Psychiatry and Psychology

Ceremonial Behavior

A series of actions, sometimes symbolic actions which may be associated with a behavior pattern, and are often indispensable to its performance.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

A series of actions, sometimes symbolic actions which may be associated with a behavior pattern, and are often indispensable to its performance.

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Synonyms

4 entry terms
  • Behavior, Ceremonial
  • Behaviors, Ceremonial
  • Ceremonial Behaviors
  • Rituals

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Indexing Annotation

human & animal

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History Note

98(68)

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Previous Indexing

  • Anthropology (1966-1967)
  • Behavior, Animal (1966-1967)
  • Culture (1966-1967)
  • Sex Behavior (1966-1967)

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  1. F01.145.813w.097w
  2. I01w.076w.201w.450w.170w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Ceremonial Behavior. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002562. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002562
  2. Ceremonial Behavior. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ritual
  3. Ceremonial Behavior. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q189819