Synthesized in the hypothalamus, CRF regulates the secretion of adrenocortropic hormone (ACTH) from the posterior pituitary. CRF has a variety…
A progressive neurological disorder characterized by nerve cell loss and atrophy of multiple areas of the brain, including the cerebral…
A compound structure consisting of the caudate nucleus and the lentiform nucleus, which consists of the putamen and the globus…
A structure of the brain in the longitudinal fissure that connects the left and right cerebral hemispheres and facilitates communication…
In psychoanalytic therapy, any reference by the patient to earlier failures in interpersonal transactions. The patient typically expresses thoughts and…
One of the paraphilias, characterized by marked distress over, or acting on, sexual urges involving feces.
Ways of adjusting to environmental stress without altering one’s goals or purposes. Includes both conscious and unconscious mechanisms.