Luke Lyon 4/5/13 Biology Research Tay-Sachs disease is a rare inherited disorder that destroys nerve cells in the brain and in the spinal chord. The most common form of this disease actually becomes apparent in infancy. Affected infants lose motor skills such as crawling and sitting. Sadly‚ children with this severe form of Tay-Sachs usually live only into early childhood. Tay-Sachs disease is very rare in the general population. The genetic mutations that cause
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Tristan Lampkin 4th Period 1/23/15 Physiological Change What is a drug addiction? Why don’t people just simply quit doing drugs? Well here is a news flash‚ an addiction to drugs is a disease! Why is it when someone is diagnosed with cancer other people are concerned and feel horrible‚ however‚ when someone is diagnosed with an addiction to drugs they are faced with ridicule‚ and alienation? It seems that it may be this way since cancer has been researched for many years while drug addiction has not
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Physiological Effects of Ventolin Ventolin is a brand name of the drug albuterol sulfate HFA‚ and its generic name is adrenergic bronchodilator. It is mostly taken as an inhalator‚ but can also be taken as tablets or syrup. It treats the symptoms of bronchospasms. Bronchospasm is an abnormal contraction of the smooth muscle of the bronchi‚ narrowing and obstructing the respiratory airway‚ resulting in coughs‚ wheezing or difficulty in breathing. The chief cause of this condition is asthma
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Diana Beharry PSY350: Physiological Psychology Alzheimer’s Disease Professor Candice Ward March 20‚ 2011 Introduction In 1901‚ a fifty one year old woman named Frau Auguste D. was admitted to a psychiatric hospital in Frankfurt‚ Germany. She had an unusual bunch of symptoms. While she had no history of prior psychiatric illness‚ her husband had noticed that Frau D. was becoming increasing paranoid‚ hallucinatory‚ agitated‚ disoriented‚ and having increasing difficulties with language functions
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Psychological and Physiological effects of stress Throughout a lifetime one may experience thousands of different episodes of stress. The level of stress could vary; from very intense to minimal. Irreguardless of the level‚ stress has an effect on a person’s physical and emotional well- being. Reactions to stress effects us as well as people with whom we live‚ work‚ and encounter on a daily basis. The narrative will address the psychological and physiological effects that arise from
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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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Fear is an emotion that is extremely common among every species‚ but does it affect the body and not just the brain? How does one person react to the rush of chemicals in the brain all stemmed from being afraid? Fear is often linked to “stress” and “stress” is often linked to many medical conditions. Being afraid can cause large adrenaline rushes that cause strange side affects. Fear goes under many names‚ anxiety‚ panic‚ and horror all different branches from fear. Fear can also effect different
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"When a person glimpses the face of a famous actor‚ sniffs a favourite food or hears the voice of a friend‚ recognition is instant. Within a fraction of a second after the eyes‚ nose‚ ears‚ tongue or skin is stimulated‚ one knows the object is familiar and whether it is desirable or dangerous. How does such recognition‚ which psychologists call preattentive perception‚ happen so accurately and quickly‚ even when the stimuli are complex and the context in which they arise varies? Much is known about
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Schizophrenia PSY 350: Physiological Psychology Instructor: Danielle Carr March 18‚ 2014 Schizophrenia The human body is made of different organs that collaborate to control the normal functioning of the brain. If this region organ is‚ affected poor functioning of the body can be experienced since the brain controls all other organs. Disorders of the brain may develop due to physical injuries to the head‚ accidents‚ hereditary or due to some harmful environmental conditions
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The Dangers of Physiological Diagnosis Author: Ljupco Duzlevski Student Number: 500457454 In the new field of psychiatry there are conflicting beliefs when it comes to diagnosis of a mental illness. In its infancy‚ in the nineteen-sixties‚ diagnosis was made difficult based on the different criteria used by each professional. (Spiegel‚ 2005) This changed with the invention of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)‚ which gave all doctors a checklist of criteria
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