Main description:

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.

Contents:

Section I: The assessment of risky decision making Chapter 1. An introduction to risky decision making Chapter 2. Measurement methods Chapter 3. Reliability and validity Chapter 4. Neuroscience and associations with other executive functions

Section II: Risky decision making across psychological disorders Chapter 5. Anxiety: state-dependent stress, generalized anxiety, social anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder Chapter 6. Disruptions of mood: positive and negative affect, depressive disorders, and bipolar disorders Chapter 7. Disordered eating behaviors: anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, and obesity Chapter 8. Sleep deprivation and sleep-related disorders Chapter 9. Impulsivity and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder Chapter 10. Addictive behaviors: gambling and substances of abuse Chapter 11. Schizophrenia and delusional disorders Chapter 12. Conclusions and future directions