"Risk-Taking" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Undertaking a task involving a challenge for achievement or a desirable goal in which there is a lack of certainty or a fear of failure. It may also include the exhibiting of certain behaviors whose outcomes may present a risk to the individual or to those associated with him or her.
| Descriptor ID |
D012309
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.145.722
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| Concept/Terms |
Risk Behavior- Risk Behavior
- Behavior, Risk
- Behaviors, Risk
- Risk Behaviors
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Risk-Taking".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Risk-Taking".
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Risk-Taking" by people in Profiles.
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Pharmacologically distinct pramipexole-mediated akinesia vs. risk-taking in a rat model of Parkinson's disease. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 2016 10 03; 70:77-84.
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Sex and HIV serostatus differences in decision making under risk among substance-dependent individuals. J Clin Exp Neuropsychol. 2016; 38(4):404-15.
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Psychiatric disorders, high-risk behaviors, and chronicity of episodes among predominantly African American homeless Chicago youth. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2014 Aug; 25(3):1201-16.
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Pramipexole-induced increased probabilistic discounting: comparison between a rodent model of Parkinson's disease and controls. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2012 May; 37(6):1397-408.
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Intracranial self-stimulation as a positive reinforcer to study impulsivity in a probability discounting paradigm. J Neurosci Methods. 2011 Jun 15; 198(2):260-9.