Risky Decision Making in Psychological Disorders
- 1st Edition - May 5, 2020
- Latest edition
- Author: Melissa Buelow
- Language: English
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 psycholog… Read more
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
Researchers and grad students in clinical psychology; mental health clinicians
Section I: The assessment of risky decision makingChapter 1. An introduction to risky decision makingChapter 2. Measurement methodsChapter 3. Reliability and validityChapter 4. Neuroscience and associations with other executive functions
Section II: Risky decision making across psychological disordersChapter 5. Anxiety: state-dependent stress, generalized anxiety, social anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder, and obsessive–compulsive disorderChapter 6. Disruptions of mood: positive and negative affect, depressive disorders, and bipolar disordersChapter 7. Disordered eating behaviors: anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, and obesityChapter 8. Sleep deprivation and sleep-related disordersChapter 9. Impulsivity and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderChapter 10. Addictive behaviors: gambling and substances of abuseChapter 11. Schizophrenia and delusional disordersChapter 12. Conclusions and future directions
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: May 5, 2020
- Language: English
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Melissa Buelow
Associate Professor, Ohio State University, where she teaches Introductory Psychology, Research Methods in Psychology, and courses in clinical psychology and neuropsychology. Her research program focuses on decision making and other executive functions, specifically investigating emotionally-based decision making, its predictors, and its outcomes. She has authored dozens of papers, is a member of APA’s Division 40, the Association for Psychological Science, Society for Personality and Social Psychology, among other groups, and received the 2015 Thomas J. Evans Teaching Excellence Award for Junior Faculty at The Ohio State University. Associate Professor, Ohio State University, where she teaches Introductory Psychology, Research Methods in Psychology, and courses in clinical psychology and neuropsychology. Her research program focuses on decision making and other executive functions, specifically investigating emotionally-based decision making, its predictors, and its outcomes. She has authored dozens of papers, is a member of APA’s Division 40, the Association for Psychological Science, Society for Personality and Social Psychology, among other groups, and received the 2015 Thomas J. Evans Teaching Excellence Award for Junior Faculty at The Ohio State University.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Ohio State University, OH, USARead Risky Decision Making in Psychological Disorders on ScienceDirect