When alcohol is consumed, it attacks and impairs various cognitive processes (Norton and Halay, 2001). Some of these cognitive processes include: executive decision making, impulse control, emotion modification, and future preparation (Norton et al., 2001). The goal of this research paper will be to examine the cognitive effects of alcohol consumption and any correlation between impulse control (impulsivity) and alcohol consumption. Research studies have shown that alcohol consumption disrupts neurocognitive processes involved in self-regulation and is associated with a high level of behavioral disinhibition, characteristic of the impulsive personality trait (Noel, Tomberg, Verbanck, & Campanella, 2010). The personality trait impulsivity is not firmly defined. Behavioral disinhibition and lack of control are used in the concept of impulsivity (Dick et al., 2010). Impulsive behavior can arise from various processes involving the personality. The nature of these personality processes has not been systematically agreed upon. The concept of impulsivity includes personality processes such as: sensation seeking, risk taking, unreliability, novelty seeking, susceptibility to boredom, boldness, disorderliness and the need to adventure (Depue and Collins, 1999). Data have shown that there is no single facet of personality that can explain impulsive behavior in its entirety (Dick et al., 2010). Impulsive behavior has five facets described in previous models. These five facets are moderately related to each other and constitute a group of heterogeneous traits (Cyders & Smith, 2007). These five facets include: positive urgency, negative urgency, lack of planning, lack of persistence, and feeling...... middle of paper ......ella, S. (2010). The influence of alcohol consumption on cognitive response inhibition and error processing. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 24, 253-258. Noel, Alcohol-related cues increase cognitive impulsivity in people with alcoholism.Psychopharmacology, 192, 291-298. doi:10.1007/s00213-006-0695-6Norton, F. and Halay, L. (2001). Cerebral cognitive deficits associated with alcohol abuse: Treatment implications. The American Association of Behavioral and Social Sciences Journal, 15, 1-16. Papachristou, H., Nederkoorn, C., Havermans, R., ver der Horst, M. and Jansen, A. (2012). Can't stop the craving: The effect of impulsivity on cue-evoked alcohol craving in heavy and light social drinkers. Psychpharmacology, 219, 511-518. doi:10.1007./s00213-011-2240-5.