impulse control
collocation in Englishmeaningsofimpulseandcontrol
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impulse
noun
uk/ˈɪm.pʌls/us/ˈɪm.pʌls/
a sudden strong wish to ...
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control
noun
uk/kənˈtrəʊl/us/kənˈtroʊl/
the act of controlling something or someone, or the power to ...
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(Definition ofimpulseandcontrolfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Finally, impulsive aggression is related to affective instability and poorimpulsecontrol.
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As noted above, negative feelings play important roles inimpulsecontrol, empathy, and conscience.
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These deficits could also include difficulties withimpulsecontrolthat might further undermine the ability to arrive at effective choices.
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To explore the potential contribution of disorderedimpulsecontrolon task performance both accuracy measures and reaction times are reported.
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This condition, labeled thalamocortical dysrhythmia, underlies certain chronic psychotic, affective, obsessive compulsive, anxiety andimpulsecontroldisorders.
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Similar findings emerged on measure of poorimpulsecontrol, with childhood-onset boys and delinquent girls showing more impulsivity than adolescent-onset boys.
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Emotional distress regulation takes precedence overimpulsecontrol: if you feel bad, do it !
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This factor refers to a person's reactivity,49 adjustment50 and emotionality,51 and is related to anxiety, excitability,impulsecontrol, instability and negativity.
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Anxiety andimpulsecontrolproblems are centered on year long difficulties in social and familial interactions.
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Patient 4: born in 1980, affected during 14 years by a complex syndrome with obsessive compulsive,impulsecontrol, anxiety and psychotic disorders.
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This includes systems regulating cognition, emotion and mood, personalimpulsecontrol, and social relations.
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Such individuals have severe problems in working, socialization, andimpulsecontrol.
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In addition, individual variables such as poorimpulsecontroland callous interpersonal traits could be associated with negative contemporary consequences, such as teen pregnancy and transitory relationships.
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Individual attributes that can exacerbate vulnerability to stressors include poorimpulsecontrolor low intelligence, whereas protective attributes include a high sense of self-efficacy or an easygoing temperament.
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This susceptibility to emotional and psychological distress is believed to lead to several forms of maladjustment, includingimpulsecontrolproblems, irrational ideas, and ineffective coping in response to stress.
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