antagonism
has definitions from the fields of physiology,biochemistry
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[ noun ] the relation between opposing principles or forces or factors
Examples "the inherent antagonism of capitalism and socialism" Used in print (E. Gellhorn, "Prolegomena to a theory of the emotions"...)It seems to follow that by_and_large an antagonism exists between the paleo - and the neocortex as_far_as emotional reactivity is concerned , and that the balance between the two systems determines the emotional responsiveness of the organism . In a conditioning experiment , he demonstrated the antagonism between feeding and pain . Since strong nociceptive stimuli produce an experimental neurosis during which the animals fail to eat in the experimental situation , Wolpe thought that he could utilize the feeding pain antagonism to inhibit the neurotic symptoms through feeding . He took advantage of the antagonism between aggressive assertiveness and anxiety and found a relatively rapid disappearance of anxiety when the former attitude was established . The feeding pain antagonism seems to be based on this reciprocal relation between the tropho - and ergotropic systems . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a state of deep-seated ill-will
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[ noun ] (biochemistry) interference in or inhibition of the physiological action of a chemical substance by another having a similar structure
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