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- English
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Risky Decision Making in Psychological Disorders
About this book
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 disorders
- Examines risky decision making and ADHD, psychosis, mood/anxiety disorders, and more
- Synthesizes the research on risky decision making
- Discusses merits/limitations of the Iowa Gambling Task and other behavioral measures
- Covers risky decision making and its associations with other executive functions
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Table of contents
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Acknowledgments
- I: The assessment of risky decision making
- II: Risky decision making across psychological disorders
- References
- Index
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Yes, you can access Risky Decision Making in Psychological Disorders by Melissa Buelow in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Psychology & Abnormal Psychology. We have over 1.5 million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.