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Altruism
MeSH Descriptor Data 2024
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MeSH Heading
Altruism
Tree Number(s)
F01.145.813.090
Unique ID
D000533
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000533
Scope Note
Belief or practice of selfless concern for others.
Entry Term(s)
Humanitarianism
Prosocial Behavior
Previous Indexing
Social Behavior (1969-1977)
See Also
Beneficence
Gift Giving
Public MeSH Note
78
History Note
78
Date Established
1978/01/01
Date of Entry
1977/04/22
Revision Date
2020/04/29
No Qualifiers
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
Behavior [F01.145]
Social Behavior [F01.145.813]
Aggression [F01.145.813.045]
Altruism [F01.145.813.090]
Anomie [F01.145.813.093]
Ceremonial Behavior [F01.145.813.097]
Competitive Behavior [F01.145.813.105]
Cooperative Behavior [F01.145.813.115]
Deception [F01.145.813.157]
Dehumanization [F01.145.813.191]
Empowerment [F01.145.813.195]
Femininity [F01.145.813.199]
Gift Giving [F01.145.813.208]
Harassment, Non-Sexual [F01.145.813.213]
Help-Seeking Behavior [F01.145.813.217]
Helping Behavior [F01.145.813.225]
Incivility [F01.145.813.301]
Intersectional Framework [F01.145.813.339]
Masculinity [F01.145.813.376]
Mass Behavior [F01.145.813.527]
Cell Phone Use [F01.145.813.537]
Mass Gatherings [F01.145.813.542]
Permissiveness [F01.145.813.546]
Prejudice [F01.145.813.550]
Rejection, Psychology [F01.145.813.565]
Scapegoating [F01.145.813.572]
Self-Control [F01.145.813.595]
Sexual Harassment [F01.145.813.606]
Shyness [F01.145.813.617]
Social Adjustment [F01.145.813.621]
Social Conformity [F01.145.813.625]
Social Defeat [F01.145.813.627]
Social Desirability [F01.145.813.628]
Social Discrimination [F01.145.813.629]
Psychological Distance [F01.145.813.630]
Social Dominance [F01.145.813.650]
Social Evolution [F01.145.813.653]
Social Facilitation [F01.145.813.655]
Social Identification [F01.145.813.708]
Social Inclusion [F01.145.813.745]
Social Isolation [F01.145.813.781]
Social Marginalization [F01.145.813.817]
Social Skills [F01.145.813.828]
Social Stigma [F01.145.813.840]
Stereotyping [F01.145.813.854]
Whistleblowing [F01.145.813.963]
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Altruism
Preferred
Concept UI
M0000820
Scope Note
Belief or practice of selfless concern for others.
Terms
Altruism
Preferred Term
Term UI
T001623
Date
01/01/1999
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
BIOETHICS (1974)
Humanitarianism
Narrower
Concept UI
M0000822
Terms
Humanitarianism
Preferred Term
Term UI
T001625
Date
11/23/1993
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (1995)
Prosocial Behavior
Related
Concept UI
M000679238
Scope Note
Assisting or considering other people, such as providing assistance to an older adult crossing the street.
Terms
Prosocial Behavior
Preferred Term
Term UI
T001005485
Date
01/15/2020
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2021)
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