Psychiatry and Psychology

Instinct

Stereotyped patterns of response, characteristic of a given species, that have been phylogenetically adapted to a specific type of situation.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

Stereotyped patterns of response, characteristic of a given species, that have been phylogenetically adapted to a specific type of situation.

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Synonyms

9 entry terms
  • Innate Behavior
  • Behavior, Innate
  • Behaviors, Innate
  • Innate Behaviors
  • Instincts
  • Fixed Action Pattern
  • Fixed Action Patterns
  • Pattern, Fixed Action
  • Patterns, Fixed Action

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Indexing Annotation

human & animal

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History Note

FIXED ACTION PATTERN was see under BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL 1968-78; INNATE BEHAVIOR was see under INSTINCT 1968-78

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  1. F01.658w.642w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Instinct. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007323. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007323
  2. Instinct. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instinct
  3. Instinct. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18237