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One of the paraphilias, characterized by marked distress over, or acting on, urges to indulge in sexual activity that involves animals. The preference for obtaining sexual gratification by having intercourse or other sexual activity with animals.  

Brand name for the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressant drug sertraline.  

The general intellectual and cultural climate of taste characteristic of an era. The German word for the trends of thought and feeling characteristic of a culture at a particular time. The spirit of the people, or trend of thought at a particular time.  

A general term applied in Ethiopia, Somalia, Egypt, Sudan, Iran and other North African and middle eastern societies to the experience of spirits possessing an individual. Persons may experience dissociative episodes, show apathy and social withdrawal, or develop a long-term relationship with the possessing spirit. Such behavior is not considered to be pathological in these…

A nonbenzodiazepine hypnotic medication used in the short-term treatment of insomnia. Marketed under the brand name sonata. A drug used for the short-term treatment of insomnia. Zaleplon (Sonata) is a central nervous system depressant that causes drowsiness. Zaleplon works rapidly and should be taken right before going to bed. It works for a only short…