Research indicates that discussions, debates, and studies in the 19th and 20th centuries explored personal agency and responsibility in relation to presenting behaviors.

Background: The self-help groups Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA) are very well established. AA and NA employ a 12-step program and are found in most large cities around the ...

Everyone has internal beliefs about what they are, or aren't, good at. For many these have become an implicit reality—facts about life that are rarely examined and never questioned. The "gravity" of ...

How can you live the life you want to, avoiding the distractions and manipulations of others? To do so, you need to know how you work. “Know thyself”, the Ancients urged. Sadly, we are often bad at ...

A new clinical trial has found evidence that the dopamine-enhancing drug tolcapone can help improve self-control and reduce alcohol consumption in people with alcohol use disorder. The study, ...

People who can delay gratification and master their impulses thrive in life. And experts say that you can learn skills to rein in bad habits. By Christina Caron We tend to respect and even idolize ...

Anxiety or depression can cause a great deal of emotional pain. Unfortunately, many people choose to self-medicate with alcohol or drugs, which will only make matters worse. Most of these substances ...

Self-control, the ability to override or change internal impulses for the benefit of longer-term, strategic goals, has always been treasured as an admirable human trait. For example, Confucius taught ...