Ben Gurion Univ. of the Negev, Beersheva, Israel. Explores the new era of study made possible by the pace of discovery and innovation in the field of molecular genetics. Reflects the point of view of the 35 contributors. For students and others interested in evaluating and exploring the relationship between molecular genetics and the human personality. DNLM: Personality Disorders.
Author(s): Jonathan Benjamin, Richard P. Ebstein, Robert H. Belmaker
Edition: 1st ed
Publisher: American Psychiatric Pub
Year: 2002
Language: English
Pages: 377
City: Washington, D.C
Contents......Page 8
Contributors......Page 10
Foreword......Page 14
1 Principles and Methods in the Study of Complex Phenotypes......Page 22
2 Relevance of Normal Personality for Psychiatrists......Page 54
3 Genetics of Personality: The Example of the Broad Autism Phenotype......Page 64
4 Animal Models of Personality......Page 84
5 DRD4 and Novelty Seeking......Page 112
6 Serotonin Transporter, Personality, and Behavior: Toward Dissection of Gene-Gene and Gene-Environment Interaction......Page 130
7 Dopamine D4 Receptor and Serotonin Transporter Promoter Polymorphisms and Temperament in Early Childhood......Page 158
8 Personality, Substance Abuse, and Genes......Page 172
9 Role of DRD2 and Other Dopamine Genes in Personality Traits......Page 186
10 Genetics of Sensation Seeking......Page 214
11 Quantitative Trait Loci and General Cognitive Ability......Page 232
12 Genetic Polymorphisms and Aggression......Page 252
13 Molecular Genetics of Temperamental Differences in Children......Page 266
14 Genetics of Sexual Behavior......Page 278
15 From Phenotype to Gene and Back: A Critical Appraisal of Progress So Far......Page 294
16 Human Correlative Behavioral Genetics: An Alternative Viewpoint......Page 314
17 Genetics of Human Personality: Social and Ethical Implications......Page 336
18 Genes for Human Personality Traits: Endophenotypes of Psychiatric Disorders?......Page 354
A......Page 366
C......Page 367
D......Page 368
F......Page 369
G......Page 370
I......Page 371
M......Page 372
O......Page 373
P......Page 374
S......Page 375
Z......Page 377
