ABSTRACT
Disruption of adaptive, prosocial behaviors typically occurs with poor modulation of urges and emotion dysregulation (Arsenio & Lemerise, 2010). There are several avenues by which the control of urges may result in behavioral dysfunction. For example, some individuals have difficulties controlling the normal range of urges (as seen in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD), others experience extreme urges outside the expected range (as seen in intermittent explosive disorder), and some may exhibit a combination of both (as seen in tic disorders). Poorly modulated disruptive urges and limited emotion regulation (such as irritability and low frustration tolerance) impair one’s ability to self-regulate behavior, which is a key component of disruptive disorders.
