Biological explanations for anorexia nervosa Biological explanations for anorexia nervosa include neural explanations and evolutionary explanations. 1st BIOLOGICAL EXPLANATION - Neurotransmitters -Serotonin Disturbances in the levels of the neurotransmitter serotonin appear to be a characteristic of individuals with eating disorders. Kaye 2005 found a reduction in the levels of the serotonin metabolite 5-HIAA in people with eating disorders. This suggests that brain serotonin pathways are underactive
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Personality Theory Abstract In the past few weeks we have explored human personality development as theorized by some of the world’s most recognized‚ respected and celebrated psychologists in the field of psychoanalysis. People exists in a culture dependant on social interactions whether it be in their immediate family structure or outside in a community basis‚ individual personality
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it is habitual for me to have a tank top and shorts on over my suit or a towel wrapped because I feel more comfortable doing so. B) Theory: Psychodynamic Theory C) Theory defined: The Psychodynamic Theory suggests mental or emotional behaviors that are acted upon within the unconscious level‚ developing from early childhood experiences. D) How this theory explains the behavior: As a child growing up‚ I was always overweight for my age. I was continually battling sadness and depression because I
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Outline and evaluate biological explanations for aggression (24) The biological explanation for aggression states that aggression is innate behavior in people and the environment around them does not cause it. Neurotransmitters in the brain‚ chemicals that allow impulses to be transmitted from one area to another‚ can be used to explain why some people are aggressive. There is evidence to suggest that the neurotransmitters serotonin and dopamine are linked to aggression‚ low levels of serotonin
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Jessica Esau PSY325: Statistics for Behavioral and Social Sciences Basic Psychology Theories Craig Derror 3/22/09 In this paper I am going to discuss the basic fundamentals when it comes to psychology and some other known essential key points. The five main categories of theories are Neuroscience‚ Psychodynamic‚ Behavioral‚ Cognitive‚ and Humanistic. Each category contains a very large history scaling all the way back to when Hippocrates or Aristotle roamed the earth. Once the category has
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The SOCIAL ASPECTS of Personality Our Body Language * It helps to convey message to other people. * It should be carefully managed so as not to offend guests and avoid complaints‚ which may turn to a DISASTER. * Human interaction consists of a variation between 70% percent non-verbal & 30% verbal communication. * Consists of body posture‚ gestures‚ facial expressions and eye movements. On Greeting * HANDSHAKE -the most familiar form of greeting in the world. * Direct
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Biological explanation of phobias Genetic factors One biological explanation for the cause of phobic disorders suggests that we can relate it back to our genetics. This theory values the ‘nature’ side in the nature vs nurture debate. This theory uses twin studies to try and separate genetic factors from environmental factors in order to draw a causal conclusion between genetics and phobias. If a closer concordance rate was found between MZ and DZ twins we could suggest a genetic inheritance
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Personality Theory Paper – Psychodynamic Alisa M. Davis Psych/504 Personality Theories March 16‚ 2011 Instructor Gloria So-Lloyd Personality Theory Paper – Psychodynamic Within the study of psychology‚ there are many different personality theories. This paper will discuss psychodynamics and where Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung stand on this theory. This paper will provide key figures and concepts of personality formation; explain disorder of personality‚ validity‚ comprehensiveness
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Humanistic Theory vs. Social-Cognitive Theory Rebecca Chaplin 8/9/2009 In this paper‚ I am going to compare and contrast the two personality theories humanistic and social-cognitive. These two theories are not generally paired up when comparing and contrasting personality theories because they are very different. I am going to compare and contrast these two because I find them the most interesting of all the personality theories. Let us start with the definitions of humanistic and
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Chapter 10: Humanistic Theory King of the Mountain Perhaps the most well known contribution to humanistic psychology was introduced by Abraham Maslow. Maslow originally studied psychology because of his intrigue with behavioral theory and the writings of John B. Watson. Maslow grew up Jewish in a non-Jewish neighborhood. He spent much of his childhood alone and reported that books were often his best friends. Despite this somewhat lonely childhood‚ he maintained his belief in the goodness
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