Chunk #127 — Urgency and Psychopathology — Urgency and Psychological Interventions — Urgency-based Interventions as Distinct from Sensation Seeking-based Interventions
Additionally, individuals high in positive urgency would likely not benefit from interventions designed at redirecting thrill-seeking into more adaptive venues. These individuals often make poor decisions while in a positive affective state because they likely fail to maintain awareness of their long-term goals and because they may be biased to assume positive outcomes from their actions (Driesbach, 2006; Wright & Bower, 1992; Nygren et al., 1996). Therefore, these individuals would likely benefit from skills that would teach them to maintain access to their long-term goals, even when focused on immediate needs and pleasures. Additionally, they would likely benefit from interventions aimed at education about the role of emotions, even positive ones, in risky behaviors.
