Psychoticism and impulsivity

• What personality trait is strongly linked to psychoticism?

  • impulsivity - acting without thinking about consequences
• How does impulsivity contribute to addiction?

  • addicts ignore long-term consequences (e.g. ‘smoking wont affect me now’)

  • De Wit (2009) found impulsivity is both a cause and effect of drug use

  • Dalley et Al (2007) found impulsive rats took more cocaine than less impulsive rats
• How does impulsivity affect recovery from addiction?

  • Stevens et Al (2014) found impulsive individuals were more likely to drop out of treatment and struggle to maintain abstinence