Describe and evaluate biological explanations of OCD (10 marks) The biological approach as an explanation of OCD believes that the disorder is caused by a fault in our body‚ either through genes‚ hormones‚ the brain‚ or neurotransmitters‚ therefore suggesting that OCD is caused by our nature‚ rather than our upbringing. This means that since we are born with the body we have‚ if we have OCD‚ it is innate within us. One biological explanation for OCD is the genetic explanation. The genetic
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proclaimed him to be “the preceptor of Barabbas” (Butterfield 1955)‚ I believe that they seek to take Machiavelli out of context‚ and also to purposefully misinterpret his arguments to create emotive appeals to a morality that Machiavelli rejects (Parkinson 1955‚ Lukes 2001‚ Butterfield 1940). To call Machiavelli cynical is to say that he holds an overtly scornful‚ or jaded negativity ; instead Machiavelli holds a view of human nature that‚ while undeniably not optimistic‚ is pragmatic‚ and from
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of Parkinson’s. 18 December 2011:25. Print. Goodchild‚ Sophie. “Surgeons Fight Parkinson’s with Wires Deep in Brain.” Surgeons Fight Parkinson’s with Wires Deep in Brain. 7 August 2009:22. Print. Lozano‚ Andres M. "New Movement in Parkinson ’s." New Movement in Parkinson ’s July 2010: 68-75. Web. 23 Oct. 2012.
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Viktoria Garcia 1st period Deep Brain Stimulation Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) is considered a surgical treatment alternative for patients who are affected by long term complications of Parkinson disease. Parkinson’s disease is a chronic disease of the brain characterized by gradually worsening tremor‚ muscle rigidity and difficulties with starting and stopping movements. The complications of Parkinson’s disease can include those such as trouble with motor functions and losing the ability
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between Jamie Oliver and Michael Parkinson. This interview will take place in the BBC one studio with an live audience Which may suggest that this interview is not planned. The purpose of this interview is to retrieve vital information from Jamie Oliver and entertain the viewers of the show ( including the audience) Jamie oliver is one of the biggest chiefs in great Britain and he is well know for his tv shows focused on cooking. Throughout the show‚ Michael Parkinson will be the interviewer who may
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Michael Parkinson differ‚ they both manage to retrieve elements of the same information from Noel. Both interviews have different outcomes in the depth and tone of the answers and this directly corresponds with the communication styles both interviewers use. Both interviews come in around the 17 minute mark and are disrupted by advert brakes. The adverts brakes seem allow both interviews to return to subject matter that Noel had perhaps not been as forthcoming about beforehand. Parkinson leads
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The following essay will define the terms ‘epigenetics’‚ ‘sensing pathways’ and ‘stress pathways’ and also explain the role they each play in brain development. Epigenetics can be defined as the effect of environmental factors on genes (Palkhivala 2010‚ p. 5). We are all born with a set of genes which act as a blueprint for development. It is the environmental factors that we experience which alter how‚ where‚ when and even if genes are expressed (McCain Mustard & Shanker 2007‚ p. 20). The study
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PARKINSON’S DISEASE NAME: INSTITUTION: Introduction Parkinson ’s disease is a regarded as a common neurodegenerative condition. The etiology of the disease has not completely been understood‚ but the condition has been associated with a confluence of factors. The first is the loss of a number of neurotransmitters‚ most notably dopamine that produces neurons in the pars compacta of the substantia nigra. It has also been linked to the combined effects of environmental exposures and aging
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With the understanding that dopamine in the basal ganglia play a vital role in Parkinson disease and other neurological disorders the program focused on how deep brain stimulation treatments has helped patients especially the patient that was presented in the program‚ Sybil. Unfortunately deep brain stimulation is not a cure and does
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a progressive‚ degenerative neurological disorder which is caused by nerve cell death in the midbrain called the substantia nigra which is responsible for producing neurotransmitters dopamine. The disease is named after the English doctor James Parkinson‚ who published the first detailed description in An Essay on the Shaking Palsy in 1817 after his observation of 6 cases [1-2]. An estimated 7 to 10 million people worldwide are living with PD. Even though a similar cell death is associated with ageing
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