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Medical Case Studies
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Medical Case Studies
Aversion to food
Taste aversion
Conditioned taste aversion, also known as Garcia effect, and as "Sauce-Bearnaise Syndrome", a term coined by Seligman and Hager, is an example of classical conditioning or Pavlovian conditioning. Conditioned taste aversion occurs when a subject associates the taste of a certain food with symptoms caused by a toxic, spoiled, or poisonous substance. Generally, taste aversion is caused after ingestion of the food causes nausea, sickness, or vomiting. The ability to develop a taste aversion is considered an adaptive trait or survival mechanism that trains the body to avoid poisonous substances (e...
Aversion to food - List of case studies
- Feeding problems, vomiting and short stature in prematurely born child
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Failure to thrive short_summary: ... a problem in absorbing nutrients but rather a possible aversion to food as well as failure to progress normally with linear growth. ...
- Possible Anorexia, Vomiting, Failure to Gain Weight and Linear Growth Retardation
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31 cm. Her major problems have been poor feeding, failure to gain weight and linear growth retardation. The poor feeding has been handled ... a problem in absorbing nutrients but rather a possible aversion to food as well as failure to progress normally with linear growth . ...
- List of Symptoms
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studies throughout the site. click on a symptom name to view a list of all articles it is mentioned in | B | C | D | ... fasciculations in the tongue Attention deficit Aversion to food Awkward coordination (forefinger-nose-chin test) ...