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Adoption and Attachment

Deutsch: Adoption und Bindung / Español: Adopción y Apego / Português: Adoção e Apego / Français: Adoption et Attachement / Italiano: Adozione e Attaccamento

Adoption and Attachment in the psychology context refers to the process through which children who are adopted develop emotional bonds and attachment relationships with their adoptive parents or caregivers. This concept is rooted in attachment theory, which posits that the quality of early relationships with caregivers is crucial for a child's emotional and social development. In the context of adoption, these attachment processes can involve unique challenges and opportunities for both the child and the adoptive family.

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Adoption design

Adoption design refers to a a study in which adoptees are compared with their biological relatives and their adoptive relatives to estimate the Heritability of an attribute.

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Adoption method

Adoption method refers to a method researchers use to study the relative effects of heredity and environment on behaviour and ability in children adopted shortly after birth, by comparing them with their biological and adoptive parents.

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Adoption Study

Adoption Study refers to a method of comparing genetic versus environmental contributions to a disorder by tracking the Incidence of disorders in children whose biological parents have diagnosed psychological disorders but whose rearing parents do not.

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Adrenal cortex

Adrenal cortex refers to the outer portion of the adrenal gland. Synthesizes and secretes corticosteroid hormones, such as cortisol, aldosterone, and androgens .

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Adrenal Gland

Deutsch: Nebenniere / Español: Glándula suprarrenal / Português: Glândula adrenal / Français: Glande surrénale / Italian: Ghiandola surrenale

Adrenal Gland refers to one of the two small, triangular-shaped glands located on top of each kidney. These glands play a crucial role in the body's response to stress and various physiological processes by producing a variety of hormones, including adrenaline, cortisol, and aldosterone. In the context of psychology, adrenal glands are essential for understanding the body's stress response and its effects on mental health.

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Adrenal glands

Adrenal glands refer to two (2) small glands, located on top of the kidneys, that are part of the endocrine system and secrete several hormones, including cortisol, epinephrine, and norepinephrine, that are involved in responses to stress. They are Endocrine glands, located on top of each kidney, that secrete hormones and affect metabolism; that arouse the body, regulate salt balance, adjust the body to stress, and affect sexual functioning.

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Adrenal hormones

Adrenal hormones refer to hormones that are produced by the adrenal glands and that are involved in emotion and stress.

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