This is a case of a man living opposite to my friend’s tuition center. He washes his hand after he touches any thing. He feels that everything he touches the dirt on it would make him sick. This is a psychological disorder named as obsessive-compulsive disorder. Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder characterized by intrusive thoughts that produce uneasiness‚ apprehension‚ fear‚ or worry‚ by repetitive behaviours aimed at reducing the associated anxiety‚ or by a combination
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THE BIOLOGY BEHIND HUMAN LOVE Love is a feeling that is different for different persons. For some it’s the completeness‚ for some it’s the soul‚ for some it’s a part of life and for some it’s useless. But frankly speaking the every school of thought that is present has provided some sort of answers (Buller‚ 2005). This paper deals with perception of love as per me and then I have relate the feeling of love with the human biology as stated by different Biologists. The two of them are different‚ interesting
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patterns produce different emotional experiences 10. __d___ Key structures include: the amygdala‚ mammillary body‚ hippocampus‚ fornix‚ cortex of the cingulate gyrus‚ septum‚ olfactory bulb‚ and hypothalamus 11. ___a__ Is largely on the basis of anecdotal evidence. 12. ___d__ Emotion-Inducing sensory stimuli are received and interpreted by the cortex‚ activate the nervous system‚ then the nervous system responses trigger emotion. 13. __d___ Developed by Papez. 14. __a___ Facial expressions
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Part 1. Phobia 1.1 Meaning of phobia. A phobia (from the Greek: φόβος‚ phóbos‚ meaning "fear" or "morbid fear") is an intense and persistent fear of certain situations‚ activities‚ things‚ animals‚ or people. The main symptom of this disorder is the excessive and unreasonable desire to avoid the feared stimulus. When the fear is beyond one’s control‚ and if the fear is interfering with daily life‚ then a diagnosis under one of the anxiety disorders can be made. This is caused by what are called
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recognize common things is also effects other thing like behavior and mood but how does it affect the brain and its chemistry? Neurologically‚ Alzheimer’s (and dementia in general) is characterized by a loss of neurons and synapses in the cerebral cortex and certain subcortical regions of the brain. This loss results in gross atrophy of the affected regions‚
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Borderline Personality Disorder and Substance Use Disorders Psychology of Addictions Alyx Brake Introduction Do you know anyone with drug and/or alcohol abuse disorder? Anyone with borderline personality disorder? Have you ever known anyone with both borderline personality disorder and drug and/or alcohol abuse disorder? When a person has a personality disorder they are more likely to become someone with a substance and/ or alcohol abuse disorder. A co-occurring disorder is a condition
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of specific anterior pituitary hormones * Release inhibiting hormones – inhibit the secretion of specific anterior pituitary hormones Pituitary * A small pea-sized gland also called the hypophysis. * Located at the base of the brain * Lies in the sella turcica (saddle-like depression of the sphenoid bone) * Attached to the hypothalamus by a short slender stalk called the infundibulum Pituitary Anterior pituitary * Consists of two lobes * Anterior pituitary
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PS1005 Provide an overview of the principal structures of the midbrain‚ hindbrain and forebrain and their functions. The human nervous system consists of many structures. We distinguish between the central- and the peripheral nervous system. The two major subdivisions of the central nervous system are the brain and the spinal cord‚ which is found in the spinal column. The peripheral nervous system consists of the nerves outside the brain and the spinal cord. The spinal cord communicates
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What Are the Main Ethical Issues Confronting Psychologists In their Work. The main Ethical Issues Confronting Psychologists In thier Work are as follows.... 1. DECEPTION 2. PHYSICAL OR PSYCHOLOGICAL PAIN 3. ISSUES IN ANIMAL RESEARCH 4. CONFIDENTIALLITY DECEPTION: Deception implies that an agents acts or speaks so as to induce false belief in a target or victim.Even if we restrict the defination to cases of delibrate or intentional deception by the agent‚ the domain
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spinal cord‚ and peripheral nerves Spinal cord- cylinder nervous tissue that begins at the foramen magnum and passes through the vertebral canal as far as the inferior margin of the first lumbar vertebrae (L1)‚ 18 inches long and ½ inches wide Anterior Median Fissure- in the front‚ deeper Posterior Median Sulcus- in the back‚ shallow ▪Two Enlargements for Limbs: (up and down below) 1. Cervical Enlargement- in the inferior cervical region‚ the spinal cord gives rise to the nerves of the upper
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