BACKGROUND Childhood overweight is a public health problem associated with psychosocial and physical problems. Personality traits, such as impulsivity, may contribute to the development of overweight. OBJECTIVE This study examines 1) the association between general impulsivity traits (reward sensitivity and disinhibition) and children's weight, 2) the association between impulsivity traits an...

Impulsive behavior is a core DSM-5 diagnostic feature of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) that is associated with several pejorative outcomes. Impulsivity is multidimensional, consisting of two sub-constructs: rapid-response impulsivity and reward-delay impulsivity (i.e., choice-impulsivity). While previous research has extensively examined the presence and implications of rapid-...

Trait impulsivity is characterized by behavioral disinhibition and rash decision-making that contribute to many maladaptive behaviors. Previous research demonstrates that trait impulsivity is related to the activity of brain regions underlying reward sensitivity and emotion regulation, but little is known about this relationship in the context of immediately available primary reward. This is un...

Hypnotic responding might be due to attenuated frontal lobe functioning after the hypnotic induction. Little is known about whether personality traits linked with frontal functioning are associated with responsiveness to hypnotic suggestions. We assessed whether hypnotic suggestibility is related to the traits of self-control and impulsivity in 154 participants who completed the Brief Self-Cont...

OBJECTIVE A primary objective of the current article is to investigate the relationship between impulsivity and compulsivity in patients with bulimia nervosa (BN). A second goal is to explore the relationship between impulsivity and compulsivity and related psychiatric problems. METHOD Two-hundred four females with BN completed several measures of impulsivity and compulsivity as well as measu...

introduction: motivational interviewing techniques to manipulate and extract of patients' good behavior in order achieve to their better health behavior changes. materials and methods: the type of research used in this quasi-experimental, pre-test and post-test in done by control group. the statistics obtained from the population the population consists of all individuals associated with d...

a b s t r a c t “addiction” is a multifaceted complicated disorder with many interrelated causes, as well as environmental and genetic features. several hereditary variables that have an effect on these features might work in together to influence vulnerability and the extent of being an addict. molecular re-sequencing of the latest and formerly researched genes holds a crucial place with regar...

In contrast to the traditional viewpoint of psychopathology, which compulsivity [a repetitive ritualistic behavior which persists albeit its inappropriateness to the given situation and often result in undesirable consequences] and impulsivity [which encompasses actions that are insufficiently conceived, prematurely expressed, excessively risky or inappropriate to the situation, and that often ...

BACKGROUND The ability to wait and to weigh evidence is critical to behavioral regulation. These behaviors are known as waiting and reflection impulsivity. In Study 1, we examined the effects of methylphenidate, a dopamine and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, on waiting and reflection impulsivity in healthy young individuals. In study 2, we assessed the role of learning from feedback in disor...

Background. Apathy and impulsivity in Parkinson disease (PD) are associated with clinically significant behavioral disorders. Aim. To explore the phenomenology, distribution, and clinical correlates of these two behaviors. Methods. In PD participants (n = 99) without dementia we explored the distribution of measures of motivation and impulsivity using univariate methods. We then undertook facto...