Impulsivity-targeted selective preventive interventions and treatments in addictive behaviors
Impulsivity is one of the personality characteristics most associated with several psychopathological problems, and it is proposed as a transdiagnostic marker. One of the important health-related issues most consistently associated with high impulsivity is that of addictive behaviors. Specifically,...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2019 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche |
| Repositorio: | REDIUMH. Depósito Digital de la UMH |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:dspace.umh.es:11000/5508 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/11000/5508 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Impulsividad Adicciones Prevención Tratamiento CDU::1 - Filosofía y psicología::159.9 - Psicología |
| Sumario: | Impulsivity is one of the personality characteristics most associated with several psychopathological problems, and it is proposed as a transdiagnostic marker. One of the important health-related issues most consistently associated with high impulsivity is that of addictive behaviors. Specifically, facets such as positive and negative urgency, lack of premeditation and impulsive choice have the greatest empirical support. Several studies have developed psychological interventions and techniques aimed at reducing impulsivity in both healthy and substance using and dependent individuals. Emotional regulation training, trigger identification and training in alternative behaviors and dialectical-behavioral skills have shown to be effective in reducing urgency. Regarding lack of premeditation, problem solving strategies and goal management training are shown as effective techniques. Finally, several experimental techniques (framing, priming and reward bundling) have obtained promising results in reducing impulsive choice. Despite the available evidence, most results are based on preliminary and/or experimental studies, and more research is necessary to replicate these findings and to examine the best approach for translating the available evidence into clinical practice in order to generalize the study findings to real world behaviors. |
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