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    Physiological Methods

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    Quiz #2 Answers You have an exam at 8 A.M. and it is now 8 P.M. the night before. You have studied well. The best thing to do now is 4. Sleep all night Xavier was given a list of words as part of a memory test that included: dog‚ pail‚ and hate. Later‚ he recalled these words as: "log‚ whale‚ and late." Xavier’s errors in recall suggest that he had encoded the original word list Phonemically Karina is given a list of words to memorize‚ and she forms a mental image of each word on the

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    Genetic explanations for the Initiation of addictions Heritability of addictions such as alcoholism and gambling can be studied through family and twin studies. The presumptions of twin and family studies are that if family members share similar behaviours‚ then the degree to which the behaviours are caused by genetic factors can be examined. There are two types of twins‚ identical and non-identical. Identical twins are monozygotic (MZ) as they came from the same egg‚ and therefore share an identical

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    The Physiological Evolution of the Camel Habib Hogue SCI/230 Shannon Kam July 12‚ 2013 The Physiological Evolution of the Camel The camel is an excellent example of how animals can physiologically adapt to their environment. Camels are generally found in African and Asian countries‚ where the climate is often hot and dry. In order to survive‚ the camel has adapted beautifully to its surrounding environment. The large hump(s) on located on the camel’s back‚ contrary to popular belief

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    that their health is suffering due to their addiction to exercising and is in need of medical attention‚ right? Well this battle‚ as well as others‚ is one that many individuals are faced with in their day to day lives and without seeking medical attention their addiction will continue to thrive. Addiction is a disease that should be medically treated not a habit that is chastised due to personal choices.

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    Physiological Profile Assignment This report establishes the use of the CSEP-PATH to assess the physiological profile of myself to prescribe hypothetical goals based on my results during the testing period. This paper includes a discussion of a description of each test completed and what it is designed to measure‚ the reasons for performing these types of evaluations‚ and the justification of three hypothetical training goals based on my results found in Table 1 with calculations from Appendix A

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    Addiction Addiction   Abstract Addiction knows no prejudice; it does not care what race‚ religion‚ sex or orientation. You can be addicted to drugs‚ gambling‚ x-box‚ shopping and eating. Addiction is an illness that requires‚ for most‚ professional help and that once you are an addict you are always an addict.   Addiction is everywhere‚ from celebrity tabloids‚ to television‚ and possibly to a family member or close friend. There is alcoholism‚ drug abuse‚ and gambling

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    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. People who abuse 

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    Addiction The Tabers medical dictionary defines drug addiction as a compulsive and maladaptive dependence on a drug that produces adverse psychological‚ physical‚ economic‚ social‚ or legal ramifications(5). In the U.S.‚ the abuse or misuse of prescription drugs has been identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as a growing problem. In 2007‚ for example‚ the CDC reported that more than 27‚500 Americans died of drug overdose‚ an increase of more than 100% in the preceding

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    James Edwards 03/04/1985 CU2698 Undertake Physiological Measurements 1. 1.1 2. Physiological state in defined as “the condition or state of the body or bodily functions”. This can be measured when we perform our observations. By measuring a patient’s respiratory rate‚ oxygen saturations‚ peak flow (in asthma patients)‚ pulse rate‚ systolic and diastolic blood pressure‚ core temperature‚ blood sugar‚ pupil reaction and Glasgow coma scale. All these combined measurement can give us an insight

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    view regarding abuse/addiction is superficial and during this time I think it’s merely a wrong decision. But as I grew and exposed to this through peers‚ school and church teachings I saw that there are a lot of factors to consider why an individual resort to drug and/or alcohol abuse/addiction. Emotional factors: I learned this in-depth during my college life (a couple of years ago) when I was introduced to Maslow’s pyramid of human needs. There is a high risk for addiction for people who have

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