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obsession

(Science: psychiatry) A recurrent, persistent thought, image or impulse that is unwanted and distressing (ego dystonic) and comes involuntarily to mind despite attempts to ignore or suppress it. Common obsessions involve thoughts of violence, contamination and self doubt.

Origin: L. Obsessio


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Pitfalls of Evolutionary Psychology: Exaptation

... and protection from the elements. Hair on the head now is of enormous aesthetic importance and may even be crucial in mate selection, HOWEVER, the obsession with having a stylish hairstyle probably has nothing at all to do with evolution. Likewise, something like emotional intimacy between two ...

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by jeremyo
Mon Aug 17, 2009 12:12 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Pitfalls of Evolutionary Psychology: Exaptation
Replies: 3
Views: 163

Experiment: Can Electromagnetic....

Can Electromagnetic Fields Be Used to Attenuate or Kill Bacteria? I'm a new guy here (obviously) and I've had a lifelong obsession with biology and genetics. I've done lots of research and I've found a couple of things which support the idea I would like to test. 1) Malaria can be ...

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by seta37
Fri Apr 24, 2009 4:10 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Experiment: Can Electromagnetic....
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Views: 786

Re: Polygenic Inheritance and Mendel

... traits - just to do that, he had to have had a pretty good idea of what was going on. I often wonder what the rest of the monks thought about his obsession with pea traits, and just how much acreage they let him use for his allele and generational plots.

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by Darby
Mon Dec 15, 2008 4:14 pm
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: Polygenic Inheritance and Mendel
Replies: 8
Views: 1813

Evolution of the distinction of gender

... attractive, yet which particular features we find most attractive can be greatly influenced by culture. Consider, for example, the western world's obsession with toothpick-sized women; just a few centuries ago this would have been considered a very unattractive sign of ill health. Latin-American ...

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by alextemplet
Fri May 02, 2008 12:00 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Evolution of the distinction of gender
Replies: 9
Views: 2076

Genetics question about skin color and hair type traits

http://www.racialicious.com/2006/10/27/debunking-the-million-to-one-black-and-white-twins-obsession/

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by mith
Sat Mar 17, 2007 4:06 am
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: Genetics question about skin color and hair type traits
Replies: 3
Views: 1739
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