自闭症成年人避免了决策中的不可预测性
Ana Macchia1,2, Laura Albantakis3,4,5, Paul Theo Zebhauser6
1Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Munich, Germany.
Journal of autism and developmental disorders
|August 19, 2024
概括
自闭症患者表现出不愿冒风险的决策,更喜欢可预测的结果,避免不确定性. 这种对模两可的不容忍,特别是在模两可的情况中,会影响他们的选择和决策时间.
科学领域:
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 内分泌学 在内分泌学.
背景情况:
- 自闭症患者往往更喜欢可预测性,决策挑战可能与激素失调有关.
- 了解自闭症的决策对于量身定制的支持至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 研究自闭症和非自闭症个体之间的决策差异,在风险和模两可的情况下.
- 探索性与压力激素和自闭症决策之间的关系.
主要方法:
- 对32名自闭症参与者 (AP) 和31名非自闭症参与者 (NAP) 的前性,横截面研究.
- 使用爱荷华州博任务 (IGT) 进行模糊性和剑桥风险任务 (CRT) 进行风险评估.
- 测量了皮质醇,雌激醇和的血清水平.
主要成果:
- 自闭症参与者更喜欢可预测的,不太有利可图的选择,并在IGT上避免不可预测的选择,这表明他们厌恶风险.
- 与非自闭症参与者相比,自闭症患者的决策时间更长.
- 激素水平 (雌激素,皮质醇) 预测了非自闭症个体的决策,但不是自闭症参与者.
结论:
- 自闭症患者在模两可的决策场景中表现出高度的风险厌恶.
- 对不确定性的不容忍是自闭症个体决策的关键因素.
- 建议包括明确的沟通和进一步研究社会决策和抑郁症等并发性疾病.
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