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  1. Compulsive behavior

    unref date February 2007 Compulsive behavior is behavior which a person does compulsively in other words, not because they want to behave that way, but because they feel they have to do so. Mental health professionals have identified signs of compulsive behavior in various disorders such as Obsessive compulsive disorder obsessive, distressing, intrusive thoughts and related compulsions which attempt to neutralize the obsessions. Drug addiction a condition where a person takes a drug compulsively, despite potential harm to themselves, or their desire to stop. See also Body focused repetitive behavior Substance dependence the repeated use of substances or behaviors despite clear evidence of morbidity secondary to such use. Physical addiction Cocaine addiction Problem gambling Thumb twiddling Obsessive compulsive disorder Category Anxiety disorders Category Habit and impulse disorders Category Psychiatric diagnosis abnormal psych stub bg ru sr ...   more details



  1. Compulsive hoarding

    merge from Disposophobia date April 2012 File Compulsive hoarding Apartment.jpg thumb Compulsive hoarding apartment Compulsive hoarding or pathological collecting is a pattern of behavior that is characterized ... Research and Therapy, 31, 367 382. ref Compulsive hoarding behavior has been associated with health ... hoarding is linked to compulsive buying or acquisition behavior. ref Hartl TL, Duffany SR, Allen ... s daily life. In a pool of compulsive hoarders, 42 found their behavior problematic to the 63 of their family ... for compulsive hoarding. As part of cognitive behavior therapy, you may Discover why they are so .... ref David F. Tolin Tolin, D.F. , Frost, R.O., Steketee, G., & Fitch, K.E. 2008 . Family burden of compulsive ... behavioral therapy for compulsive hoarding. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 45, 1461 1470. ref It is not clear whether compulsive hoarding is an isolated disorder, or rather a symptom of another condition, such as obsessive compulsive disorder . ref name steketee Cite journal doi 10.1016 j.cpr.2003.08.002 author Steketee G, Frost R title Compulsive hoarding current status of the research journal ..., D., Saxena, S., Leckman, J.F., Mataix Cols, D. 2010 . Refining the boundaries of compulsive hoarding ..., avoidant, and obsessive compulsive traits. ref Samuels, J.F., Bienvenu, O.J., Grados, M.A. ... of hoarding behavior in a community based sample. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 46, 836 844. ref ... in occupational and social functioning. Hoarding behavior is often so severe because of poor ... to be the key to the successful treatment of compulsive hoarders. The results found that hoarders ... Perceptions of Insight in Compulsive Hoarding. Cognitive Therapy & Research, 34 1 , 69 81. ref ... Compulsive hoarding in its worst forms can cause fires, unclean conditions e.g. rat and roach ..., hoarding due to obsessions in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, decreased energy in Major Depressive Disorder ... the age of onset of hoarding behavior can help develop methods of treatment for this substantial ...   more details



  1. Compulsive overeating

    Compulsive overeating , also sometimes called food addiction , is characterized by an obsessive compulsive disorder obsessive compulsive relationship to food. Professionals address this with either a behavior ... abstract International Journal of Eating Disorders ref An individual suffering from compulsive ... with bulimia , compulsive overeaters do not attempt to compensate for their binging with purging behaviors such as fasting, laxative use or vomiting. Compulsive overeaters will typically eat ... and thought devoted to food, and secretly plan or fantasize about eating alone. Compulsive overeating usually leads to weight gain and obesity , but not everyone who is obese is also a compulsive overeater. While compulsive overeaters tend to be overweight or obese, persons of normal or average weight can also be affected. In addition to binge eating, compulsive overeaters can also engage in grazing behavior, during which they return to pick at food throughout the day. These things result in a large .... When a compulsive eater overeats primarily through binging, he or she can be said to have binge eating disorder . Left untreated, compulsive overeating can lead to serious medical conditions including ... binges, compulsive overeaters may consume from 5000 to 15,000 food calorie s daily, resulting in a temporary ... of withdrawal symptoms, but to a primary problem in the reward centers of the brain. For the Compulsive ... theses available etd 05092002 143548 ref There are complexities with the biology of compulsive .... In some ways, it may be much more difficult for compulsive overeaters to recover than drug addicts ..., but take it out three times a day for a walk. ref name KRIZ2002 The physical explanation of compulsive ... Compulsive overeating is treatable with counselling and therapy. Approximately 80 Citation ... relationship with food. Compulsive overeating along with anorexia nervosa anorexia is a serious problem ... to help members recover from compulsive overeating and food addiction exist today. See also Binge ...   more details



  1. Compulsive Gamblers

    Infobox musical artist name The Compulsive Gamblers image caption background group or band origin Memphis, Tennessee Memphis , Tennessee , USA genre Garage rock br Punk blues br Rock & roll years active 1990 in music 1990 &mdash 1993 in music 1993 br 1998 in music 1998 &mdash 2003 in music 2003 label Boiler Room Records Boiler Room br Lemon Peel Records br Sympathy for the Record Industry associated acts The Oblivians br Greg Oblivian & The Tip Tops br The Reigning Sound br 68 Comeback br Tennessee ... Brenden Lee Spengler past members Philip Tubb br Greg Easterly br Paul Blanda Compulsive Gamblers were ... soon adopted the name the Compulsive Gamblers , and set to work recording their first 7 , Joker album ... Goin and Goodtime Gamblers . According to Cartwright, one of the themes of the Church Goin 7 , and of the Compulsive ... breakup of the first incarnation of the Gamblers. Label interest for the Compulsive Gamblers .... As Yarber explained, the Compulsive Gamblers did two 7 inches and recorded a bunch of songs ... are Over and released by Sympathy for the Record Industry . http www.cmt.com artists az compulsive ... the Compulsive Gamblers, this time as a three piece with Rod Thomas back on drums. With this lineup ... Chicago , their final release before again disbanding. http www.cmt.com artists az compulsive gamblers bio.jhtml Line Ups Compulsive Gamblers I 1991 1993, first three singles and Gambling Days Are Over ... bass Greg Easterly violin Compulsive Gamblers II after The Oblivians broke up, 1998, Bluff City LP CD Jack Yarber guitar, vocals Greg Cartwright guitar, vocals Bushrod Thomas drums Compulsive Gamblers ... Thomas drums Compulsive Gamblers IV After the Spring 1999 US Tour, Crystal Gazing, Luck Amazing ... Industry, 2003, SFTRI 698 References Demming, Mark. http www.cmt.com artists az compulsive gamblers bio.jhtml The Compulsive Gamblers Biography CMT. www.cmt.com . Accessed May 19, 2007. Mercury ... groups ru The Compulsive Gamblers ...   more details



  1. Compulsive Disclosure

    Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Compulsive Disclosure Type Compilation album Artist Pinhead Gunpowder Cover Pinhead Gunpowder Compulsive Disclosure Pinhead Gunpowder 2000 EP .jpg Released Start date 2003 10 21 br Start date 2010 2 12 reissue Recorded October, 1999 at The Catbox Genre Punk rock Length 14 08 Label Lookout Records Lookout , Recess Records Recess reissue Producer Willie Samuels Last album Shoot the Moon EP Shoot the Moon br 1999 This album Compulsive Disclosure br 2003 Next album Pinhead Gunpowder 2008 EP Pinhead Gunpowder West Side Highway br EP br 2008 Album ratings rev1 Allmusic rev1score Rating 4 5 ref Allmusic class album id r662485 pure url yes Allmusic review ref Automatically generated by DASHBot Compulsive Disclosure is the second compilation album by the American punk rock band Pinhead Gunpowder . It was released in 2003 through Lookout Records . The album features songs from the group s Pinhead Gunpowder 2000 EP eponymously titled 2000 EP , the Dillinger Four Pinhead Gunpowder split EP, the 8 Chords, 328 Words EP and also features re recorded versions of the songs 2nd Street and At Your Funeral originally from Dillinger Four Pinhead Gunpowder . Compulsive Disclosure was re released on CD and vinyl through Recess Records on February 12, 2010 with two unreleased tracks, Salting Agents and El Lasso Grappo . Track listing tracklist headline Original track listing all lyrics Aaron Cometbus , except where noted all music Pinhead Gunpowder, except where noted total length 14 11 title1 Buffalo length1 1 49 title2 2nd Street note2 lyrics written by Jason White musician Jason White and Colin Brooks drummer Colin Brooks length2 2 08 title3 Landlords note3 Acoustic version music written by Pinhead Gunpowder and Ed length3 2 13 title4 Porch note4 music written by Cometbus and Carey Special Brew length4 0 23 title5 New Blood note5 written ... albums Category Lookout Records albums 2000s punk album stub pt Compulsive Disclosure ...   more details



  1. Compulsive Lyres

    Infobox musical artist name Compulsive Lyres image CLyres.jpg caption The Compulsive Lyres of Winter 2010 image size 200x150px background group or band origin University of Michigan genre A capella years active 1997&ndash present website URL http www.compulsivelyres.com current members Soprano br Lauren Rink 12 br Meredith Finch 13 br Tara Tarazi 15 br Georgina Menegas 15 br br Alto br Emily Byl 12 br Lisa Elder 13 br Megan Blouin 14 br br Tenor br Josh Buoy 13 br Christian Keil 13 br Charlie Frank 14 br Logan White 14 br Chris Yu 15 br br Bass br Lee Gunderson 12 br Emilio Mateo 14 br Jon Cameau 15 The Compulsive Lyres is an a cappella group at the University of Michigan students. The group comprises both music and non music majors and sings various arrangements of Rock music rock , jazz , Pop music pop , and R&B songs. The Compulsive Lyres won the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella ICCA ref http www.michigandaily.com content cappella group wins international championship Compulsive Lyres Win ICCA Championship ref in 2002, the first and only Michigan group win that honor. Following their win, the Lyres were invited to perform on The Today Show with Matt Lauer , and were featured on the Best of College A Cappella album. ref http www.a cappella.com product 1806C boca Best of College A Cappella 2002 ref Recently, the Lyres have found success with a series of performances they call Friday Shows ref cite web last Keil first Christian title http www.compulsivelyres.com the compulsive lyres present the friday show series url http www.compulsivelyres.com the compulsive ... Friday around the campus of the University of Michigan. History The Early Lyres The Compulsive Lyres ... and sororities and had changed its name to Compulsive Lyres . Although the level of dedication and overall ... The Compulsive Lyres have recorded one studio album, and expect to release their second album in the summer ... External links http www.compulsivelyres.com Compulsive Lyres official website Category Collegiate ...   more details



  1. Behavior

    For the Pet Shop Boys album Behaviour Pet Shop Boys album Behavior or behaviour see American and British ... . Biology In humans, behavior is believed to be controlled primarily by the endocrine system and the nervous system . It is most commonly believed that complexity in the behavior of an organism ... systems have a greater capacity to learn new responses and thus adjust their behavior. Behaviors ... a possibility that human behavior may be influenced by the composition of the microbe population ... date accessdate 2011 12 17 ref Behavior can be regarded as any action of an organism that changes its relationship to its environment. Behavior provides outputs from the organism to the environment. ref .... ISBN 978 0 674 03116 6. ref Psychology Human behavior and that of other organism s and mechanisms ... acceptability of behavior using social norm s and regulate behavior by means of social control . In sociology , behavior is considered as having no meaning, being not directed at other people and thus ... such as the autism spectrum disorder s. Animal behavior is studied in comparative psychology , ethology , behavioral ecology and sociobiology . According to moral values, human behavior may also depend upon the common, usual, unusual, acceptable or unacceptable behavior of others. Behavior ... of the field, nothing was inferred as to the nature of the entity that produced the behavior. Subsequent ... for many. For studies on behavior, ethogram s are used. Other fields Behavior outside of psychology includes physical property and chemical reactions . Computer science Behavior as used in computer ..., computer application, or computer code in response to stimuli, such as user input. Also, a behavior ... independently. Also, behavior is a value that changes over time ref cite web url http flapjax ... to quantify how uncertain environmental predictions are. See also multicol 75 Applied behavior analysis ... bias Ethology Evolutionary physiology Experimental analysis of behavior Human sexual behavior ...   more details



  1. Compulsive buying disorder

    cleanup reason Excessive quotations date April 2012 non free date April 2012 Compulsive buying disorder CBD is characterized by an obsession with shopping and buying behavior that causes adverse consequences. Most people with CBD meet the criteria for an Personality disorder axis II disorder . CBD is found in 5.8 of the United States population, approximately 80 of those affected are female. Characteristics CBD is frequently comorbidity comorbid with mood disorder mood , anxiety , substance abuse and eating disorders . Onset of CBD occurs in the late teens and early twenties and is generally chronic medicine chronic . CBD is similar to, but distinguished from Compulsive hoarding OCD hoarding and mania . Compulsive buying is not limited to people who spend beyond their means, it also includes people who spend an inordinate amount of time shopping or who chronically think about buying things ... cite journal last Hartston first Heidi J. title Impulsive behavior in a consumer culture journal International ... Donald W. title Compulsive Buying Disorder Definition, Assessment, Epidemiology and Clinical Management ... W. title A review of compulsive buying disorder journal World Psychiatry month February year 2007 ..., p. 28 ref Evolutionary psychology Evolutionary psychology has noted that compulsive buying seems ... and differences between compulsive buying and other forms of compulsive consumption . ref Gad Saad, The Evolutionary Bases of Consumption 2007 p. 261 and p. 159 ref Building on the way compulsive ... buying episode seem to be linked to appearance enhancing products, thus suggests that the compulsive ... factors for compulsive buying . ref name Dittmar Halliwell, p. 97 Dittmar Halliwell, p. 97 ref In the Globalization ... of compulsive buying . ref name Dittmar Halliwell, p. 119 Dittmar Halliwell, p. 119 ref Online The possibility has also been raised that virtual compulsive buying could be a future trend that effects ... Press oclc 153773333 isbn 0195306996 location Oxford New York year 2008 Addiction DEFAULTSORT Compulsive ...   more details



  1. Obsessive?compulsive personality disorder

    behavior is in part a way to control anxiety, tension often remains. In the case of a compulsive ...Distinguish Obsessive compulsive disorder Infobox disease Name Obsessive compulsive personality disorder ... Obsessive compulsive personality disorder OCPD is a personality disorder characterized by a pervasive ... Institute for Mental Health OCPD has some of the same symptoms as obsessive compulsive ... as disinhibition . ref Villemarette Pittman NR et al. 2004 . Obsessive compulsive personality ... among anxious and odd personality disorders the case of obsessive compulsive personality disorder ... so serious that suicide is a risk. ref Raja M, Azzoni A. 2007 . The impact of obsessive compulsive ..., or Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder. Am J Psychiatry 159 276 83. February. ref Causes Research ... gene variant and obsessive compulsive personality disorder in patients with major depression. ref ... mental disorder s, defines obsessive compulsive personality disorder in Axis II Personality ... capsules disorders o cpd.htm Obsessive compulsive personality disorder . Diagnostic and Statistical ... . Diagnostic efficiency of DSM IV criteria for obsessive compulsive personality disorder in patients ... to do things intrusion of insistent and unwelcome thoughts or impulses. Includes compulsive and obsessional personality disorder obsessive compulsive personality disorder Excludes obsessive compulsive ... . Millon s subtypes Theodore Millon identified five subtypes of compulsive. ref name millon2 ... summary.htm Millon, Theodore Personality Subtypes ref Any individual compulsive may exhibit one or more of the following conscientious compulsive including dependent personality disorder dependent features puritanical compulsive including paranoid personality disorder paranoid features. bureaucratic compulsive including narcissistic personality disorder narcissistic features parsimonious compulsive ..., 1947 ref bedeviled compulsive including negativistic passive aggressive features Differential diagnosis ...   more details



  1. Etiology of obsessive-compulsive disorder

    of obsessive compulsive disorder. Archive of General Psychiatry, 49, 517 521. ref Rapoport et al. found that this obsessive compulsive behavior was alleviated in afflicted canines after administering ...Orphan date January 2012 Research into the etiology of obsessive compulsive disorder is concerned with identifying the biological risk factors involved in the expression of obsessive compulsive disorder ... compulsive disorder in children and adults. Development and Psychopathology, 1251 1283. ref Data ..., T. V., Cooney, R. E., & Peterson, B. S. 2008 . The neural bases of obsessive compulsive disorder in children ..., S. L. 2000 . Functional neuroimaging and the neuroanatomy of obsessive compulsive disorder ... neuroimaging and the neuroanatomy of obsessive compulsive disorder. Psychiatric Clinics of North ... instead of a generalized obsessive behavior towards everything. While researchers have suggested ... . Epidemiology of obsessive compulsive disorder. Seminars in Clinical Neuropsychiatry, 6, 82 101 ... Zohar, J. 1987 . Obsessive compulsive disorder psychobiological approaches to diagnosis, treatment ... compulsive disorder psychobiological approaches to diagnosis, treatment, and pathophysiology ... was more effective than desipramine in decreasing several types of repetitive behavior. ref Rapoport ... compulsive disorder. Archive of General Psychiatry, 49, 517 521. ref Research has also shown ... Compulsive Disorder. Psychiatric Clinics of North America , 141 158. ref Similar to OCD ...., Cooney, R. E., & Peterson, B. S. 2008 . The neural bases of obsessive compulsive disorder in children ... of patients with OCD exhibit obsessive compulsive symptoms. ref Lewis, A. 1936 . Problems of obsessional ... was around 2.7 . ref Nestadt, G., Samuels, J., Riddle, M. 2000 . A family study of obsessive compulsive ... among dizygotic twins. ref Inyoue, E. 1965 . Similar and dissimilar manifestations of obsessive compulsive .... ref Maia, T. V., Cooney, R. E., & Peterson, B. S. 2008 . The neural bases of obsessive compulsive ...   more details



  1. Addictive behavior

    addicted to his her own brain chemicals, leading to a continuation of the behavior, even though it may have negative health or social consequences. Among compulsive behavior s, addictive behavior sets ... www.addictioninfo.org articles 258 1 The Self Medication Hypothesis Page1.html ref Compulsive behaviors ... of ice cream. ref name indiana It is thought that these behavior activities may produce endorphin beta ... VideoJug video on What is behavioral addiction? DEFAULTSORT Addictive Behavior Category Addiction Behavior uk ...   more details



  1. Obsessive?compulsive spectrum

    The obsessive compulsive spectrum is a model of medical classification where various psychiatric, neurological and or medical conditions are described as existing on a spectrum disorder spectrum of conditions related to obsessive compulsive disorder OCD . ref name McElroy cite journal author McElroy SL, Phillips KA, Keck PE title Obsessive compulsive spectrum disorder journal The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry volume 55 Suppl issue pages 33 51 discussion 52 3 year 1994 month October pmid 7961531 ref The model suggests that many conditions overlap with OCD in symptomatic profile, demographics, family history, neurobiology, comorbidity, clinical course and response to various pharmacotherapies ... compulsive spectrum disorders . Conditions The following conditions have been hypothesized by various ... compulsive spectrum disorder language Spanish journal Actas Luso espa olas de Neurolog a ... disorder as an obsessive compulsive spectrum disorder ref ref name bdd2 cite journal author Phillips KA, McElroy SL, Hudson JI, Pope HG title Body dysmorphic disorder an obsessive compulsive ... E title Morbidity risk for obsessive compulsive spectrum disorders in first degree relatives ... DJ, Le Roux L, Bouwer C, Van Heerden B title Is olfactory reference syndrome an obsessive compulsive ... ref name paraphilia cite journal author Bradford JM title The paraphilias, obsessive compulsive spectrum ... compulsive spectrum disorders journal Psychological Reports volume 84 issue 1 pages 107 13 year ... compulsive spectrum disorder? journal Progress in Neuro psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry .... An obsessive compulsive spectrum disorder? journal The Psychiatric Clinics of North America ... Negative outcome after neurosurgery for refractory obsessive compulsive spectrum disorder journal The World ... Tobias et al 2000 negative outcome after neurosurgery for refractory obsessive compulsive spectrum ... neurosurgery for refractory obsessive compulsive spectrum disorder, World J Biol Psychiatry 1 197 ...   more details



  1. Compulsive Fuck Up

    Unreferenced date February 2007 orphan date November 2009 Compulsive Fuck Up is the second solo release from Mark Lind . It was recorded in the fall of 2006, and was released in March 2007. This extended play features six brand new songs along with a recording of a past live solo set. Infobox Album Name Compulsive Fuck UP Type EP Artist Mark Lind Released March 26, 2007 Recorded November 2006 Genre Rock music Rock br Punk rock Punk br Acoustic music Acoustic Length 36 36 Label Producer Reviews Last album Death Or Jail This album Compulsive Fuck Up Next album The Truth Can Be Brutal Track listing Everything Falls Apart 2 41 No Name Song 3 43 Compulsive Fuck Up 4 24 What About Love? 2 32 My Epitaph 3 13 On The Outside 4 40 I ll Be Around 3 51 small Exclusive iTunes Bonus Track with The Unloved small Be Your Man 3 11 small Exclusive iTunes Bonus Track with The Unloved small On The Outside Electric 4 43 small Exclusive iTunes Bonus Track with The Unloved small Live Set 15 23 Live Set was recorded on 3 11 2006 at The Abbey Lounge in Somerville, Massachusetts. The set features songs Tortured Soul , Celebrate , Better Days , Crumbling Heart , and Are You Dying? Additional musicians Marc Cannata drums on My Epitaph Anthony Modano drums on Everything Falls Apart Amy Griffin keyboard on No Name Song Matt Hooker lead guitar on What About Love? Jason Messina and Marc Cannata Group stomp and clap The Unloved Jason Messina drums Jeff Morris guitar Mike Savitkas bass Category Mark Lind albums Category 2007 EPs 2000s rock album stub ...   more details



  1. Utilization behavior

    Utilization behavior UB is a type of neurobehavioral disorder that involves patients grabbing objects in view and starting the appropriate behavior associated with it at an inappropriate time. ref name Ishihara Ishihara, K., Nishino, H., Maki, T., Kawamura, M., & Murayama, S. 2002 . Utilization behavior as a white matter disconnection syndrome. Cortex, 38 3 , 379 387. ref Utilization behavior patients ... behavior in complex and social situations the environmental dependency syndrome . Ann. Neurol. 19 ... environment. The unpreventable excessive behavior has been linked to lesion s in the frontal lobe ... behavior tend to reach out and begin to automatically use objects in the visual field of their environment ... with utilization behavior feel they are functioning normally and do not believe that their actions ... of utilization behavior can be attributed to many diseases including Alzheimer s disease , Cerebrovascular ..., judgment, impulse control, and social behavior. It is also needed for goal directed behavior. Patients ... directed behavior. ref name Archibald One category of frontal lobe damage is the exhibition of behaviors ... disorders manual grasping and groping , Related disorders imitation behavior and utilization behavior. The rest of this article will be discussing the latter, utilization behavior. Lhermitte 1983 Lhermitte first coined the term utilization behavior. He observed six patients with unilateral and wikt ... behavior and its relation to lesions of the frontal lobes. Brain 106 237 255. ref It should be noted that Related disorders imitation behavior IB has been studied by Lhermitte et al. in conjunction ... problems including utilization behavior. She conducted unnecessary motor use of objects in her immediate ... lobe utilization behavior associated with paramedian thalamic infarction. Neurology 41 450 452 ... with the behavior, and brain imaging noticed the infarctions in the thalamus. ref Hashimoto, R., Yoshida, M., and Tanaka, Y. 1995 . Utilization behavior after right thalamic infarction. European ...   more details



  1. Behavior theory

    Behavior theory can refer to in sociology , the collective behavior theory in political science s, the theories of political behavior in psychology , the theory of planned behavior in psychology , Learning theory education learning theory or behaviorism disambig ...   more details



  1. Behavior (disambiguation)

    wiktionarypar behaviour behavior Behavior or behaviour may refer to Biological behavior , actions or reactions Human behavior Dog behavior Behaviour Pet Shop Boys album Behaviour Pet Shop Boys album Behaviour Saga album disambig it Behaviour nl Behaviour ...   more details



  1. Behavior change

    Behavior change can refer to any transformation or modification of human behavior . It may also refer to Behavior change public health , a broad range of activities and approaches which focus on the individual, community, and environmental influences on behavior Behavior change, a rapid and involuntary change of behavior associated with a mental disorder See also Behavior modification Behavior management Behavioral cusp disambig Category Behavior ...   more details



  1. Biology of obsessive?compulsive disorder

    The biology of obsessive compulsive disorder primarily involves Vague date July 2009 the brain regions of the striatum , the orbitofrontal cortex and the cingulate cortex . People with OCD evince increased grey matter volumes in bilateral lenticular nucleus lenticular nuclei , extending to the caudate nucleus caudate nuclei , while decreased grey matter volumes in bilateral dorsal medial frontal gyrus medial frontal anterior cingulate cortex anterior cingulate gyri. ref name Radua and Mataix Cols, 2009 cite journal last1 Radua first1 Joaquim last2 Mataix Cols first2 David year 2009 month November title Voxel wise meta analysis of grey matter changes in obsessive compulsive disorder journal British Journal of Psychiatry volume 195 pages 393 402 doi 10.1192 bjp.bp.108.055046 pmid 19880927 issue 5 ref ref name radua2010 Cite journal last1 Radua first1 Joaquim last2 van den Heuvel first2 Odile A. last3 Surguladze first3 Simon last4 Mataix Cols first4 David title Meta analytical comparison of voxel based morphometry studies in obsessive compulsive disorder vs other anxiety disorders journal Archives of General Psychiatry volume 67 issue 7 pages 701 711 date 5 July 2010 doi 10.1001 archgenpsychiatry.2010.70 pmid 20603451 ref These findings contrast with those in people with other anxiety disorders, who evince decreased rather than increased grey matter volumes in bilateral lenticular nucleus lenticular caudate nucleus caudate nuclei , while also decreased grey matter volumes in bilateral dorsal medial frontal gyrus medial frontal anterior cingulate cortex anterior cingulate gyri. ref name radua2010 OCD involves several different receptor biochemistry receptors , mostly histamine H2 receptor H sub 2 sub , muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M sub 4 sub , substance P NK sub 1 sub , NMDA receptor NMDA , and non NMDA glutamate receptor s. Citation needed date October 2008 The receptors ... References reflist Obsessive compulsive disorder Category Biology of obsessive compulsive disorder ...   more details



  1. Eccentricity (behavior)

    About eccentricity in behavior and popular usage Eccentricity disambiguation One source date April 2009 Image Madame de Meuron.jpg thumb hochkant Madame de Meuron with her characteristic ear trumpet and hat, a Swiss eccentric In popular usage, eccentricity also called quirkiness or kookiness refers to unusual or odd behavior on the part of an individual. This behavior would typically be perceived as unusual or unnecessary, without being demonstrably Adaptive behavior maladaptive . Eccentricity is contrasted with normality behavior normal behavior, the nearly universal means by which individuals in society solve given problems and pursue certain priorities in everyday life. People who consistently display benignly eccentric behavior are labeled as eccentrics . Etymology From Medieval Latin eccentricus , derived from Greek ekkentros , out of the center , from ek , ex out of kentron , center . Eccentric first appeared in English in 1551 as an astronomical term meaning a circle in which the earth, sun, etc. deviates from its center. Five years later, in 1556, an adjective form of the word was added. 129 years later, in 1685, the definition evolved from the literal to the figurative, and eccentric began being used to describe unconventional or odd behavior. A noun form of the word a person who possesses and exhibits these unconventional or odd qualities behaviors didn t appear until ... , or creativity . The individual s eccentric behavior is perceived to be the outward expression ... native environment. Eccentrics may or may not comprehend the standards for normal behavior in their culture ... are pejoratively considered crank person cranks , rather than geniuses. Eccentric behavior is often ... compulsive disorder in Hughes s case . Probably the best example was Serbian physicist and inventor ... Psychologist Dr. David Weeks mentions people with a mental illness suffer from their behavior while ..., Vermont. 2000. Category Human behavior da Excentricitet opf rsel de Exzentriker es Excentricidad ...   more details



  1. Deviant behavior

    Deviant behavior may refer to Deviance sociology , actions or behaviors that violate social norms Deviant Behavior journal Deviant Behavior journal , an interdisciplinary journal which focuses on social deviance Deviant Behavior book Deviant Behavior book , a textbook by American sociologist Erich Goode disambig ...   more details



  1. Aggregate behavior

    Unreferenced stub date December 2009 Orphan date February 2009 In economics , aggregate behavior refers to relationships between economic aggregates such as national income , government expenditure and aggregate demand . For example, the consumption function is a relationship between aggregate demand for Consumption economics consumption and aggregate disposable income . Models of aggregate behavior may be derived from direct observation of the economy, or from models of individual behavior. Theories of aggregate behavior are central to macroeconomics . DEFAULTSORT Aggregate Behavior Category Macroeconomic aggregates Macroeconomics stub ...   more details



  1. Social behavior

    In physics , physiology and sociology , social behavior is behavior directed towards society, or taking place between, members of the same species. Behavior such as predation which involves members of different species is not society social . While many social behaviors are animal communication communication provoke a response, or change in behavior, without acting directly on the receiver communication between members of different species is not social behavior. The umbrella term behavioral sciences is used to refer to sciences that study behaviorality disturbance in general. In sociology, behavior itself means an animal like activity devoid of social meaning or social context, in contrast to social behavior which has both. In a sociological hierarchy, social behavior is followed by social actions , which is directed at other people and is designed to induce a response. Further along this ascending scale are social interaction and social relation . In conclusion, social behavior is a process of communicating. Citation needed date September 2010 Among specific social behaviors are regarded, e.g., aggression , altruism , scapegoating and shyness . ref http www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov mesh 68012919 ref Monosociality describes social relations or preference for such relations with the same sex of a putatively nonsexual nature. Bisociality describes social relations or preference for such relations with both the same and opposite sexes, also of a putatively nonsexual nature. See also Anti social behavior Behavioral ecology Behavioral economics Dual inheritance theory Ethology Forms of activity and interpersonal relations Human behavioral ecology Sociobiology Peer group Sociobiology Evolutionary study of social behavior References Reflist External links Sister project links Psychology Social behavior from cognition origin http www.infoactivite.com Infoactivity DEFAULTSORT Social Behavior Category Sociological terms Category Human behavior Category Social psychology ca Comportament ...   more details



  1. Work behavior

    Merge to Work Etiquette date November 2009 Refimprove date November 2009 Work behavior is a term used to describe the behavior one uses in employment and is normally more formal than other types of human behavior . This varies from profession to profession, as some are far more casual than others. For example, a computer programmer would usually have far more leeway in their work behavior than a lawyer . People are usually more careful than outside of work in how they behave around their colleagues, as many actions intended to be in jest can be perceived as inappropriate or even harassment in the work environment. In some cases, men may take considerably more care so as not to be perceived as being Sexual harassment sexually harassing than they would ordinarily. Counterproductive work behavior Counterproductive work behavior is also a type of work behavior. Most of the people do not know what counterproductive work behavior is. ref citation title What Is Counterproductive Work Behaviour? last1 Alexa first1 Adrian F year 2010 ref Even people do not recognize this behavior, it seems normal to them. Here are some examples in order to understand what counterproductive behavior is When someone is ignoring people at work. When people work slowly and the work needs to be done fast. When people refuse to help their colleagues. When people refuse to accept a task. When people show less interest in their work. When people show destructive behavior against their colleagues. When people do not appreciate their colleague s success. These are the examples of counterproductive behavior that people confront in their daily life. References Reflist Category Human behavior sociology stub ...   more details



  1. Legal behavior

    Unreferenced date December 2009 In sociology , legal behavior refers to variations in the methods and degree of governmental social control of behavior . Background In 1976, theoretical sociologist Donald Black sociologist Donald Black introduced a general sociological theory of law in his book The Behavior of Law. The theory exemplified Black s sociological paradigm known as pure sociology . A central aspect of this paradigm was the reconceptualization of human behavior as the behavior of social life. Thus, the behavior of many individuals may be understood and more readily explained as a single phenomenon. One form of social life is law, defined by Black as governmental social control. Social control is any process of defining and responding to deviance sociology deviance . Any increase of governmental social control be it a call to the police, an arrest, a prosecution, or a conviction is thus an increase of law. The word behavior is used here as it is used in the physical sciences to refer to variation. In this sense, everything behaves, including particles, storm systems, and law. Black s theory predicts and explains variations in legal behavior, such as why one assault results in a call to the police while another does not, or why one homicide conviction results in capital punishment while another does not. DEFAULTSORT Legal Behavior Category Sociological theories ...   more details



  1. Behavior settings

    Behavior settings are theorized entities that help explain the relationship between individuals and the environment ... rubric of Ecological or Environmental Psychology . However, the notion of behavior setting is offered ... sciences generally to polarize arguments about consciousness, identity, behavior, and culture around ... used here is understood as the motivation for behavior. Evidence indicates that both of these facts are accurate. One of the problems social scientists have is understanding this paradox. Behavior settings are mediating structures that help explain the relationship between the dynamic behavior ... framework in the late 1940s. Behavior settings also may serve as a bridge between the foundational ... in American Pragmatism and Continental Activity Theory . A behavior setting exists at the interface between the standing patterns of behavior and the milieu environment , wherein the behavior is happening in the milieu , and the milieu in some sense matches the behavior . In technical parlance, the behavior ... to the behavior . In a dentist s office, for example, patients get their cavities filled . This is the standing pattern the behavior milieu part or synomorph because we are in the office the milieu ... is meant to fit in my mouth and drill my tooth, i.e. synomorphic with the behavior . Further, to be considered a behavior setting , these behavior milieu parts or synomorphs must have a specific degree .... There is an empirical test that can determine the relative robustness of behavior settings, depending on the index of interdependence between and among specific standing patterns of behavior. By itself, a standing pattern of behavior is meaningless it would be like watching a person pretending to go ... of patients would be a meaningless artifact. So, a behavior setting is a self referenced ... of behavior. Just as the standing pattern is synomorphic with the artifacts in the milieu, so are standing patterns synomorphic with other standing patterns in the behavior setting. We see in the eminent ...   more details




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