One biological explanation for unipolar depression is the monoamine hypothesis. The monoamines are a group of neurotransmitters which include serotonin‚ noradrenaline and dopamine. You will recognise the latter‚ dopamine‚ from the biological offering of an explanation for schizophrenia. The monoamines are believed to regulate mood. One of the functions of serotonin is to regulate the other neurotransmitters. Without the regulation provided by serotonin‚ erratic brain functioning and thinking patterns
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One psychological explanation of anorexia nervosa is the behavioural approach. This approach explains that anorexia nervosa(AN) is learnt through both classical and operant conditioning as well as social learning theory. Classical conditioning is involved with making an association with eating and anxiety. Therefore anorexics seek to lose weight/not eat to reduce their anxiety. Once this association has been made operant conditioning starts playing its part through negative and positive reinforcement
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UNIVERSITY BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY A Book Critique of The Advancement: Keeping the Faith in an Evolutionary Age Submitted to Dr. C. Fred Smith‚ in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the completion of the course APOL 500 – B01 Introduction to Apologetics Introduction In L. Russ Bush’s Christian apologetic work‚ The Advancement: Keeping the Faith in an Evolutionary Age‚ he details the development and apparent fallacy associated with the modern naturalist worldview
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1-14-13 Block: 3 I. Comparing DNA Sequences to Understand Evolutionary Relationships with BLAST: III. INTRODUCTION: NULL HYPOTHEISIS: Mental disorders are not present in animals. HYPOTHESIS: As much as life has evolved‚ the relationship between animals and humans has remained very close to each other. If animals are‚ evolutionally‚ and genetically similar to humans; can they develop the same diseases we have today? Humans today have mental disorders left and right: OCD(obsessive compulsive
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“treated” for it‚ they may not have had the opportunity to make the powerful contributions they gave to modern society. The following is an excerpt from the essay “Shyness: Evolutionary Tactic” that describes the experiment Professor Wilson conducted. “In an illustrative experiment‚ David Sloan Wilson‚ a Binghamton evolutionary biologist‚ dropped metal traps into a pond of pumpkin seed sunfish. The ‘rover’ fish couldn’t help but investigate — and were immediately caught. But the ‘sitter’ fish stayed
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Outline and evaluate biological explanations of obesity Various explanations can be provided for the reasons of obesity‚ from biological explanations‚ to neurological and evolutionary theories. Even socio-economic reasons could give insight into why some people have a higher likeliness of obesity Evolutionarily‚ the thrifty gene hypothesis provides insight as to why many suffer from obesity‚ as it suggests that our current genes are no longer suited to our new environment. Modern day society is
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Discuss issues of reliability and validity associated with the classification and diagnosis of phobic disorders (24 marks) The biological explanation for the acquisition of phobic disorders establishes that phobias are caused by genetics‚ innate influences and the principles of biochemistry. This theory recognizes that an oversensitive fear response may be inherited‚ causing abnormal levels of anxiety. This is illustrated in the basis of inheritance‚ particularly the adrenergic theory that convicts
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Outline and assess Marxist theories of crime and deviance. (50 marks) Marxists argue that the nature and organisation of capitalism‚ creates the potential for criminal behaviour. Gordon states that capitalism is characterised by class inequalities in the distribution of‚ for example‚ wealth and income‚ poverty‚ unemployment and homelessness. Gordon argues that the ideology of capitalism encourages criminal behaviour in all social classes. The term ‘crime’ means behaviour that breaks the law. For
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Television Violence on Childhood Aggression Abstract There is a great deal of speculation on the effect television plays in childhood aggression. Two contrasting views regarding this issue are violent television increases aggressive behavior and violent television does not increase aggressive behavior. Later research demonstrates there may be other intervening variables causing aggression. These include IQ‚ social class‚ parental punishment‚ parental aggression‚ hereditary‚ environmental‚ and
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Huffman Trucking ERD Explanation Alvin Calahan‚ Adam Morgan University of Phoenix Database Concepts DBM/380 Michael James November 19‚ 2011 Huffman Trucking ERD Explanation Huffman Trucking‚ founded in 1936 with a single tractor trailer has grown tremendously over the years. Huffman Trucking now has 800 road trailers‚ 2100 45 ft. trailers‚ 260 roll-on and roll-off units‚ 925 drivers‚ and 425 support personnel. With facilities in Cleveland‚ OH‚ Los Angeles‚ CA‚ St. Louis‚ MO‚ and Bayonne
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