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adoption studies
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studies designed to compare the concordance rates for a given disorder of biological versus nonbiological parent-child pairs
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genetic linkage
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studies looking for the specific genetic material that may be responsible for the genetic influence on particular disorders
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natural selection
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the evolutionary theory and process by which organisms, over generations, tend to chagne and develop traits and behaviors that enhance survival and reproduction
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prefrontal lobotomy
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the surgical destruction of brain tissue connecting the prefrontal lobes with other areas of the brain
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insulin coma
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the deliberate induction of a seizure and coma using insulin; formerly used to treat certain mental disorders
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ECT
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a treatment for severe depression that involves passing electric current though the brain to induce seizures
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psychotropic
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medications designed to affect mental functioning
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agonists
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drugs that increase neurotransmission
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antagonists
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drugs that reduce or block neurotransmission
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psychodynamic
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the theoretical perspective that began with Freud's work and is associated with emphasis on unconscious mental processes, emotional conflict, and the influence of childhood on adult life
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unconscious
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descriptively, mental contents that are outside of awareness; also, the irrational, instinctual part of the mind in Freud's topographic theory
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