Fundamental Principles of Environmental Protection Sustainable Development The concept of sustainable use of earth’s resource is an ancient one. Without the principles of sustainability as a way of life‚ humans would not have survived in the 20th century. The principle of sustainable development received impetus with the adoption of Stockholm Declaration in 1972‚ World Conservation Strategy prepared in 1980 by the World Conservation Union (IUCN) with the advice and assistance of the United Nations
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learning has been studied from the cognitive perspective and the sociocultural perspective. Learning‚ in its broadest sense‚ involves a process of change in behaviour‚ knowledge or any other type of understanding as a result of experience. While both the cognitive and sociocultural perspectives address the means by which the human organism makes sense of its world‚ the conclusions they reach as to how this is achieved bear little resemblance. Proponents of the cognitive approach‚ such as Burner‚ delineate
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Knowing the possibility of being predisposed to the same psychological disorder‚ numerous people would have a hard time coping with this impediment—furthering the apprehension they face. Genetics plays a large role in the development and maintenance of anxiety disorders. Biological influences such as genes‚ neurotransmitter functioning and predisposition contribute exponentially to the development and maintenance of anxiety disorders. These biological dynamics influence when and how anxiety disorders emerge
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Cognitive Functioning in Older Adults PSY317: Cognitive Functioning in the Elderly Ragota Berger June 25th‚ 2012 Cognitive Functioning In Older Adults Not only is the country’s population growing‚ it is aging as well. Older adults are the fastest growing population on the charts right now. There is no point and time when a person overnight just becomes “old.” Obviously everyone knows we simply just age; it comes with getting older. This thing called “aging” happens to everyone at a different
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crime is explained by reference to forces and factors outside the decision making ability of the individual – a reason why often the classical and positivist theories are seen as being directly opposing. Biological positivism became popularised through the work of Cesare Lombroso‚ who attempted to explain criminal and deviant behaviour by differentiating different types of human individuals‚ and then to categorise them‚ based on their racial and biological differences‚ in the attempt to establish a
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outward expression or behavior. There are three basic components of emotion which are physical: arousal of the nervous system while we are not consciously aware of it‚ Cognitive: interpretation of a stimulus or felling‚ and behavioral: the fact that people cry when they are sad and smile when they are happy. The first cognitive theory of emotion was proposed by James Lange and it is called the somatic theory. This theory states that the body informs the mind of emotions. There is a distinctive
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Sociocultural The article I read was called “Rich Children and Poor Children are living in different world. What can we do about it?” by Neil O’Brien. The article is about the different life styles of children who grow up in a rich and wealthier family rather than a lower class family. The differences are abundant and it is setting kids up who come from the lower class families up for failure. The children that grow up in the wealthier family are around success their entire lives so based on the
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What is Motivation? What is Motivation? According to the text‚ motivation is defined in three components; Biological‚ Learned‚ and Cognitive. Also‚ motivation is a set of influences that activate‚ direct and maintain behavior‚ commonly toward a certain goal. Motivation is the drive that makes us do things: this is a result of our individual needs being satisfied so that we have the inspiration to complete the mission. These desires vary from person to person as everybody has their needs to motivate
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Psychological Development in Young Adults Introduction In order to be a great teacher‚ one must first understand the psychological differences between the students that they teach. Teachers must revolve their lessons and classroom structures around the mental frameworks that reside in their students’ minds. From the knowledge of their learner’s psychological make-up‚ the teachers can then effectively guide and improve their students’ skills and education. All developmental characteristics
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Psychological Factors in Health By Samantha Weitzell Axia College of the University of Phoenix Contracting an illness rather it be the flu‚ a cold‚ or even heart disease can have many factors‚ some including genetic and lifestyle. Most of us only look at genetic factors when it comes to our health. If our grandmother had cancer then we will probably contract it as well. This is not entirely true‚ studies show that behavior‚ culture‚ environmental and stress can make a big difference in our
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