What Is the Significance of the Findings Linking Oxytocin and Human

question 44

Multiple Choice

What is the significance of the findings linking oxytocin and human bonding?

• A) Romantic love,like sexual desire,is at least in part biologically based.
• B) Injections of oxytocin may decrease chances of infidelity.
• C) Romantic love is a socially constructed concept.
• D) The release of oxytocin is unrelated to human bonding.

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Definitions:

Suicide Rates

are statistical measures that represent the number of suicide deaths in a given population during a specified period of time.

Death Seeker

A person who clearly intends to end his or her life at the time of a suicide attempt.

Death Darer

A person who is ambivalent about the wish to die even as he or she attempts suicide.

Shneidman

Edwin Shneidman, a pioneer in the field of suicidology, known for his work on understanding the psychologic aspects of suicide.