Effects of context on risk taking and decision times in obsessive-compulsive disorder

2016 ◽  
Vol 75 ◽  
pp. 82-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kamila E. Sip ◽  
Alexandra F. Muratore ◽  
Emily R. Stern
Keyword(s):  
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Compulsive Disorder ◽  
Decision Times

scholarly journals Risk taking and impulsive behaviour: fundamental discoveries, theoretical perspectives and clinical implications

2018 ◽  
Vol 374 (1766) ◽  
pp. 20180128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony R. Isles ◽  
Catharine A. Winstanley ◽  
Trevor Humby
Keyword(s):  
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Neurodegenerative Disorders ◽  
Human Population ◽  
Clinical Implications ◽  
Theme Issue ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Compulsive Disorder ◽  
Impulsive Behaviour ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives

Our willingness to take risks, our ability to wait or the speed with which to make decisions are central features of our personality. However, it is now recognized that impulsive and risk-taking behaviours are not a unitary construct, and different aspects can be both psychologically and neurally dissociated. The range of neurochemicals and brain systems that govern these behaviours is extensive, and this may be a contributing factor to the phenotypic range seen in the human population. However, this variety can also be pathological as extremes in risk-taking and impulsive behaviours are characteristics of many neuropsychiatric and indeed neurodegenerative disorders. This spans obsessive–compulsive disorder, where behaviour becomes ridged and non-spontaneous, to the nonsensical risk-taking seen in gambling and drug taking. This article is part of the theme issue ‘Risk taking and impulsive behaviour: fundamental discoveries, theoretical perspectives and clinical implications'.

Measurement of Risk-Taking in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

1994 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 287-298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gail Steketee ◽  
Randy O. Frost
Keyword(s):  
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Compulsive Disorder ◽  
Strong Negative Association ◽  
Good Internal Consistency ◽  
Measures Of Risk ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

A measure of everyday risk-taking, the Everyday Risk Inventory (ERI), was developed to assess avoidance of potentially harmful ordinary activities, and some of its psychometric properties were studied. The hypothesis that outpatients with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) would score lower than non-patients on this and other measures of risk-taking was tested. The ERI showed good internal consistency and excellent test-retest reliability. It successfully differentiated OCD patients from non-clinical subjects. Consistent with research on sensation seeking, both age and gender were related to ERI scores, with older subjects and females showing greater risk avoidance. The ERI correlated moderately strongly with other measures of risk-taking and showed, as expected, a less strong negative association with measures of responsibility and value orthodoxy. Preliminary findings indicate that the ERI is a useful instrument for assessing non-pleasurable ordinary risk-taking. Findings are discussed in relation to possible dimensions of risk-taking in existing research on decision-making and the need for research on other patient populations.

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