Handling (Psychology)

"Handling (Psychology)" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Physical manipulation of animals and humans to induce a behavioral or other psychological reaction. In experimental psychology, the animal is handled to induce a stress situation or to study the effects of "gentling" or "mothering".

Descriptor ID	D006234
MeSH Number(s)	F01.658.556
Concept/Terms	Handling (Psychology) Handling (Psychology) Handlings (Psychology) Handling

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Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
Motivation [F01.658]
Handling (Psychology) [F01.658.556]

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