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"Risky behavior can be an expression of a normal, genetically influenced personality trait--sensation seeking. In Sensation Seeking and Risky Behavior, Marvin Zuckerman offers a comprehensive account of the theory and research on sensation seeking, and a detailed examination of the role of sens...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zuckerman, Marvin
Corporate Author: American Psychological Association
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2007]
Subjects:
Sensation seeking.
Risk-taking (Psychology)
Arousal (Physiology)
Risk-Taking.
Arousal > physiology.
Dangerous Behavior.
Sensation > physiology.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • List of tables, figures, and exhibits
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • chapter 1. Sensation seeking
  • chapter 2. Sensation seeking and risk
  • chapter 3. Sensation seeking and risky driving, sports, and vocations
  • chapter 4. Sensation seeking and substance use and abuse : smoking, drinking, and drugs
  • chapter 5. Sensation seeking and sex
  • chapter 6. Sensation seeking and crime, antisocial behavior, and delinquency
  • chapter 7. Prevention and treatment of unhealthy risk-taking behavior
  • References
  • Author index
  • Subject index
  • About the author.