Case Study Analysis Psy/322 March 11‚ 2011 Japan to Apple’s iPhone The Apple iPhone did not make as big of a splash in Japan as Apple’s had hoped it would. The projection to sell a million iPhones in Japan unraveled and sales were very low. People of Japan were already aware of cell phones with a 3G network‚ which the faster network had been around for several years‚ much longer than the United States. A few problems that Japan had with the Apple iPhone were the touch screens‚ the iPhone were
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PSY 460 Summary#3- Visual Imagery The research study measured whether music therapy along side with visual imagery would decrease chemotherapy-induced anxiety and nausea-vomiting in patients going through chemotherapy. Researchers Karagozoglu‚ Tekayasar and Yilmaz (2013) sampled forty participants in the study‚ participants were provided with a document where they dispelled personal information‚ the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory‚ a visual scale and a form to evaluation for nausea
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Psy/480 Week 5 portion 1: Prescription Privileges Some of the current changes that can be seen in regards to prescription privileges include changes in the ways that physicians and mental health professionals are able to prescribe medications to their patients. According to Brenda Smith of the APA (2012)‚ currently patients receive their medications for psychological conditions by a physician usually without having been evaluated by a mental health practitioner according to the CDC. The trend
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Abnormal Psychology Janelle Gunnels Psy/410 November 7‚ 2013 Stephen Hoyer Abnormal Psychology Even though abnormal psychology is a highly controversial aspect of psychology‚ often challenges define and classify normal and abnormal behavior. Abnormal psychology has evolved into a scientific discipline and several theories have advanced our comprehension of psychology through theoretical models. Abnormal psychology is defined as a branch of psychology that correlates
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Phobias and Addictions May 27‚ 2013 PSY/300 Phobias and Addictions Millions of Americans suffer from phobias and addictions. Classical conditioning and Operant conditioning are psychological processes in which a person learns. Webster defines a phobia is an irrational fear towards a situation‚ object or thing‚ which in turn becomes a strong desire to prevent or avoid it. Common phobias include claustrophobia a fear of tight and closed in spaces‚ necrophobia is a fear of dead things in general
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Motivation Concepts Evelyn Rivera Melendez University of Phoenix Human Motivation PSY-320 Professor: Jessica McHale Salvaega May 15‚ 2013 When it comes to getting results‚ it takes motivation to do so. Motivation makes things happen. Motivation is the force that initiates‚ guides and maintains goal-oriented bahaviors. It is what causes us to take action wheter to grab a snack to reduce hunger or enroll in college to earn a degree. The forces
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Depression PSY 270 9/27/09 Unipolar and bipolar disorders are both mood disorders that feature depression; however‚ there is a significant difference between the two. Unipolar disorder is basically an episode of depression that lasts for at least two weeks. Its symptoms include a depressed mood and noticeable loss of interest in activities one used to enjoy. The person may feel empty or sad‚ dejected‚ agitated‚ anxious‚ tearful‚ angry‚ or humiliated. These feelings last for long periods of
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Portfolio Presentation Megan Libey PSY 490 Dr. Dennis Plunkett Introduction This presentation will go over the various theories that many humans are taught. The theories in the presentation have contributed to the field of psychology over many years‚ and new ideas‚ data and collection over materials will make the theories continue to grow with new knowledge that will be learned. The presentation will also touch base on what was important to my learning and how I utilized these in everyday
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Final project: Case study 2 Axia College University of Phoenix Psy 210 Case Study #2 Michael is a 40-year-old airline pilot who has recently begun to experience chest pains. The chest pains began when Michael signed his final divorce papers‚ ending his 15-year marriage. He
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Midterm Essay ExaminationMidterm Essay Examination1.Describe the basic functioning of a neuron beginning with receiving signals from other neurons or sense organs and ending with the transmission of a signal to another neuron. Explain how a pattern of neuron firing is related to behavior. Neurons are information- processing units in the central nervous system that receive and transmit information. It is made up of an axon‚ dendrites and a cell body. The nucleus and cytoplasm are contained in the
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