Sensation Seeking And Risky Behavior
Marvin Zuckerman
American Psychological Association (APA)
Risky behavior can be an expression of a normal, genetically influenced   personality trait, sensation seeking. Its expression in risky behaviors   such as extreme and risky sports, vocations, substance abuse, unsafe sex,   and crime, among others, is the topic of this fascinating and accessible   book. In Sensation Seeking and Risky Behavior, Marvin Zuckerman offers a   comprehensive view of the role of sensation seeking in a wide range of   behaviors, from risky driving and sports through substance use, sex, and   crime or other antisocial behaviors.  How the personality trait sensation   seeking relates to these risky behaviors is described and explained in   terms of genetics, biology, attitudes, and expectancies. Insights into   prevention and treatment of maladaptive forms of sensation seeking, like   substance abuse and unsafe sexual activity, based on the published   research, are offered. The author of this engagingly written book is one of   the foremost experts in this important area of behavior.