Although peer pressure can influence adolescents’ alcohol use, individual susceptibility to these pressures varies across individuals. The dopamine receptor D4 gene (DRD4<span>) is a potential candidate gene that may influence adolescents’ susceptibility to their peer environment due to the role dopamine plays in reward sensation during social interaction. We hypothesized that </span>DRD4<span> genotype status would moderate the impact of 7th-grade antisocial peer pressure on 12th-grade lifetime alcohol use (</span>n<span> = 414; 58.7 % female; 92.8 % White). The results revealed significant main effects for antisocial peer pressure, but no main effects for</span>DRD4<span> genotype on lifetime alcohol use. Adolescent </span>DRD4<span> genotype moderated the association between peer pressure and lifetime alcohol use. For individuals who carried at least one copy of the </span>DRD4<span> 7-repeat allele (7+), antisocial peer pressure was associated with increased lifetime alcohol use. These findings indicate that genetic sensitivity to peer pressure confers increased alcohol use in late adolescence.</span>
Triglycerides, cholesterol and other essential fatty acids—the scientific term for fats<span>the </span>body<span> can't make on its own—store energy, insulate us and protect our vital organs. They act as messengers, helping proteins </span>do<span> their jobs. Hope this helps :)</span>
Cuz without it we wouldn't be able to do our business
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C. Gestalt therapy seeks to examine the whole individual and not just behaviors or thoughts.
Fritz Perls, founder of Gestalt therapy, sees the patient's existence as a whole. His therapy focuses on what is currently happening rather that past or childhood experiences. It also uses phenomenological approach since it deals with the perceptions of the patient and not by others.
