PSY 453 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Psy, Problem Gambling
30 Jul 2020
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Impulsiveness is a complex concept, which has tried to be clearly defined many times, but for which a clear consensus is not yet available. The most common is that a succession of. 1 defining features are used, which are presented together in the one who is said to be impulsive, but which do not reach the descriptive level necessary to convince the entire scientific community. Thus, it is diluted with many other physical and psychic alterations, making it difficult to discriminate those that can be attributed to it from those that really cannot. In any case, there is a risk of very negative consequences for the person or for third parties: still, an attempt at conceptualization involves the enumeration of expressions that distinguish it as an independent entity. The most essential ones will be detailed below: difficulty delaying the reward and seeking immediacy.
