English to Croatian Medical Psychology STSD

Social bonding is associated with parasympathetic responses such as decreases in blood press ure, pulse, and E and NE secretion (Henry, 1986b). Sexual activity and social bonding involve the amygdala and temporal and orbital cortices (Steklis & Kling, 1985)-the precise areas highest in mu-like opiate receptors. We may speculate that opiates attach to these sites, enhaneing a sense of social comfort, while their withdrawal intensifies a sense of social need. We may further speculate that extemal opiate drugs may be used to attempt to simu1ate the ca1m of social bonds.