PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY Physiological psychology focuses on the relationship between our biological makeup and our behaviour and experiences. This area of psychology can be very convincing. For example we do know that the structure of our nervous system (including our brains) and the action of chemicals can have an effect on our behaviour. Some physiological psychologists take a reductionist argument to answer the above question. That is‚ they argue that behaviour and experiences can
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Unit 14 Physiological disorders Task1 P1 and P2 Physiological Disorder | Panic Disorder | Bipolar Disorder | Cause of Disorder | The causes of panic attacks and panic disorder are not so easy to understand.Normally the tendency to have panic attacks runs in families.This is always connected to the one of the major event of a person in his life graduating from college and entering the workplace‚ getting married‚ and having a baby. Severe stress‚ such as the death of a loved one‚ divorce‚ or job
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RUNNING HEAD: ACTIVITY THEORY Activity Theory of Aging Long Island University-C.W. Post Campus Jennifer L. Bifulco Throughout this semester we have come across many psychological and social theories. From Vaillant’s aging well‚ to Erikson’s life stages‚ to Leont’ev’s activity theory‚ there is a lot to learn and to understand. For the purpose of this paper‚ I am going to focus on the Activity Theory of aging. After some thorough research on this topic I was able to come up with some great
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Physiological measurements Body Temperature: This is the body ability of the body to generate and get rid of heat. It is measured via the mouth‚ ear‚ forehead and armpit. The hypothalamus in the brain regulates body temperature. Body temperature is maintained by constant burning of fuel in cells. It burns carbohydrates and fat. This constant burning of fuel is a chemical reaction of carbohydrates/fat with oxygen. This will be converted to CO2‚ water and heat and it is due to that heat the body
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The physiological needs include the needs we have for oxygen‚ water‚ protein‚ salt‚ sugar‚ calcium‚ and other minerals and vitamins. I need oxygen in order to breathe and live. Just like I need water every day to wash clothes‚ dishes‚ take a shower and drink. Thirst is a stronger need than hunger. You can go weeks without food but only a couple of days without water. They also include the need to maintain a pH balance and temperature of 98.6. Also‚ there are the needs to be active‚ to rest‚ to
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PHYSIOLOGICAL DRIVES OR MOTIVES 1. Hunger -is a powerful physiological motive. This happen when the blood level of glucose or sugar falls below a certain point. The body need to restore it making the stomach hungry for food. 2. Thirst -happens when the level of water inside the body decreases. The mouth and the throat tissues become dry and the nerve endings in the tissues are stimulated. 3. Oxygen Need -is more powerful than hunger and thirst drive for no one can ever live without
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Physiological disorders: In this assignment I am going to describe two physiological disorder in details‚ the details that I am going to go into is what the disorder is‚ signs and symptoms‚ cause of the disorder‚ physiological changes as a result of treatment and the factors influencing the development of the disorder‚ explain the signs and symptoms related to two named physiological disorders‚ describe the investigations that care carried out to enable the diagnosis of these physiological disorders
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1SCENARIO 1 (500 words) A patient who is waiting to be seen in a clinic is feeling stressed. In relation to physiological stress‚ explain why their heart rate is increasing. PLEASE TYPE YOUR ANSWER BELOW: Any destruction or disturbance into a person’s mental and physical wellbeing is referred as stress. Stress can be considered as stimulus wherein a person reacts in a different way (Niven‚ N. 1994). In stressful circumstances‚ The body react if there are build ups in the production of hormones
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COGNITIVE AND PERCEPTUAL FACTORS IN AGING AND DRIVING PERFORMANCE* Edward J. Rinalducci‚ Mustapha Mouloua‚ and Janan Smither Department of Psychology University of Central Florida Final Technical Report No. VPL-03-01 Visual Performance Laboratory Department Of Psychology University of Central Florida Orlando‚ Fl. 32816-1390 Technical Report submitted to the Florida Department of Transportation‚ Tallahassee under grant number 16-21-713 to the University of Central Florida and CATSS:
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been different theories that explain the classic theories of adulthood development to the most recent theories of adulthood development. Finding a good article to learn about social development in adulthood‚ which is credible‚ can be hard unless you use a library that would have this information. The article that I am writing about has made it easier to understand adulthood social development and the issues that occur. The article that I am going to write about is Adulthood and Aging: Social Processes
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