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[Ethology and medicine]. 1989

C Höschl

In a review paper intended for postgraduate education, the author stresses the role of ethology in contemporary medicine. Ethology is a branch of science using the comparative approach in studying behaviour in its natural context. The method of natural experiment is applied to advantage in psychiatry as well as in other medical specialities.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009633	Nonverbal Communication	Transmission of emotions, ideas, and attitudes between individuals in ways other than the spoken language.	Haptic Communication,Non-Verbal Communication,Communication, Haptic,Communication, Non-Verbal,Communication, Nonverbal,Communications, Haptic,Communications, Non-Verbal,Haptic Communications,Non Verbal Communication,Non-Verbal Communications,Nonverbal Communications
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D001519	Behavior	The observable response of a man or animal to a situation.	Acceptance Process,Acceptance Processes,Behaviors,Process, Acceptance,Processes, Acceptance
D001522	Behavior, Animal	The observable response an animal makes to any situation.	Autotomy Animal,Animal Behavior,Animal Behaviors