Emotion-based rash action is either directly or indirectly implicated in the diagnostic criteria for a number of disorders as defined in the DSM-IV (American Psychiatric Association, 1994). The urgency traits appear to tie most directly to borderline personality disorder (BPD). BPD is a personality disorder characterized affective lability and rash or ill-considered acts, such as suicide attempts, self-harm, substance abuse, risky sex, and others (APA, 1994; Brodsky, Malone, Ellis, Dulit, & Mann, 1997; Duberstein & Conwell, 1997; Hueston, Mainous, & Schilling, 1996; Shea, Widiger, & Klein, 1992; Trull, Sher, Minks-Brown, Durbin, & Burr, 2000).
