Exploring the Pathophysiology of Emotion-Based Impulsivity: The Roles of the Sympathetic Nervous System and Hostile Reactivity

The tendency to behave impulsively when distressed, known as negative urgency (Cyders and Smith, 2008; Whiteside and Lynam, 2001), has emerged as a strong transdiagnostic risk factor for a broad range of maladaptive behaviors often exhibited by psychiatric patients (Dir et al., 2013). Examples include reactive aggression and intimate partner violence (Derefinko et al., 2011), substance abuse (Fischer et al., 2012; Kaiser et al., 2012), risky sexual behavior (Deckman and Nathan DeWall, 2011; Derefinko et al., 2014), non-suicidal self-injury (Bresin et al., 2012; Peterson et al., 2014), suicidal behavior (Anestis and Joiner, 2011), and binge eating and purging (Fischer et al., 2013; Wenzel et al., 2014).

Source: Psychiatry Research - June 19, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Jessica R. Peters, Tory A. Eisenlohr-Moul, Erin C. Walsh, Karen J. Derefinko Source Type: research