"Impulsive" means acting or making decisions without thinking or considering the consequences.
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Knowing the best credit card offers (or at least knowing where to find them) will help you avoid making making
impulsive decisions to apply for cards and help you anticipate what your future applications should be.
A recent study shows that this type
of impulsive behavior might not be easily controlled — and could be a risk factor in the development of food addiction and eating disorders as a result of cellular activities in the part of the brain involved with reward.
«Things like planning ahead, prepping food for the week on Sunday, and reducing frequency of eating at restaurants can help with this since they reduce the chance of
making impulsive decisions about what to eat.
«Brain thickness provides insight into teenage decision - making: Thinner cortex is associated with
more impulsive decision - making.»
Lower cortical thickness is associated
with impulsive choice in specific brain networks that are important for decision - making.
Some young people internalize struggles they face after an injury, often causing social withdrawal, depression and anxiety; others externalize their problems, resulting
in impulsive behavior and aggression.
If you're prone to make
impulsive purchases on credit, going to an all - cash budget can make a lot of sense, because you won't spend more than you have.
To confirm a valid Alligator break - out, look out for
impulsive moves when the moving average align, just like in the winning trade example.
The academic field has ever been put under the threat of
impulsive actions from students which often go to the extent of committing suicide.
If, according to previous research, children with the long allele exhibit more
impulsive behaviour, then the intervention may have been particularly effective at providing families that had the least parenting capacity (pre-intervention) and the most challenging children with the tools they required to cope well.
Using this information, researchers can start to develop treatments
for impulsive behavior that negatively affects people's lives.
However, the episode does serve as a reminder that there are unanswered questions about ADHD's impact
on impulsive decision making and substance use — and the importance of seeking diagnosis and treatment as soon as possible, before problems develop.
This structural change — the growth of the prefrontal cortex and shrinking of the amygdala — could account for
less impulsive behavior in adulthood.
But as much as Hitchcock's personality traits contradict each other and
as impulsive as he may be, you trust him because of Alma.
This will reduce the opportunities you have to be distracted by
impulsive buys and keep you focused on the items you're intending to purchase.»
The key is to use credit cards to your advantage and not be taken advantage of
by impulsive spending.
Although, this isn't the best example since most franchise purchasing decisions take 30 to 60 days (or more) and are
not impulsive buys.
Interactions between serotonin and dopamine in the control of
impulsive choice in rats: Therapeutic implications for impulse control disorders
Consumers are constantly torn between the quick rush they get
from impulsive purchases and their pressing need to pay off debt.
Regardless of the approach used, once a strategy is selected, the trader should stick to his game plan and
avoid impulsive trading decisions.
«Many of the children in this study were murdered by the boyfriends of their mothers in
impulsive acts of violence,» Hanlon said.
It was about 11 pm and I was on my way to bed when my random
impulsive nature had the sudden urge to marble indigo blue Easter eggs.
After all, increasing your debt with
impulsive spending on your credit cards will quickly raise your utilization rate, which will reduce your score anyway.
and that was a well thought purchase but on the last day I made a
very impulsive move and got the Avatass loafer as well (simple justification: comfy shoe with a chic look!
The ability to think before acting helps children
control impulsive behaviour and make better decisions.
Watching women in bikinis tends to make men more
impulsive when it comes to monetary decisions.
Adults with hyperactive -
impulsive symptoms feel restless and constantly «on the go» as they try to do multiple tasks at once.
By using these techniques, emotions can change from
impulsive reactions to more relaxed responses.
«According to our results, labelling
impulsive children as «vulnerable» should be reconsidered.
It supports the hypothesis that lithium use
reduces impulsive aggression in addition to stabilizing mood,» the study concludes.
Calling existing
impulsive buyers and selling products or programs that we being currently marketed.
Further, a high APR could put wide - eyed bargain hunters in a bind if they run up a big balance,
so impulsive shoppers should keep a close eye on their spending when charging their purchases to the card.
Teach your children to manage their online reputation We've all
done impulsive things in our youth, but most of our mistakes were relegated to real life, where scandalous things were eventually forgotten.
This composite image of brain scans shows two traits of a
highly impulsive individual.
Children diagnosed as Combined or Predominantly Hyperactive
Impulsive Type had significantly higher scores than those diagnosed as Predominantly Inattentive Type in anxious and avoidant attachment, emotionality, and activity dimensions of temperament, and their parents reported higher levels of controlling styles.
In teenagers, the strength of this «feel good» response helps explain why they often give in to
impulsive desires.
According to Gray, highly
impulsive individuals should learn better from rewards, and highly anxious individuals should learn better from punishments.