Is impulsive violence an addiction? The Habit Hypothesis.
Impulsive violence may be the behavioral consequence of inefficient information processing within specific neuronal networks. Analogous to the hypothetical pathophysiology of addiction, maladaptations within reward pathways may shift goal-directed behaviors to impulsive reactions and then to compulsive habits, in order to create impulsive violence.
Stephen M
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Stahl
D016739:Behavior, Addictive / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology; D003192:Compulsive Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D006184:Habits; D006801:Humans; D007175:Impulsive Behavior; D012201:Reward; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology*