a game of golf and after pitching.

Intoxicating habits: some alcoholism researchers say they are studying a learned behavior, not a disease

Occasionally, videotapes have been used in studies of alcohol craving to induce desired moods.

Inducing Craving for Alcohol in the Laboratory

When developing or employing craving-assessment instruments, researchers and clinicians must consider numerous factors, such as the specific characteristics of craving to be evaluated, the instrument's psychometric properties, and the timeframe over which craving is assessed.

Assessing Craving for Alcohol

It then introduces a preliminary model of the functional anatomy of craving to provide a framework for understanding the studies on craving conducted among alcoholics and cocaine abusers.