The Psychology and Neuroscience of Impulsivity

by Yuliya Richard PhD (Editor), Ahmed Moustafa Ph.D (Editor)

Overview

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 that 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780443134371
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	12/01/2023
Pages:	356
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Dr. Yuliya Richard is a clinical psychologist and director of Blue Horizon Counselling. In collaboration with other psychologists and video editors, Dr. Richard has developed the Online Training Program (Impulsivity.com.au) for the treatment for impulsive behaviors including alcohol addiction. Dr. Richard has obtained her PhD in Health and Clinical Psychology from the University of Newcastle in 2016. Since then, she has been working on developing Online Training programs to deliver services to people across Australia who might not have a chance or opportunity to seek professional help face to face.

Dr. Ahmed Moustafa is the Head of School of Psychology and Professor of Psychology and Computational Modeling at Bond University, Australia. He obtained his BSc in Mathematics and Computer Science at Cairo University, Egypt, and his PhD in Cognitive Science at the University of Lafayette, USA. Dr. Moustafa specializes in computational and neuropsychological studies of addiction, schizophrenia, Parkinson’s disease, PTSD, depression, and Alzheimer’s disease. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Discover Psychology (Springer) and has edited ten books, including Elsevier’s Cognitive, Clinical, and Neural Aspects of Drug Addiction; The Psychology and Neuroscience of Impulsivity; Cognitive and Behavioral Dysfunction in Schizophrenia; Mental Health Effects of COVID-19; Alzheimer’s Disease; Cybersecurity and Cognitive Science; Big Data in Psychiatry and Neurology; The Nature of Depression; and Social Cognition in Psychosis.

Table of Contents

Section I: Impulsivity and sexual behaviors
1. Impulsivity in the context of pornography use and compulsive sexual behavior
2. Compulsive sexual behavior: disorder and impulsivity
3. Impulsivity and sexting
4. Impulsivity and gender-based violence in intimate partner relationships: insights from Latin America (Ecuador and Argentina)

Section II: Impulsivity and addictive behaviors
5. Impulsivity and its relationships with social media addiction, internet addiction, and smartphone addiction
6. How impulsivity influences Nigerian youth’s waterpipe tobacco smoking behavior: Investigating the moderating role of denormalization of waterpipe tobacco in online newspapers
7. Childhood adversity, suicidality, and substance use: links to impulsivity
8. Impulsivity and addictions

Section III: Impulsivity in clinical conditions
9. Impulsivity in decision-making: The case of behavioral-variant frontotemporal dementia
10. Mental health states and impulsivity: role of stress, depression, and anxiety
11. Impulsivity and psychopathy associations under the Triarchic Model of Psychopathy
12. Impulsivity in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Section IV: Impulsivity and everyday life behaviors
13. The various aspects of impulsivity: a review of research studies in the Arab world, especially Egypt
14. Consumer impulsive buying: causes, consequences, and control
15. The buying impulse: Delving into the psychological depths of irresistible buying behavior
16. The case for impulsivity screening in driving license examinations
17. Driving and impulsivity
18. Impulsivity and intimate partner violence
19. Impulsivity from the personality psychologist’s perspective

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

A comprehensive reference reviewing the psychological and neural substrates of impulsive behavior

Editorial Reviews

*5 stars* "...examines human impulsivity from both psychological and neurobiological perspectives… [and] observes how the factors related to impulsivity can lead to specific behaviors, such as aggressive driving, intimate partner violence, and gambling.... The book includes technical language and references, but the technical terms are explained, and… the material can be understood by a layperson without any difficulty.... The first section relates impulsivity and sexual behaviors,… the second section considers addictive behaviors,… the next section explores the intersections of impulsivity and certain clinical conditions,…[and] the final section examines behaviors in daily life,… with reflections on impulsivity in personality. This book covers the topic well and includes sufficient references." —©Doody’s Review Service, 2024, Gerald A Steckmeister, PhD (Boston University)

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