lives. Fear is one such emotion that is pre-programmed into all animals and people as an instinctual response to potential danger. As for what is fear biologically speaking‚ when a person experiences fear‚ certain areas in their brain such as the Amygdala and the hypothalamus are immediately activated and appear to control the first physical response to fear. Chemicals such as adrenaline and the stress hormone Cortisol are released into the blood stream causing certain physical reactions such as:
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1. CNS stimulants increase the neurotransmitter: a. GABA b. Glutamate c. Serotonin d. None of the above 2. How are xanthines different from other CNS stimulants? a. They are stronger than other CNS stimulants b. They have different peripheral effects c. Unlike other CNS stimulants‚ they release catecholamines indirectly d. All of the above 3. ____________ is a member of xanthine family that is used in therapy for respiratory diseases such as Asthma. a. Theophylline b. Caffeine c.
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Jacqueline Lantau Pysch 2301 Webster Sec. 405 Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder‚ or what doctors call PTSD‚ is a serious mental illness becoming increasingly serious in our community. PTSD is a mental disorder that develops after a person encounters extreme physical harm or close to damaging harm. Another cause of PTSD is men being deployed into war and experiencing extreme trauma that many Americans go a whole lifetime with out seeing. Post- traumatic stress disorder can be treated but even though
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Application Paper Why Good Girls like Bad Boys? Just about every woman at some point in her dating life will fall for a bad boy. For example there’s Edward and Bella from the Twilight Series and there’s Uncle Jesse from Full House. A bad boy is a thug‚ a roughneck and a rebel without a cause or he could be the nice guy next door who’s smooth as silk‚ but deep down inside he’s a cold hearted person. Bad boys are the type of guys your mom warns you about but because they’ve got thug appeal your
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Our senses enable us to make sense of the world around us; they make our environment enjoyable by stimulating our desire to eat giving the body the vital nutrients it needs. They can also alert us to a fire before we see the flames‚ detect dangerous fumes and smell and taste rotten foods. Out of the five senses‚ it seems like taste is one of the simplest. There are no cones; rods or lenses‚ there are no tympanic membranes or miniscule bones. Our sense of smell in responsible for about 80% of
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Schizophrenia is a complex brain disorder. Like many other illnesses‚ schizophrenia is believed to result from a combination of environmental and genetic factors. All the tools of modern science are being used to search for the causes of this disorder. The term schizophrenia is Greek in origin‚ and in the Greek meant "split mind." This is not an accurate medical term. In Western culture‚ some people have come to believe that schizophrenia refers to a split-personality disorder. These are two very
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food intake by up to 30% by circulating in the bloodstream at the hypothalamus‚ an area of the brain crucial in the control of appetite. Recently ghrelin has also been shown to act on regions of the brain involved in reward processing such as the amygdala. Ghrelin also stimulates the release of growth hormone from the pituitary gland‚ which‚ unlike ghrelin itself‚ breaks down fat tissue
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An adolescent is not allowed to drink‚ smoke‚ get married‚ or sign legal contracts because they aren’t capable of making mature decisions. The Brains of adolescents aren’t fully developed until the age of 25. Teenagers also like to do pointless challenges and last of all teens don’t think of the consequences their actions might have. In many poor communities‚ they’re born into households where they commit crimes. Teenagers are like a sponge they absorb everything they see and if they see someone
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THE HUMAN NERVOUS SYSTEM OVERVIEW 1. The human nervous system a. Central Nervous System (CNS) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ b. Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Brain Structures and their Function ________________________________________
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Serial Killers Jeffrey Dahmer‚ John Wayne Gacy‚ Mark Alien Smith‚ Richard Chase‚ and Ted Bundy-the list goes on and on. These five men alone have been responsible for at least ninety deaths‚ and many suspect that their victims may total twice that number. They are serial killers‚ the most feared and hated of criminals. What deep‚ hidden secret makes them lust for blood? What can possibly motivate a person to kill over and over again with no guilt‚ no remorse‚ and no hint of human compassion? What
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