Risky families are characterized by conflict and aggression and by relationships that are
cold, unsupportive, and neglectful. These family characteristics create vulnerabilities and/or …

Emotion is normally regulated in the human brain by a complex circuit consisting of the
orbital frontal cortex, amygdala, anterior cingulate cortex, and several other interconnected …

The primary hormonal mediators of the stress response, glucocorticoids and
catecholamines, have both protective and damaging effects on the body. In the short run …

Research on testosterone-behavior relationships in humans is assessed in relation to a
version of the challenge hypothesis, originally proposed to account for testosterone …

Although animal researchers established the role of testosterone as a 'social
hormone'decades ago, the investigation of its causal influence on human social behaviors …

In this book, David B. Wong defends an ambitious and important new version of moral
relativism. He does not espouse the type of relativism that says anything goes, but he does …

In human and non-human animals the steroid hormones cortisol and testosterone are
involved in social aggression and recent studies suggest that these steroids might jointly …

Children with persistent antisocial and aggressive behavior are diagnosed as having
disruptive behavior disorder. The authors review evidence that antisocial children, and …

The stability of a child's early life has profound effects on physical and mental health, and
unstable parent‐child relationships, as well as abuse, can lead to behavioral disorders and …

The 'challenge hypothesis' posits that variation in male testosterone levels is more closely
associated with aggression in reproductive contexts than it is with changes in reproductive …