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| the increased incidence of schizophrenia in people born during late winter and early spring. |
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| an effect of a hormone present early in development that promotes the later development of anatomical or behavioral characteristics typical of males. |
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| the effect of a hormone that occurs in the fully developed organism; may depend on the organism's prior exposure to the organizational effects of hormones. |
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| activation effect (of hormone) |
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| a psychological disorder characterized by tension, overactivity of the autonomic nervous system, expectation of an impending disaster, and the continuous vigilance for danger. |
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| a serious mental disorder characterized by disorder thoughts, dellusions, hallucinations, and often bizarre behaviors. |
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| a nucleus that receives olfactory information from the olfactory bulb and accessory olfactory bulb; involved in the effects of odors and pheromones on reproductive behavior. |
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| medial nucleus of the amygdala |
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| a mental disorder characterized by obsessions and ...? |
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| OCD-obsessive compulsive disorder |
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| a mood disorder characterized by depression, lethargy, sleep disturbances, and craving for carbohydrates during the winter season when days are short. |
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| seasonal affective disorder |
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| a fear of having a panic attack; may lead to the development of agoraphobia. |
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| an unwanted thought or idea which a person is pre-occupied. |
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| the principle androgen found in males. |
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| a symptom of schizophrenia characterized by the absence of behaviors that are normally present: social withdrawal, lack of affect, and reduced motivation. |
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| a drug that inhibits the reuptake of serotonin without affecting the reuptake of other neurotransmitters. |
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| specific serotonin reuptake inhibitor |
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| a serious mood disorder that consists of unremitting depression or periods of depression that do not alternate with periods of mania. |
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| treatment of seasonal affective disorder by daily exposure to bright light. |
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| the feeling that no one is obliged to perform a behavior, even if no one prefers not to do so. |
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| A dog defending its territory adopts an aggressive posture, growls, and shows its teeth is what emotional response component? |
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| If a dog runs towards an intruder who does not leave after the dog has shown its teeth, it could be said that the dog is displaying what emotional response type? |
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| When a dog chases an intruder, its heart rate will most likely increase. This would be an example of what emotional response type? |
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| What are the three components of emotion? |
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| behavioral, autonomic, hormonal |
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