AP Psychology Chapter 7 Key Terms Consciousness- Our awareness of ourselves and our environment Biological rhythms- Periodic physiological fluctuations. Circadian rhythm- The Biological clock; regular bodily rhythms (for example‚ of temperature and wakefulness) that occur on a 24 hour cycle. REM sleep- Rapid eye movement sleep‚ a recurring sleep stage during which vivid dreams commonly occur. Also known as paradoxical sleep‚ because the muscles are relaxed (except for minor twitches) but other
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Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that affects the persons emotions and distorts how a person perceives the world. The person suffering has confused thoughts and has difficulty telling reality from delusion. It can be described by psychological explanations and biological explanations. A biological explanation of schizophrenia is the dopamine hypothesis‚ amounts of low levels of dopamine in the brain causes a loss of balance and co-ordination‚ it has been found in people with ADHD and Parkinson’s
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abuse on…DRUGS So tell me do you know where drugs come from? Didn’t think so! Though to inform you‚ drugs come in three basic forms; raw plant (like cannabis or mushrooms); refined plant (like heroin or cocaine) or synthetic (like ecstasy or amphetamine). Plant-based drugs like heroin and cocaine tend to be produced in the areas where the opium and/or coca leave grow because the plants need special conditions. But cannabis is effectively a weed and can grow anywhere including indoors‚ under
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Schizophrenia During the 1950s‚ mentally disordered people who were harmful to society and themselves could be treated with medications and were able to return safely to their communities. During the 1980s‚ the cost of health care increased more than any other cost in our national economy. As a result‚ strategic planning has been made to reduce costs. "The political decision made to deinstitutionalize chronic mental patients started with the appearance of phenothiazine medications. Dramatically
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Submitted by: Submitted to: Angelo D. Alfaro Mrs. Salome D. Uy Drug A drug is a substance which may have medicinal‚ intoxicating‚ performance enhancing or other effects when taken or put into a human body or the body of another animal and is not considered a food or exclusively a food. What is considered a drug rather than a food varies between cultures‚ and distinctions between drugs and foods and between kinds of drug are enshrined in laws which vary between jurisdictions and
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Outline and evaluate biological explanations for schizophrenia There are many different explanations for schizophrenia and the biological one has a major influence on the explanation. There are two different approaches; genetics and the dopamine hypothesis. The genetic hypothesis argues that sz runs in families and is inherited through genes. According to the genetic hypothesis‚ the more closely related the family member to the schizophrenic‚ the greater their chance of developing the disorder
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people in many different ways for many different reasons. Drug testing has become a standard in pre-employment testing‚ because of the wide variety of drug use in today’s society. Drugs tested for by a possible employer include Cocaine (crack)‚ Amphetamines (crystal)‚ Opiates (codeine‚ morphine‚ heroin)‚ PCP (phencyclidine)‚ and Marijuana. Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry is used to test hair and urine samples of possible drug abusers or job applicants‚ and it is the best method for the testing
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04Townsend(F)-04 8/23/07 6:27 PM Page 65 CHAPTER 4 Substance-Related Disorders ● BACKGROUND ASSESSMENT DATA The substance-related disorders are composed of two groups: the substance-use disorders (dependence and abuse) and the substanceinduced disorders (intoxication and withdrawal). Other substanceinduced disorders (delirium‚ dementia‚ amnesia‚ psychosis‚ mood disorder‚ anxiety disorder‚ sexual dysfunction‚ and sleep disorders) are included in the chapters with which they share
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how it affects the body‚ mind‚ rela tionships and the environment. In Part II‚ interactio ns between governments 3 (e.g.: health/drug strategies)‚ large pharmaceutical companies and organized crime are examined (e.g.: production levels of amphetamines). The role that these entitie s play in activities surrounding the production and sale of crystal methamphetamine—with an emphasis on issues related to First Nations— is articulated. First Nations crystal meth treatment strategies are also
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The Causes and Effects of Schizophrenia In Children Schizophrenia is one of the most severe mental illnesses that affects one to two percent of people worldwide. The disorder more commonly affects people between the ages of 16 and 25‚ though it is very rare schizophrenia can develop at a very young age. Even though the causes of schizophrenia are still unknown‚ perinatal viral infections‚ traumatic events and substance abuse can be some of the leading factors when diagnosing someone with the
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