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BEHAVIORAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to behavior
Example:
behavioral sciences
Synonyms:
behavioral; behavioural
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
behavior (manner of acting or controlling yourself)
Context examples:
The NR-treated mice also performed better than control mice on multiple behavioral and memory tests, such as water mazes and object recognition.
(Compound prevents neurological damage, shows cognitive benefits in mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease, National Institutes of Health)
It is characterized by behavioral changes, sleep disturbances, and mental developmental delays.
(Mucopolysaccharidosis Type IIIB, NCI Thesaurus)
It is characterized by behavioral changes, sleep disturbances, mental developmental delays and seizures.
(Mucopolysaccharidosis Type IIIA, NCI Thesaurus)
It is used to treat mental, emotional, personality, and behavioral disorders.
(CBT, NCI Dictionary)
The use of behavioral conditioning, counseling, and/or education to prevent or treat disease.
(Behavioral, Psychological or Informational Intervention, NCI Thesaurus)
The ability to restructure knowledge and change behavioral responses depending on the context of a situation.
(Cognitive Flexibility, NCI Thesaurus)
Most antipsychotic agents interfere with neurotransmitter functions, usually blocking dopamine receptors, and induce behavioral, endocrine, motor-kinetic effects.
(Butyrophenone, NCI Thesaurus)
Interventions include but are not restricted to drugs, cells and other biological products, surgical procedures, radiologic procedures, devices, behavioral treatments, process-of-care changes, and preventive care.
(Clinical trial, NCI Thesaurus)
Guided by theory and research, their practice considers all influences on health status and the related social and behavioral problems arising because of the patient's physiological condition.
(Medical-Surgical Nurse Specialist, NCI Thesaurus)
The study of the genetic factors of behavioral phenotypes such as eating or mating activity, substance abuse, social attitudes, violence, and mental abilities.
(Behavioral Genetics, NCI Thesaurus)
