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    Integrating molecular genetics and evolutionary psychology: Sexual jealousy and the androgen receptor (AR) gene
    (Elsevier, 2018) Lewis, D. M. G.; Al-Shawaf, L.; Janiak, M. C.; Akunebu, S. P.
    Integrating evolutionary psychological and molecular genetic research may increase our knowledge of the psychological correlates of specific genes, as well as enhance evolutionary psychology's ability to explain individual differences. We tested the hypothesis that men's sexual jealousy mechanisms functionally calibrate their psychological output according to genetic variation at the androgen receptor locus. Mated men (N = 103) provided buccal cell samples for genotype fragment analysis and completed inventories assessing their sexually jealous cognitions and emotions. Results indicated that men with longer sequences of CAG codon repeats at the androgen receptor locus were more likely to perceive ambiguous social and environmental cues as indicative of their mates’ infidelity, and experienced greater emotional upset in response to these cues. These results contribute to a growing body of research linking polymorphism at the AR locus to individual differences in psychology, and, to our knowledge, provide the first evidence pointing toward the heritability of sexual jealousy. Our discussion centers on whether the heritability of psychological differences implies direct genetic influences on the neurobiological substrate, or reflects functionally calibrated output from sex-typical and species-typical mechanisms. We conclude by describing how future research can more clearly differentiate between these alternative genetic models.
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    Nahid Sırrı Örik, kıskanmak ve psikanaliz
    (2001) Soylu, Özge
    Nahid Sırrı Örik stands apart from other writers in the Republican Era through his ability to portray protagonists’ evil. Örik began to publish in 1928, writing critiques, travel memoirs, plays, stories, and novels. His first novel Kıskanmak (Jealousy) appeared in 1946. This study attempts to interpret Kiskanmak using psychoanalysis as a critical tool. It examines the psychological motivations behind the behavior, feelings and thoughts of the characters. The thesis focuses on Seniha, the main character of the novel, analyzing her jealousy and feelings of ugliness, and argues that she demonstrates a borderline personality. In addition I contend that masculinity is not represented in the novel as the male figures behave in a feminine manner. The female characters, on the other hand, are devilish. I argue that this representation of male and female characters reflects Örik’s relationship with his mother and father. Kıskanmak’s power and poignancy lie in its exposure of the seeds of evil hidden in the depths of the human soul.