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Harm Reduction - Physiology
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Definition of 'Harm Reduction'The application of methods designed to reduce the risk of harm associated with certain behaviors without reduction in frequency of those behaviors. The risk-associated behaviors include ongoing and active addictive behaviors. Common names: Harm Reduction; Reduction, Harm; Harm Minimization; Minimization, Harm |
Sunday, November 22, 2009
29 Jun 2009 
Individual variations of plasma levels of hormones testosterone (T) and cortisol (C), before (pre) and after (post) Kumite (real fight) and Kata (ritualized fight) were measured in male karate athletes and analyzed in relation with the agonistic ... Read more...
Personality traits predict response to novel and familiar stimuli in the hippocampal region.
19 Jun 2009 Current evidence from genetic, neurochemical, and clinical research supports the notion that a combination of high novelty seeking and low harm avoidance traits (NS-ha) is reliably dissociable from the opposite personality profile (i.e., low novelty ... Read more...
9 Apr 2009 To account for individual differences in vulnerability for stress-related disorders, studies have examined the relationship between hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis functioning and personality. The present study examined the relationship ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Harm Reduction - Physiology'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- Personality traits and endocrine response as possible asymmetry factors of agonistic outcome in karate athletes. 29 Jun 2009
- Personality traits predict response to novel and familiar stimuli in the hippocampal region. 19 Jun 2009
- Personality dimensions harm avoidance and self-directedness predict the cortisol awakening response in military men. 9 Apr 2009
- Preliminary evidence of association between EFHC2, a gene implicated in fear recognition, and harm avoidance. 17 Jan 2009
- Combination of the serotonin transporter and norepinephrine transporter gene promoter polymorphisms might influence harm avoidance and novelty seeking in healthy females. 29 Apr 2008
- Neuropsychological characteristics and personality traits in pathological gambling. 30 Mar 2008
- Factors associated with resilience in healthy adults. 27 Oct 2007
- Association between cytochrome P450 (CYP) 2C19 polymorphisms and harm avoidance in Japanese. 3 Sep 2007
- The serotonin receptor 2A gene moderates the influence of parental socioeconomic status on adulthood harm avoidance. 7 May 2007
- Volume of left amygdala subregion predicted temperamental trait of harm avoidance in female young subjects. A voxel-based morphometry study. 15 Nov 2006
- Relations of serotonin function to personality: current views and a key methodological issue. 15 Aug 2006
- Tryptophan hydroxylase 1 gene haplotypes modify the effect of a hostile childhood environment on adulthood harm avoidance. 14 Jul 2006
- Serotonin transporter protein polymorphism and harm avoidance personality in migraine without aura. 30 May 2006
- Temperament and character in mood disorders: influence of DRD4, SERTPR, TPH and MAO-A polymorphisms. 22 Nov 2005
- Psychobiological personality dimensions in two environmental-illness patient groups. 6 Oct 2005
- Altered 5-HT(2A) receptor binding after recovery from bulimia-type anorexia nervosa: relationships to harm avoidance and drive for thinness.
30 May 2004 - Increased activation in the right insula during risk-taking decision making is related to harm avoidance and neuroticism. 30 Jul 2003
- Brain function and personality in normal males: a SPECT study using statistical parametric mapping. 29 Jun 2003
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Technical information about 'Harm Reduction'
Definition: The application of methods designed to reduce the risk of harm associated with certain behaviors without reduction in frequency of those behaviors. The risk-associated behaviors include ongoing and active addictive behaviors.
Descriptor UI: D040261
Alternative terms: Harm Reduction; Reduction, Harm; Harm Minimization; Minimization, Harm;
Related Mesh Headings: Risk;
Allowable Qualifiers: classification; drug effects; physiology; radiation effects; ethics;
Tree Number: F01.145.477;
History Note: 2003