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Risk for alcoholism, antisocial behavior, and response perseveration.
- Source :
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Journal of Clinical Psychology . May93, Vol. 49 Issue 3, p423-428. 6p. 1 Chart, 1 Graph. - Publication Year :
- 1993
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Abstract
- Numerous studies have demonstrated the existence of an association between alcoholism and antisocial personality (ASP). The present study tested two hypotheses: First, that nonalcoholic men with a muitigenerational familial history (MGH) of alcoholism would play more cards on a card task that has been shown previously to differentiate antisocial populations from normals and, second, that MGH subjects would display more evidence of ASP on two personality questionnaires: The Self-Report Psychopathy scale and the Socialization scale of the California Psychological Inventory. A total of 28 subjects (14 MGH and 14 family history negative for alcoholism [FH-]) were employed in this study. MGH subjects played significantly more cards during the card task than did FH- subjects. However, the two groups did not differ on the ASP questionnaires. The possibility that a subtle frontal-lobe deficit, rather than ASP per se, underlies the poorer performance of the MGH males is discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00219762
- Volume :
- 49
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Clinical Psychology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 9307295749
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/1097-4679(199305)49:3<423::AID-JCLP2270490317>3.0.CO;2-1