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risk-as-feelings theory

a model stating that decision making in situations involving a degree of risk is often driven by emotional reactions, such as worry, fear, or anxiety, rather than by a rational assessment of the desirability and the likelihood of the various possible outcomes (see subjective expected utility).

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November 25th 2024

Stewart–Morel syndrome

Stewart–Morel syndrome

a disorder characterized by hypertrophy of the frontal bone of the skull, obesity, headache, disturbances affecting the nervous system, and a tendency toward intellectual disability. Also called Morel’s syndrome. [Douglas Hunt Stewart (1860–1943), U.S. surgeon; Ferdinand Morel (1888–1957), Swiss psychiatrist]