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    Hunger and Satiety

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    Hunger‚ Appetite   and Satiety  Eating behavior is a complex interplay  between hunger‚ appetite and satiety.  Understanding the factors that affect  eating behavior is important for understanding  what we eat and why.  Need to Eat vs. Want to Eat  Hunger is the physiological need for food.  Numerous physiological cues tell us we are  hungry‚ such as an empty or growling stomach‚  a decrease  in blood glucose levels‚ and  alterations in circulating hormones (e.g.‚  increased glucagon and ghrelin and decreased 

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    Physiological factors affect the body’s need and desire for food. If the body is to remain healthy and function correctly it must have adequate amounts of food containing the essential nutrients. The impact of physiological of food selection and habits amongst individual falls into 3 main categories; Hunger‚ appetite and nutritional requirement. Hunger may be defined as that feeling of emptiness‚ weakness or pain caused by a lack of food. It becomes more intense as time passes‚ until we are able

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    Physiological Factors P6: Describe the effects of physiological factors on sports training and performance In all‚ there are 4 physiological factors that may affect someone’s sports performance; Motivation‚ arousal‚ anxiety‚ personality and concentration. Motivation- Motivation is the foundation all athletic effort and accomplishment. Without your desire and determination to improve your sports performances‚ all of the other mental factors‚ confidence‚ intensity‚ focus‚ and emotions‚ are meaningless

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    Physiological

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    Programme  Edexcel BTEC Levels 4 and 5 Higher Nationals in Health and Social Care    Unit Title: Physiological Principles for Health and Social Care   Unit : 12  Date Issued:  20 January 2014  Student Name    St Patrick Student ID No.:        Date of final Submission:   TBA    Edexcel Registration No.:       Unit Leader:  Mr. Mihir Parker   Internal Verifier Name:  Mr Hasa Ram                                                                                                   

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    Physiological Needs

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    PHYSIOLOGICAL DRIVES OR MOTIVES 1. Hunger -is a powerful physiological motive. This happen when the blood level of glucose or sugar falls below a certain point. The body need to restore it making the stomach hungry for food. 2. Thirst -happens when the level of water inside the body decreases. The mouth and the throat tissues become dry and the nerve endings in the tissues are stimulated. 3. Oxygen Need -is more powerful than hunger and thirst drive for no one can ever live without

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    The Physiological Needs

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    The physiological needs include the needs we have for oxygen‚ water‚ protein‚ salt‚ sugar‚ calcium‚ and other minerals and vitamins. I need oxygen in order to breathe and live. Just like I need water every day to wash clothes‚ dishes‚ take a shower and drink. Thirst is a stronger need than hunger. You can go weeks without food but only a couple of days without water. They also include the need to maintain a pH balance and temperature of 98.6.  Also‚ there are the needs to be active‚ to rest‚ to

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    physiological disorders

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    summer work: One of the units that you will be studying in Y12 is ‘Physiological Disorders’ (unit 14). Summer work Assignment Physiological disorders‚ their nature‚ signs and symptoms The purpose of this assignment is to: Understand the nature of physiological disorders. Scenario: You have been asked by North Middlesex Hospital to create two information leaflets explaining the nature of two named physiological disorders and their signs and symptoms. The most successful way to

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    Physiological Changes

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    Physiological changes essay Many changes happen to an older person’s body as they age. Internal and external changes bring about fresh challenges to staying healthy. The physiological changes include gastrointestinal changes‚ muscular and skeletal system changes‚ as well as changes in organs. Along with these issues‚ senses begin to diminish. Everyday tasks become increasingly more difficult. Simply moving around during daily routines becomes difficult with age. These changes can cause secondary

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    Physiological Disorder

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    Unit 14 Physiological disorders Task1 P1 and P2 Physiological Disorder | Panic Disorder | Bipolar Disorder | Cause of Disorder | The causes of panic attacks and panic disorder are not so easy to understand.Normally the tendency to have panic attacks runs in families.This is always connected to the one of the major event of a person in his life graduating from college and entering the workplace‚ getting married‚ and having a baby. Severe stress‚ such as the death of a loved one‚ divorce‚ or job

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    Physiological Psychology

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    PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY Physiological psychology focuses on the relationship between our biological makeup and our behaviour and experiences.   This area of psychology can be very convincing.  For example we do know that the structure of our nervous system (including our brains) and the action of chemicals can have an effect on our behaviour.   Some physiological psychologists take a reductionist argument to answer the above question.  That is‚ they argue that behaviour and experiences can

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