Suicide ideation, cognitive distortions, impulsivity, and sadness in young adulthood Analysis

Despite the widespread research work on suicidal ideation,

cognitive distortion, impulsivity and depression from diverse

perspectives, little research has directly examined the cognitive attributes

underlying impulsive behaviour in adults. Thus, an understanding of

cognitive distortions underlying the initiation and/or maintenance of

impulsive behaviour is a vital prerequisite to the development of

successful therapeutic interventions. It has been suggested that

individuals with psychological problems have a tendency to make

negative interpretations and dysfunctional predictions of events. It

remains unclear how impulsive individuals interpret the situations that

may contribute to their unplanned, rapid reactions with disregard to the

consequences of behavior.