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=== Definition === | === Definition === | ||
Revision as of 00:40, 17 November 2023
Definition
- Tendency to act on a whim, displaying behavior characterized by little or no forethought, reflection, or consideration of the consequences.
- Impulsivity is a major component of various disorders, including FASD, ADHD, substance use disorders, bipolar disorder, antisocial personality disorder, and borderline personality disorder.
- Abnormal patterns of impulsivity have also been noted instances of acquired brain injury and neurodegenerative diseases.
- Many actions contain both impulsive and compulsive features, but impulsivity and compulsivity are functionally distinct.
- Impulsivity and compulsivity are interrelated in that each exhibits a tendency to act prematurely or without considered thought and often include negative outcomes.
- Compulsivity occurs in response to a perceived risk or threat, impulsivity occurs in response to a perceived immediate gain or benefit, and, whereas compulsivity involves repetitive actions, impulsivity involves unplanned reactions.
- Impulsivity is a common feature of the conditions of gambling and alcohol addiction.
Related disease
The five traits that can lead to impulsive actions are
- Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
- Substance abuse
- Eating disorders such as binge eating disorder, compulsive overeating, and bulimia nervosa.
- Impulse buying
- Impulse control disorders not elsewhere classified include intermittent explosive disorder, kleptomania, pathological gambling, pyromania, trichotillomania