Impulsivity

Author : Gregory Jude Madden,Warren K. Bickel
Publisher : Amer Psychological Assn
Page : 453 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1433804778

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Impulsivity by Gregory Jude Madden,Warren K. Bickel Pdf

Impulsivity explores the basis for the seemingly universal tendency to devalue rewards or punishments that are not immediately available. When confronted with any number of modern impulsive behaviorssuch as drug use, pathological gambling, marital infidelity, and gluttonyindividuals have a choice with two outcomes: an immediate benefit, such as getting high, or a delayed or probabilistic benefit, such as health, money saved, or the satisfaction of a good life. This volume is an approachable, comprehensive overview of the behavioral science and neuroscience of these impulsive choices and their relation to delay discounting--the tendency to devalue temporally distant rewards or punishments, even though they may greatly outbalance the immediate benefit of our choices. The cutting-edge researchers who contributed to this volume have documented cross-species similarities in impulsive decision making and pioneered the neuroscience of impulsive choice. In this text they provide insights into harmless impulsive acts as well as those that dominate and destroy lives. The contributors tackle key issues such as whether impulsivity and risk taking are a trait or state; the neuroscience, neuroeconomics, and computational modeling of neural systems underlying impulsivity; and the relation between impulsivity and addictions, health decision making, altruism, and attention-deficit disorder. Theoretical debates regarding the origins of impulsivity round out this text, which will be of interest to researchers and graduate students in psychology, behavioral economics, psychopharmacology, behavioral analysis and therapy, and the science of decision making.

Author : Christopher D. Webster,Margaret A. Jackson
Publisher : Guilford Press
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1997-06-20
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1572302259

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Impulsivity by Christopher D. Webster,Margaret A. Jackson Pdf

Impulsivity features prominently in contemporary descriptions of many psychiatric disorders, and is also a key element in the clinical risk assessment of violence. Thoroughly examining the nature, assessment, and treatment of impulsive conduct, this up-to-date volume brings together contributions from prominent researchers and clinicians in both mental health and correctional settings. Chapters illuminate our current understanding of impulsive behavior from conceptual, legal, and biological perspectives, and address the challenges of describing and measuring it. With special emphasis on how the likelihood of future violent or destructive behavior can best be gauged in specific cases, the volume includes several newly developed risk assessment tools. Impulsivity also provides an invaluable overview of the current state of the research and delineates a broad, clinically pertinent agenda for future study. Impulsivity is an invaluable resource for clinicians working in private practice, correctional facilities, health care settings, and community-based programs. It also serves as a primary or supplementary text for advanced undergraduate and graduate-level courses.

Author : Harriet de Wit,J. David Jentsch
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-26
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783030605117

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Recent Advances in Research on Impulsivity and Impulsive Behaviors by Harriet de Wit,J. David Jentsch Pdf

This volume provides an empirical and conceptual overview of advances in our understanding of impulsivity and impulsive behaviors. Prominent scientists review the range of behavioral phenomena referred to as ‘impulsive’, as well as the defining features and psychological, neurocognitive and behavioral processes that underlie of the manifestation of impulsive behaviors, focussing on progress made and the questions remaining to be answered.

Author : Jon Grant,S.W. Kim
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2004-03-12
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0071433686

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Stop Me Because I Can't Stop Myself by Jon Grant,S.W. Kim Pdf

Most of us have urges to engage in behaviors we know are not good for us, from splurging on gifts we can't afford to gambling. But when these urges become too much to handle, we can suffer intense emotional distress, putting our friendships, relationships, and jobs in jeopardy. Impulse control disorders are often difficult to recognize, even for those who struggle with them, but they are not uncommon. Now, the nation's leading specialists in the field offer a powerful self-help guide for the estimated 35 million sufferers and their loved ones. Stop Me Because I Can't Stop Myself tackles the essential questions on the road to healing. Also included in this hopeful and encouraging book are compelling first-hand stories of the authors' patients and invaluable analyses of groundbreaking new treatments.

Author : John M. Oldham
Publisher : American Psychiatric Pub
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0880486767

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Impulsivity and Compulsivity by John M. Oldham Pdf

Traditionally, impulsive and compulsive behaviors have been categorized as fundamentally distinct. However, patients often exhibit both of these behaviors. This common comorbidity has sparked renewed interest in the factors contributing to the disorders in which these behaviors are prominent. Impulsivity and Compulsivity applies a provocative spectrum model to this psychopathology. The spectrum model is consistent with a dimensional model for psychopathology and considers the dynamic interaction of biopsychosocial forces in the development of impulsive and compulsive disorders. In this important work on impulsive/compulsive psychopathology, leading researchers and clinicians share their expertise on the phenomenological, biological, psychodynamic, and treatment aspects of these disorders. Differential diagnosis, comorbidity of the impulsive-compulsive spectrum of disorders, and assessment by the seven-factor model of temperament and character are discussed. Chapters are also dedicated to the antianxiety function of impulsivity and compulsivity, defense mechanisms in impulsive disorders versus obsessive-compulsive disorders, and the unique aspects of psychotherapy with impulsive and compulsive patients. Clinical researchers and clinicians will be enlightened by this exceptional work. The information provided is supplemented with clinical vignettes, and the final chapter provides a synthetic summary that offers a unified, dynamic approach to impulsive and compulsive behavior.

Author : Yuliya Richard,Ahmed Moustafa
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2023-12-15
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780443134388

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The Psychology and Neuroscience of Impulsivity by Yuliya Richard,Ahmed Moustafa Pdf

The Psychology and Neuroscience of Impulsivity is the first book to provide a comprehensive overview of impulsivity and related psychological and neural substrates. The book is divided into four sections, the first section, will provide the readers with a general overview of impulsivity, neural and cognitive substrates of impulsive behaviors, and the relationship between impulsivity and risk-taking behaviors. The second section discusses the links between impulsivity and erroneous behaviors, such as anger and aggressive behaviors and interpersonal violence. The third section reviews how impulsive behaviors are key features of several clinical disorders, such as pathological gambling, drug abuse, and antisocial personality disorder. The last section, presents possible treatment options for impulsivity, including a number case studies. Reviews links between impulsivity to anger and aggressive behaviors Presents treatment options for impulsivity using mindfulness techniques Includes psychological and neural substrates of impulsivity within each chapter

Author : Boris M. Miller,Evgeny Y. Rubinovich
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781461500957

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Impulsive Control in Continuous and Discrete-Continuous Systems by Boris M. Miller,Evgeny Y. Rubinovich Pdf

Impulsive Control in Continuous and Discrete-Continuous Systems is an up-to-date introduction to the theory of impulsive control in nonlinear systems. This is a new branch of the Optimal Control Theory, which is tightly connected to the Theory of Hybrid Systems. The text introduces the reader to the interesting area of optimal control problems with discontinuous solutions, discussing the application of a new and effective method of discontinuous time-transformation. With a large number of examples, illustrations, and applied problems arising in the area of observation control, this book is excellent as a textbook or reference for a senior or graduate-level course on the subject, as well as a reference for researchers in related fields.

Author : Nancy Nyquist Potter
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2009-06-25
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780191546174

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Mapping the Edges and the In-between by Nancy Nyquist Potter Pdf

Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a diagnosis given to ten percent of all those seen in outpatient mental health facilities and twenty percent of those seen in inpatient psychiatric units. This is a significant number of people in the Western world. Yet many of the core concepts and symptoms that underlie this diagnosis are questionable. Many of the attitudes and actions of carers are based on assumptions about those with BPD that cry out for analysis, with both cultural and gender norms interacting with clinical diagnosis and treatment, to the detriment of both carers and patients. This book considers how we diagnose BPD, looking at the key constructs: identity disturbance, inappropriate or excessive anger, unstable relationships, impulsivity, self-injurious behaviour, and manipulativity. It starts by looking at the cultural and gender assumptions and norms behind BPD, drawing upon philosophical, clinical, anthropological, and sociological literature. Combining philosophical analysis with clinical experience and patients' writings, it clarifies the constructs so that the reader can understand the messiness and complexity that frames this diagnosis and treatment. After examining the current state of these constructs, and their effects on carer/patient interactions, Part II sees an application of virtue theory to therapeutic treatment with BPD patients. It looks at three virtues that are particularly important for clinicians and other carers to cultivate when working with BPD patients: trustworthiness, the virtue of giving uptake, and empathy. It argues that, in their absence, not only are clinicians' attitudes harmful to patients but that the status of the diagnosis is actually compromised. Mapping the Edges and the In-Between presents a compelling argument that Borderline Personality Disorder needs to be approached in a new light - one that will benefit patients.

Author : Mary Nhin
Publisher : Ninja Life Hacks
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2021-07-28
Category : Emotions
ISBN : 1637312148

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Impulsive Ninja by Mary Nhin Pdf

"Impulsive Ninja learns how to use an underused superpower to respond to frustration, anger, and criticism. Children without impulse control act or talk before they think, often unable to control their initial response to a situation. The ability to self-regulate is absent and they don't pause to think about future consequences. Impulsivity is related to acting without thought. As a result, children do things like take unnecessary risks, blurt things out, don't wait their turn, or interrupt conversations. This book is a perfect resource for children with autism, ADD, ADHD, or SPD. " --Amazon.com

Author : David Belin,Trevor W. Robbins,Eric Hollander,Margarita Moreno
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2020-09-03
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9782889639915

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Impulsive Compulsive Spectrum Disorders by David Belin,Trevor W. Robbins,Eric Hollander,Margarita Moreno Pdf

This eBook is a collection of articles from a Frontiers Research Topic. Frontiers Research Topics are very popular trademarks of the Frontiers Journals Series: they are collections of at least ten articles, all centered on a particular subject. With their unique mix of varied contributions from Original Research to Review Articles, Frontiers Research Topics unify the most influential researchers, the latest key findings and historical advances in a hot research area! Find out more on how to host your own Frontiers Research Topic or contribute to one as an author by contacting the Frontiers Editorial Office: frontiersin.org/about/contact.

Author : Peggilee Wupperman
Publisher : Guilford Publications
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2019-04-02
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781462538843

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Treating Impulsive, Addictive, and Self-Destructive Behaviors by Peggilee Wupperman Pdf

This accessible book presents time- and cost-effective strategies for helping clients break free of dysregulated behaviors--such as substance abuse, binge eating, compulsive spending, and aggression--and build more fulfilling, meaningful lives. Mindfulness and modification therapy (MMT) integrates mindfulness practices with elements of motivational interviewing, dialectical behavior therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and other evidence-based approaches. It can be used as a stand-alone treatment or a precursor to more intensive therapy. In a convenient large-size format, the book includes session-by-session implementation guidelines, case examples, practical tips, guided mindfulness practices, and 81 reproducible client handouts and therapist sheets. Purchasers get access to a companion website where they can download audio recordings of the guided practices, narrated by the author, plus all of the reproducible materials. Winner (Second Place)--American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award, Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing Category

Author : Theodore P. Beauchaine,Stephen P. Hinshaw
Publisher : Oxford Library of Psychology
Page : 545 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2015-10-29
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780199324675

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The Oxford Handbook of Externalizing Spectrum Disorders by Theodore P. Beauchaine,Stephen P. Hinshaw Pdf

'The Oxford Handbook of Externalizing Spectrum Disorders' is the first book of its kind to capture the developmental psychopathology of externalizing spectrum disorders by examining causal factors across levels of analysis and developmental epochs, while departing from the categorical perspective.

Author : Frances E. Jensen,Amy Ellis Nutt
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2015-01-06
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780062067869

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The Teenage Brain by Frances E. Jensen,Amy Ellis Nutt Pdf

A New York Times Bestseller Renowned neurologist Dr. Frances E. Jensen offers a revolutionary look at the brains of teenagers, dispelling myths and offering practical advice for teens, parents and teachers. Dr. Frances E. Jensen is chair of the department of neurology in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. As a mother, teacher, researcher, clinician, and frequent lecturer to parents and teens, she is in a unique position to explain to readers the workings of the teen brain. In The Teenage Brain, Dr. Jensen brings to readers the astonishing findings that previously remained buried in academic journals. The root myth scientists believed for years was that the adolescent brain was essentially an adult one, only with fewer miles on it. Over the last decade, however, the scientific community has learned that the teen years encompass vitally important stages of brain development. Samples of some of the most recent findings include: Teens are better learners than adults because their brain cells more readily "build" memories. But this heightened adaptability can be hijacked by addiction, and the adolescent brain can become addicted more strongly and for a longer duration than the adult brain. Studies show that girls' brains are a full two years more mature than boys' brains in the mid-teens, possibly explaining differences seen in the classroom and in social behavior. Adolescents may not be as resilient to the effects of drugs as we thought. Recent experimental and human studies show that the occasional use of marijuana, for instance, can cause lingering memory problems even days after smoking, and that long-term use of pot impacts later adulthood IQ. Multi-tasking causes divided attention and has been shown to reduce learning ability in the teenage brain. Multi-tasking also has some addictive qualities, which may result in habitual short attention in teenagers. Emotionally stressful situations may impact the adolescent more than it would affect the adult: stress can have permanent effects on mental health and can to lead to higher risk of developing neuropsychiatric disorders such as depression. Dr. Jensen gathers what we’ve discovered about adolescent brain function, wiring, and capacity and explains the science in the contexts of everyday learning and multitasking, stress and memory, sleep, addiction, and decision-making. In this groundbreaking yet accessible book, these findings also yield practical suggestions that will help adults and teenagers negotiate the mysterious world of adolescent development.

Author : Marco Bortolato,Gregory J. Madden
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2022-05-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782889762668

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Behavioral Addictions, Risk-Taking, and Impulsive Choice by Marco Bortolato,Gregory J. Madden Pdf

Author : Loretta Oleck Berger,Msw Oleck Berger
Publisher : Childswork/Childsplay
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Attention-deficit-disordered children
ISBN : 1588150550

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Calm Down and Play by Loretta Oleck Berger,Msw Oleck Berger Pdf

Presents parents and professionals with a variety of fun, easy-to-follow, creative and educational activities to help children ages five to twelve learn to modify their behaviors. The activities are easy to implement, do not require many materials, are not costly, can be played anywhere, and most take no more than ten minutes to complete.