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laurencescou

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Compare and contrast risk-taking and impulsive behaviors. Give examples of each.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Research addressing the connection between suicide and genetic factors suggests that ____.
 
  a. there is very little relationship between the two
  b. genetics plays a major role in susceptibility to suicide
  c. the relationship between the two is quite complex
  d. environmental factors play a much stronger role than genetics


leannegxo

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

 Risk-taking behaviors are created by competing brain developments: socioemotional (desire to be with peers, inherent risk associated with social relationships) and cognitive control networks (frontal lobe that controls executive functioning); cognitive control networks tend to lag behind socioemotional parts of the brain
- Examples  parachuting, rock climbing, skiing
 Impulsive behaviors are based on reward hypersensitivity, punishment, hyposensitivity, and inadequate effortful control; sensation-seeking behaviors that are not well planned or executed; spur of the moment
- Examples  driving fast, unprotected sex
 Risk-taking behaviors may not always be impulsive
- Example  an individual may enjoy a sport that is risky but trains well for the sport and takes protective measures

Answer to Question 2

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