Sökning: "sickness behaviors"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 7 avhandlingar innehållade orden sickness behaviors.

  1. 1. Costs and benefits of immune system activation on physiology, behavior and offspring phenotype from an immunoecological perspective

    Författare :Sandra Sköld Chiriac; Evolutionär ekologi; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; immunoecology; acute-phase response; sickness behaviors; energy expenditure; fever; hypothermia; life history; maternal effects; terminal investment; costs of immune responses; Taeniopygia guttata; Parus major; Cyanistes caeruleus;

    Sammanfattning : Pathogen challenges and host immune defenses can have substantial impact on life history patterns of animals. Biotic and abiotic factors may affect immunity in wild animals, influencing e.g., population dynamics and sexual selection. LÄS MER

  3. 2. A behavioral defense against disease

    Författare :Georgia Sarolidou; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Animals, including humans, have evolved under the continuous selection pressure posed by pathogens. As a result, we have developed a set of physiological mechanisms to combat pathogens – the immune system. However, engaging the immune system in this battle can be costly, unnecessarily so in cases when pathogens can be avoided. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Olfaction and prejudice : The role of body odor disgust sensitivity and disease avoidance in understanding social attitudes

    Författare :Marta Zakrzewska; Jonas K. Olofsson; Liuzza Marco Tullio; Sandra Soares; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; olfaction; disease avoidance; prejudice; body odors; disgust sensitivity; psykologi; Psychology;

    Sammanfattning : Disease avoidance is one of the main roles of olfaction. In particular, body odors are universal elicitors of disgust, a core emotion that plays a key role in disease avoidance. The disease avoidance theoretical framework emphasizes psychological mechanisms – attitudes and behaviors – aiming to recognize and evade pathogen threats. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults : neuropsychological deficits and functional impairments

    Författare :Ylva Holst; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : The overall aim of the present thesis was to investigate the role of neuropsychological deficits in adult ADHD. Study I examined the psychometric properties of a new rating instrument, the Adult Executive Functioning Inventory (ADEXI), which focuses on deficits in working memory and inhibition. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Microeconometric Analyses of Individual Behavior in Public Welfare Systems : Applications in Health and Education Economics

    Författare :Daniel Avdic; Per Johansson; Johan Vikström; Colin Cameron; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; causal effect; public policy; health behavior; gender norms; learning-by-doing; health care access; time-to-graduation; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of four self-contained essays.Essay 1: Women have more absenteeism while simultaneously live longer than men. This pattern suggests that men and women's preferences for sickness absence might differ due to e.g. LÄS MER