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Definition of 'Impulsive Behavior'

An act performed without delay, reflection, voluntary direction or obvious control in response to a stimulus.

Common names: Impulsive Behavior; Behavior, Impulsive; Behaviors, Impulsive; Impulsive Behaviors

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Review. Neural mechanisms underlying the vulnerability to develop compulsive drug-seeking habits and addiction.

10 Oct 2008 We hypothesize that drug addiction can be viewed as the endpoint of a series of transitions from initial voluntary drug use through the loss of control over this behaviour, such that it becomes habitual and ultimately compulsive. We describe ... Read more...


Review. Cognitive and emotional consequences of binge drinking: role of amygdala and prefrontal cortex.

10 Oct 2008 Binge drinking is an increasingly recognized problem within the UK. We have studied the relationship of binge drinking to cognitive and emotional functioning in young adults, and have found evidence for increased impulsivity, impairments in spatial ... Read more...


Adolescent aggression and social cognition in the context of personality: impulsivity as a moderator of predictions from social information processing.

30 Aug 2008 This study asked how individual differences in social cognition and personality interact in predicting later aggressive behavior. It was hypothesized that the relationship between immediate response evaluations in social information processing ... Read more...

 

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Definition: An act performed without delay, reflection, voluntary direction or obvious control in response to a stimulus.

Descriptor UI: D007175

Alternative terms: Impulsive Behavior; Behavior, Impulsive; Behaviors, Impulsive; Impulsive Behaviors;

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;

History Note: 68

Technical Notes: use Cat F3 qualif

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