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Behavioral genetics is also spelled Behavioural genetics.
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Behavioral genetics refers to the scientific study of how genotype interacts with environment to determine behavioral attributes such as intelligence, personality, and mental health It is the branch of genetics that studies the inheritance of behavioral and psychological traits ; study of the relationship between genetic or hereditary factors and personality traits.
Deutsch: Verhaltensgesundheit / Español: Salud Conductual / Português: Saúde Comportamental / Français: Santé Comportementale / Italiano: Salute Comportamentale
In the psychology context, behavioral health refers to the study, prevention, and intervention of behaviors affecting an individual's mental and physical well-being. This term encompasses a broad range of mental health, substance use disorders, and certain habits or behaviors that impact health, such as eating patterns, exercise routines, and coping mechanisms for stress and challenges.
A Behavioral Inhibition System refers to a subsystem of the brain that produces Anxiety and inhibits ongoing Behavior in the presence of novel events, innate Fear stimuli, and signals of non-reward or punishment. A behavioral avoidance (or inhibition) system (BIS) is said to regulate aversive motives, in which the goal is to move away from something unpleasant. Behavioral inhibition system (BIS) is thought to be mediated by the frontal cortex and limbic system.