Risky Decision Making in Psychological Disorders
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- Synopsis
- Risky Decision Making in Psychological Disorders provides readers with a detailed examination of how risky decision making is affected by a wide array of individual psychological disorders. The book starts by providing important background information on the construct of risky decision making, the assessment of risky decision making, and the neuroscience behind such decision making. The Iowa Gambling Task, Balloon Analogue Risk Task, and other behavioral measures are covered, as are topics such as test reliability and the pros and cons of utilizing tasks that have strong practice effects. The book then moves into how risky decision making is affected by specific psychological disorders, such as addictive behaviors, anxiety disorders, mood disorders, schizophrenia, sleep disorders, eating disorders, and more. Explores how risky decision making is affected by different psychological disordersExamines risky decision making and ADHD, psychosis, mood/anxiety disorders, and moreSynthesizes the research on risky decision makingDiscusses merits/limitations of the Iowa Gambling Task and other behavioral measuresCovers risky decision making and its associations with other executive functions
- Copyright:
- 2020
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 412 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780128150030
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780128150023, 9780128150023
- Publisher:
- Elsevier Science
- Date of Addition:
- 05/19/21
- Copyrighted By:
- Elsevier Science & Technology
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Psychology
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.