Affective Status in Relation to Impulsive, Motor and Motivational Symptoms: Personality, Development and Physical Exercise
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-1-2008
Description
The contributions of impulsive and risk-taking behaviour in depressive and bipolar disorders, motivational and motor behaviours in anhedonic and substance addictive states, and the factors, particularly distress and trauma, underlying the development of neuropathology in affective status are described from clinical, epidemiological and laboratory perspectives. In order to distinguish one case factor for biopsychological substrates of health, an array of self-reported characteristics, e.g., positive or negative affect, stress or energy, optimism, etc., that may be predictive or counterpredictive for the propensity for physical exercise and activity were analysed using a linear regression in twelve different studies. Several individual characteristics were found to be markedly and significantly predictive of the exercise propensity, i.e., positive affect, energy, health-seeking behaviour and character, while optimism was of lesser, though significant, importance. Several individual characteristics were found to be significantly counterpredictive: expression of BDI- and HAD-depression, major sleep problems and lack/negligence of healthseeking behaviour. The consequences of physical activity and exercise for both affective well-being, cognitive mobility and neurogenesis is noted, particularly with regard to developmental assets for younger individuals. Affective disorder states may be studied through analyses of personal characteristics that unfold predispositions for symptom-profiles and biomarkers derived from properties of dysfunction, such as impulsiveness, temperament dimensions, anhedonia and 'over-sensitivity', whether interpersonal or to reward.
Citation Information
Palomo, Tomas; Beninger, Richard J.; Kostrzewa, Richard M.; and Archer, Trevor. 2008. Affective Status in Relation to Impulsive, Motor and Motivational Symptoms: Personality, Development and Physical Exercise. Neurotoxicity Research. Vol.14(2-3). 151-168. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03033807 PMID: 19073423 ISSN: 1029-8428