Early childhood abuse: adult impulsivity and risky behavior / Abuso na infância: impulsividade no adulto e comportamentos de risco
Ciênc. cogn
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25(1): 61-81, 30 nov. 2020. ilus
Article
in English
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ABSTRACT
We review the role of childhood abuse (CA) in the practice of impulsive, risk-taking behaviors during adulthood. CA deregulates the adult response to stress, which in turn disrupts the prefrontal-striatal systems that provide executive control over reward-related behavior. The result is impulsivity and risk-taking, including self-medication with drugs and alcohol and the practice of unsafe sex. These behaviors decrease quality of life and impair the attainment of long-term goals. Risky sexual behavior, in particular, increases the chance of HIV infection and perpetuates the epidemic.
RESUMO
Revisamos o papel do abuso na infância na prática de comportamentos impulsivos e de risco durante a vida adulta. O abuso na infância desregula a resposta do adulto ao estresse, o que, por sua vez, impede os circuitos frontoestriatais de fornecerem o adequado controle executivo sobre comportamentos associados à recompensa. O resultado é a impulsividade e escolhas de risco, incluindo automedicação com drogas e álcool e a prática de sexo inseguro, reduzindo a qualidade de vida e prejudicando o alcance de metas de longo prazo. O comportamento sexual de risco, em particular, aumenta a chance de infecção pelo Vírus de Imunodeficiência Humana e perpetua a sua epidemia.
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Main subject:
Social Behavior
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Child Abuse, Sexual
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Child
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Unsafe Sex
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adult
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Ciênc. cogn
Journal subject:
Behavioral Sciences
Year:
2020
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
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South Africa
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United States
Institution/Affiliation country:
New York University School of Medicine/US
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Stellenbosch University/ZA
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Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados/BR
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