Describe the Essential Features of the Harsh/rejecting Reaction

question 19

Essay

Describe the essential features of the harsh/rejecting reaction. Provide examples to illustrate both official and unofficial reactions that use such an approach.

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Definitions:

Neuron

A specialized cell transmitting nerve impulses; a nerve cell, the fundamental unit of the nervous system encoding and transferring information.

Myelin Sheath

A protective covering that surrounds axons of many neurons, facilitating the faster transmission of electrical impulses along the nerve cells.

Dendrites

Extensions of neurons that receive signals from other neurons and transmit them toward the cell body.

Axon

A long, slender projection of a nerve cell, or neuron, that conducts electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body to transmit information to different neurons, muscles, and glands.