Search for dissertations about: "inhibition of aggression"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 swedish dissertations containing the words inhibition of aggression.
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1. Moments of meaning – Towards an assessment of protective and risk factors for existential vulnerability among young women with mental ill-health concerns : A mixed methods project in clinical psychology of religion and existential health
Abstract : The present sequential mixed-methods project was conducted in the area of clinical psychology of religion and existential health. The central aim of the project was to investigate clinically relevant areas for an assessment of protective and risk factors for existential vulnerability and dysfunctional existential meaning-making in a clinical sample of young women with mental ill-health concerns. READ MORE
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2. The Molecular Mechanism of Aggression and Feeding Behaviour in Drosophila melanogaster
Abstract : Obesity is a complex disorder which has become a growing health concern. Twin studies have demonstrated a strong genetic component to the development of obesity and genome wide association studies have identified several genetic loci associated with it. However, most of these loci are still poorly understood in a functional context. READ MORE
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3. Behavioural and Neuroendocrine Effects of Stress in Salmonid Fish
Abstract : Stress can affect several behavioural patterns, such as food intake and the general activity level of an animal. The central monoamine neurotransmitters serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine are important in the mediation of both behavioural and neuroendocrine stress effects. READ MORE
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4. Inhibition in cognition : neurophysiology and connectivity of gabaergic interneurons in the prefrontal cortex
Abstract : The prefrontal cortex (PFC) is a cortical region involved in higher-order cognitive functions, it is widely connected to the rest of the neocortex and is involved in tasks that require temporal integration of information. The local PFC circuit contains excitatory pyramidal neurons and inhibitory interneurons, and the interplay between these is essential for computations in the PFC. READ MORE
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5. Stability and validity of self-reported personality traits
Abstract : Background: People differ, and these differences are often attributed to individual differences in certain personality traits assumed to have 'more than nominal value' and to 'exist within' the individual. The aim of the present study was to evaluate some properties of a trait assessment instrument, the Karolinska Scales of Personality (KSP). READ MORE