Analyzing biological and humanistic Billy Ocean Week 3 PSY/250 Dr. James University of phoenix AGUC0909A Many people have different theories when approaching personality‚ some think its biological and others think it’s humanistic. In this essay I will be describing the biological approach to personality and the factors that influence the formation of personality. I will also be discussing Maslow hierarchy of needs and examine the relationship of biological factors and Maslow
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\Biological Intercations Biological interactions are the effects organisms in a community have on one another. In the natural world no organism exists in absolute isolation‚ and thus every organism must interact with the environment and other organisms. An organism’s interactions with its environment are fundamental to the survival of that organism and the functioning of the ecosystem as a whole. In ecology‚ biological interactions can involve individuals of the same species (intraspecific interactions)
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Biological Membranes Lipid Membranes • Receptors‚ detecting the signals from outside: Light Odorant Taste Chemicals A Hormones Neurotransmitters Drugs • Channels‚ gates and pumps • Electric/chemical potential Neurophysiology Energy • Energy transduction: Photosynthesis Oxidative phosphorylation • • • • • • Structure Function Composition Physicochemical properties Self-assembly Molecular models highly selective permeability barrier Internal membranes for organelles Bilayer Permeability
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practical use. Basic research: This builds psychology’s general knowledge base but has no immediate applications. For example‚ a study determining whether identical twins’ personalities are nature- or nurture-oriented is an example of basic research. Terminology A theory (in psychology) is an idea that explains some aspect of human behavior and psychology. Theories give psychologists material for new‚ testable hypotheses. A theory may be supported or disproved through many research studies based
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University of Phoenix Material Biological Psychology Worksheet Answer the following questions in short-essay format. Be prepared to discuss your answers. 1. What is biological psychology? Biological psychology is the study of the effects of brain function-neurotransmitters‚ etc.-on cognitive processes and behavior. If there are abnormalities in the brain‚ thoughts‚ behavior‚ learning‚ memory‚ and other mental and emotional functions are effected. A small chemical imbalance
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PERSONALITY 1. The study of personality is concerned with generalities about people (human nature) as well as with individual differences. Personality is understood in terms of what characteristics individuals have‚ how they became that way (the determinants of personality)‚ and why they behave the way they do (motivation). 2. There are several perspectives or approaches that one can use to understand a person’s personality: A. Psychodynamic Perspective: Early life experiences‚ particularly
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BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS Biological hazard are acquired from disease causing microorganism and the poisonous toxins they may produce. Biological hazard are far the most dangerous foodborne hazard in the food service and food retail businesses. These includes harmful microorganism seen only in the microscope 1. BACTERIA 2.VIRUSES 3. PARASITES 4. MOLDS 5. YEAST Other living organism are: • Insects: RODENTS FARM ANIMAL DOMESTIC PETS BIRDS FISH PLANTS TRANSMIT DISEASE TO HUMAN BEING
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How would Freud explain the personality differences between Mike and Marty Scanlon? According to Freud‚ the mind can be divided into two main parts: The conscious mind includes everything that we are aware of. This is the aspect of our mental processing that we can think and talk about rationally. A part of this includes our memory‚ which is not always part of consciousness but can be retrieved easily at any time and brought into our awareness. Freud called this ordinary memory the preconscious
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Biological vs Chemical Pest Control All living things strive to survive‚ but unfortunately the needs of other creatures sometimes conflict with our needs. An example of this conflict is the struggle between pests and humans. Pests are creatures that injure or kill plants or domestic animals‚ transmit disease‚ cause economic damage or are a nuisance in some other way. They eat our food crops or ornamental plants‚ infect plants that are useful to us‚ make us sick by transmitting infectious organisms
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1. Introduction Ageing is the accumulation of changes in an organism or object over time and is usually mainly seen as a biological process‚ however there are many other factors that can affect the ageing process such as the psychosocial and behavioral factors. These influence heavily on the aged person and the life they live. If any of these components of aging are neglected or ignored then person couldn’t possibly sustain a healthy standard of living. 2. Effects Of Ageing- Psychosocial
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