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parental rejection !
persistent denial of approval, affection, or care of a child by one or both parents,
sometimes concealed beneath a cover of overindulgence or overprotection. The frequent
results are corrosion of the child’s self-esteem and self-confidence, a poor self-image, inability
to form attachments to others, tantrums, generalized hostility, and development of
psychophysical and emotional disturbances. See child neglect.

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April 28, 2022

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growth hormone (GH)

a hormone, secreted by the anterior pituitary gland, that promotes the growth of cells and
tissues. It stimulates protein synthesis, bone growth in early life, mobilization of fat stores, and
carbohydrate storage. In humans, excessive secretion of growth hormone results in gigantism in
children and acromegaly in adults. Also called somatotropic hormone; somatotropin. See
also somatomedin.

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