Roya Jamshidi Dr. Countryman PSY 101 March 7th‚ 2012 Psychological Journal #1: Sensory Adaptation Sensation is described as the stimulus of the receptors that our brain receives whenever we utilize any of our five senses such as hearing‚ seeing‚ smelling‚ tasting‚ or touching. Sensation travels through a process called transduction‚ which converts‚ by sensors in the body‚ of psychical signals from the environment into neural signals sent to the central nervous system (S & G‚ 2011‚ pg. 94)
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There are two ways of managing stress; either psychologically or biologically. One of the psychological methods is Stress Inoculation Therapy (SIT)‚ which is a form of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Meichenbaum developed SIT in 1985 to allow a person to cope with stress before the problem actually arises. SIT helps people inoculate themselves against stress and turn their negative thoughts into positives using inoculation. There are 3 steps to inoculation: 1. Conceptualisation phase – The therapist
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The affect of psychological stress on the heart rate. Introduction: The human body is incredible machinery that can adjust to stressful situations and react in a “fight-or flight” manner by temporarily shutting off nonessential‚ at the moment‚ immune and digestive systems. When the body is ready for a challenge‚ heart rate increases‚ blood pressure rises and glucose production intensifies to supply large amounts of energy. These metabolic changes are caused by release of stress hormones (catecholamine
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QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT | Adaptations | A comparison of the salt water crocodile and fresh water crocodile | | | 2/27/2012 | | Figure 1 – Saltwater Crocodile Figure 2 – Freshwater Crocodile Subject: SCX101B School: Name: Completed: 12/03/12 I declare that the work submitted is my own with no part written/produced for me by any other person. I have acknowledged the people who have provided assistance and the materials referred to in developing my ideas have been acknowledged
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When two men experience the same traumatic event‚ it is probable that only one of those two will face post-traumatic stress disorder. Why is that? There is many factors that could influenced that‚ those include background and previous experience5. “Davidson et al. (2007) and Breslau et al. (1998) estimate that PTSD affects 15-24 per cent of individuals who are exposed to traumatic events. (…) PTSD is complicated by the fact that it frequently occurs in conjunction with related disorders such as depression
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Animal Adaptations -- Vocabulary Adaptation A body part‚ body covering‚ or behavior that helps an animal survive in its environment. Behavior The actions of an animal. Camouflage A color or shape in an animal’s body covering that helps it blend into its environment. Environment Everything that surrounds and affects a living thing. The environment includes non-living things‚ such as water and air‚ as well as other living things. Habitat The place where an animal lives. The physical characteristics
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Copyright © 2013 Edmentum - All rights reserved. Adaptations 1. If you were to genetically engineer soybeans‚ which change would be most useful for farmers bothered by leafmunching bugs? A. physiological‚ faster plant growth B. physiological‚ addition of a bitter taste to the plant ’s leaves C. structural‚ increased leaf cuticle thickness D. structural‚ change in leaf color 2. An animal that lives in a desert biome will most likely have adaptations that help the animal to A. insulate its body. B.
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Adaptations Living organisms need a supply of materials from their surroundings and from other living things so they can survive and reproduce successfully. What they need depends on the type of organism: 1) Plants need light‚ carbon dioxide‚ water‚ oxygen and nutrients to produce glucose energy in order to survive.
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Biological methods of stress management try to control the body’s response to stress by reducing physiological activity. The most well-known biological method of stress management is drug therapy. One method is using drugs called Benzodiazepines (BZs). These are the most common type of drug to relieve stress and anxiety issues. They work by slowing down the Central Nervous System activity. GABA‚ the hormone responsible for anxiety relief naturally in the human body is enhanced by the BZs. The BZs
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Discuss biological or psychological methods of stress management (12 marks) ‘Stress management’ is defined as any sort of attempt to reduce the negative effects of stress. Management techniques are generally either biological or psychological approaches to dealing with the stress. Psychological methods of stress management try to control the body’s response to stress by altering the way we think about the stressor. These methods include Stress Inoculation Training and Hardiness training. However
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