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Compulsive Behavior - Physiopathology
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Definition of 'Compulsive Behavior'The behavior of performing an act persistently and repetitively without it leading to reward or pleasure. The act is usually a small, circumscribed behavior, almost ritualistic, yet not pathologically disturbing. Examples of compulsive behavior include twirling of hair, checking something constantly, not wanting pennies in change, straightening tilted pictures, etc. Common names: Compulsive Behavior; Behavior, Compulsive; Behaviors, Compulsive; Compulsive Behaviors |
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Dopamine, reinforcement learning, and addiction.
9 May 2009 
Dopamine is intimately linked with the modes of action of drugs of addiction. However, although its role in the initiation of drug abuse seems relatively uncomplicated, its possible involvement in the development of compulsive drug taking, and ... Read more...
Subthalamic deep brain stimulation and impulse control in Parkinson's disease.
30 Mar 2009 BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Experimental studies suggest that deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) induces impulsivity in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). The purpose of this study was to assess various measures of ... Read more...
19 Jan 2009 BACKGROUND: Impairments in executive cognitive control, including a reduced ability to inhibit prepotent responses, have been reported in autism spectrum disorders (ASD). These deficits may underlie patterns of repetitive behaviors associated with ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Compulsive Behavior - Physiopathology'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- Dopamine, reinforcement learning, and addiction. 9 May 2009
- Subthalamic deep brain stimulation and impulse control in Parkinson's disease. 30 Mar 2009
- Impaired inhibitory control is associated with higher-order repetitive behaviors in autism spectrum disorders. 19 Jan 2009
- Narrowing in on compulsions: dopamine receptor functions. 29 Nov 2008
- Basic science and neurobiological research: potential relevance to sexual compulsivity. 29 Nov 2008
- Ovarian hormones modulate 'compulsive' lever-pressing in female rats. 15 Oct 2008
- Review. Neural mechanisms underlying the vulnerability to develop compulsive drug-seeking habits and addiction. 10 Oct 2008
- High frequency stimulation and pharmacological inactivation of the subthalamic nucleus reduces 'compulsive' lever-pressing in rats. 5 Oct 2008
- Impulse control and related disorders in Parkinson's disease: review. 29 Sep 2008
- Psychopharmacologic interventions for repetitive behaviors in autism spectrum disorders. 29 Sep 2008
- Neurobiology and treatment of compulsive hoarding. 30 Aug 2008
- Neurobiological substrates for the dark side of compulsivity in addiction. 5 Aug 2008
- The role of the subthalamic nucleus in 'compulsive' behavior in rats. 30 Mar 2008
- To discard or not to discard: the neural basis of hoarding symptoms in obsessive-compulsive disorder. 6 Jan 2008
- Alteration of eating behaviors in patients with Parkinson's disease: possibly overlooked? 30 Dec 2007
- Repeated N-acetylcysteine administration alters plasticity-dependent effects of cocaine.
17 Dec 2007 - Effects of substance P on neuronal firing of pallidal neurons in parkinsonian rats. 28 Oct 2007
- Terror mismanagement: evidence that mortality salience exacerbates phobic and compulsive behaviors. 30 May 2007
- Neuroanatomical and cellular substrates of hypergrooming induced by microinjection of oxytocin in central nucleus of amygdala, an experimental model of compulsive behavior. 13 May 2007
- Strain differences in 'compulsive' lever-pressing. 29 Jan 2007
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Technical information about 'Compulsive Behavior'
Definition: The behavior of performing an act persistently and repetitively without it leading to reward or pleasure. The act is usually a small, circumscribed behavior, almost ritualistic, yet not pathologically disturbing. Examples of compulsive behavior include twirling of hair, checking something constantly, not wanting pennies in change, straightening tilted pictures, etc.
Descriptor UI: D003192
Alternative terms: Compulsive Behavior; Behavior, Compulsive; Behaviors, Compulsive; Compulsive Behaviors;
Related Mesh Headings: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder;
Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; ultrasonography; virology;
Tree Number: F01.145.527.100;
History Note: 68
Technical Notes: use Cat F3 qualif