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Sensation seeking and risky behavior / Marvin Zuckerman.
Van Pelt Library BF698.35.S45 Z835 2007
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Zuckerman, Marvin.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sensation seeking.
- Risk-taking (Psychology).
- Physical Description:
- xix, 309 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2007]
- Summary:
- Risky behavior can be an expression of a normal, genetically influenced personality trait--sensation seeking. In this fascinating and accessible book, the author offers a comprehensive view of the role of sensation seeking in a wide range of behaviors, from risky driving sports through substance use, sex, crime, or other antisocial behaviors.
- Contents:
- Sensation seeking
- Sensation seeking and risk
- Sensation seeking and risky driving, sports, and vocations
- Sensation seeking and substance use and abuse : smoking, drinking, and drugs
- Sensation seeking and sex
- Sensation seeking and crime, antisocial behavior, and delinquency
- Prevention and treatment of unhealthy risk-taking behavior.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-282) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 1591477387
- OCLC:
- 70063051
- Publisher Number:
- 9781591477389
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