2021
Avoidance in Adolescence: The Balloon Risk Avoidance Task (BRAT)
Crowley M, van Noordt S, Castagna P, Vaca F, Wu J, Lejuez C, Mayes L. Avoidance in Adolescence: The Balloon Risk Avoidance Task (BRAT). Journal Of Psychopathology And Behavioral Assessment 2021, 44: 297-311. DOI: 10.1007/s10862-021-09928-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBalloon Analogue Risk TaskAvoidance behaviorRisk TaskMore avoidance behaviorSubset of youthRisk-taking behaviorMotivational correlatesBehavioral measuresAnxiety symptomsAvoidance taskLate adolescenceDiscriminant validityValidity dataDepressed moodAdolescenceAge 10TaskYouthAvoidanceAnxietyGreater levelsSignificant positive associationClinical implicationsPositive associationLess attention
2011
Development of Impulse Control, Inhibition, and Self-Regulatory Behaviors in Normative Populations across the Lifespan
Hammond C, Potenza M, Mayes L. Development of Impulse Control, Inhibition, and Self-Regulatory Behaviors in Normative Populations across the Lifespan. 2011, 233-244. DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780195389715.013.0082.ChaptersSelf-regulatory behaviorsImpulse controlNormative populationMultiple psychological theoriesComplex multidimensional constructDifferent temporal trajectoriesDevelopmental brain changesAttentional systemRisk-taking behaviorPrepotent responsesPsychological theoriesAbstract ImpulsivitySubstance use disordersDevelopmental theoryAntisocial personality disorderTraumatic brain injuryDevelopmental theoristsSensation seekingCognitive functionMultidimensional constructImpulsivityEgo functionsDyadic relationshipsPsychoanalytic theoristsFrontal lobe