News tagged with dangerous behavior
Risk takers, drug abusers driven by decreased ability to process dopamine
Dec 30, 2008 |
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For risk-takers and impulsive people, New Year's resolutions often include being more careful, spending more frugally and cutting back on dangerous behavior, such as drug use. But new research from Vanderbilt finds that these ...
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Born to be wild? Thrill-seeking behavior may be based in the brain
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 11, 2009 |
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Sky diving and base jumping are not for everyone. However, for certain people, the more risk and adrenaline involved in an activity, the better! What draws some people to daredevil behavior while others shy away from it? ...
Surprising results in teen study: adolescent risky behavior may signal mature brain
Aug 26, 2009 |
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A new study using brain imaging to study teen behavior indicates that adolescents who engage in dangerous activities have frontal white matter tracts that are more adult in form than their more conservative peers.
Working too much can be dangerous for teen's sexual health
Aug 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Allowing teens to work too many hours in the wrong environment can be dangerous for their sexual health by fostering conditions that lead them to older sex partners, a new study shows.
Parental physical discipline through childhood linked to behavior problems in teens
Sep 15, 2009 |
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Two new studies explore how discipline changes during childhood and adolescence, and what family factors affect those changes. They conclude that when parents use physical discipline through childhood, their children experience ...
The two worlds of kids' morals
Mar 02, 2009 |
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Children's moral behavior and attitudes in the real world largely carry over to the virtual world of computers, the Internet, video games and cell phones. Interestingly, there are marked gender and race differences in the ...
Violence between couples is usually calculated, and does not result from loss of control
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 19, 2009 |
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Violence between couples is usually the result of a calculated decision-making process and the partner inflicting violence will do so only as long as the price to be paid is not too high. This is the conclusion of a new study ...
Moms' depression in pregnancy tied to antisocial behavior in teens
Feb 05, 2010 |
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Children from urban areas whose mothers suffer from depression during pregnancy are more likely than others to show antisocial behavior, including violent behavior, later in life. Furthermore, women who are aggressive and ...
1 in 4 Americans is texting while driving: poll
May 20, 2009 |
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In the United States, where driving while using telephones without hands-free adaptor kits and texting at the wheel are not widely illegal, one in four people confesses to texting and driving, a survey found Wednesday.
Inside college parties: surprising findings about drinking behavior
Jan 03, 2008 |
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“Most studies use survey methods that require people to recall their drinking behavior – days, weeks or months prior – and such recall is not always accurate,” noted J.D. Clapp, director of the Center for Alcohol and Drug ...
Squirrels use snake scent
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Dec 19, 2007 |
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California ground squirrels and rock squirrels chew up rattlesnake skin and smear it on their fur to mask their scent from predators, according to a new study by researchers at UC Davis.
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