Discuss Past and Present Sexual Scripts, Including a Definition of the Term

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Essay

Discuss past and present sexual scripts, including a definition of the term sexual script, what happens when people follow markedly different scripts, the current shift toward scripts favoring casual sex, and the risks this new script is creating.

Identify various stressors, including chronic and acute stressors, and their impacts on individuals.

Comprehend the fight-or-flight response and alternatives to it, such as the tend-and-befriend response.

Understand the psychological and physiological responses to stress.

Recognize the correlation between stress, arousal levels, and performance, including the inverted-U hypothesis.

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Definitions:

DNA Ligase

A biological catalyst that assists in the fusion of DNA strands through the facilitation of a phosphodiester bond formation.

Lagging Strand

The lagging strand refers to one of the two strands of DNA at the replication fork that is synthesized discontinuously in short segments known as Okazaki fragments.

Leading Strand

The leading strand is the strand of DNA which is synthesized continuously during DNA replication, in the direction of the replication fork.

Polynucleotide Strand

A polymer consisting of many nucleotide units, constituting a portion of a nucleic acid molecule.