bi·o·so·cial

(bī′ō-sō′shəl)

adj.

Of or having to do with the interaction of biological and social characteristics: the biosocial aspects of disease.

bi′o·so′cial·ly adv.

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biosocially

(ˌbaɪəʊˈsəʊʃəlɪ)

adv

from a biosocial point of view

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References in periodicals archive

Cottone (2004) has proposed an ethical decision-making model based on the following principles: Ethical decisions are placed in a social context, ethical actions are always biosocially compelled; ethical decisions should involve a process of acting according to consensual reality (termed as concensualising by Cottone, 2004) and lastly, that negotiation and arbitration can be added as interpersonal processes to resolve dissonance when consensualising fails.

Second order ethical decision-making in counselling psychology: theory, practice and process

By the ability to survive tribally and biosocially by overcoming the stress of living conditions, we mean accumulating psychological reward, fun, in the achievement of survival skills.

Religion: origins and evolution

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