The biological explanation for Anorexia Nervosa focuses on the role of neurotransmitters. It suggests disturbances in the levels of serotonin and dopamines are characteristic of anorexia. Bailer et al compared serotonin activity in women recovering from restricting anorexia with those recovering from purging type anorexia with a healthy control group. They found that the group recovering from purging type anorexia had higher serotonin activity. They also found the highest levels of serotonin in women
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The Biological Approach to Unipolar Depression. Katie Evans Abnormal behaviour was once thought to be caused by supernatural possession; this demonological model of abnormality was especially popular in the Middle Ages. It was not until the 18th century that psychologists began to argue that this behaviour should be treated as an illness and medical techniques could be used to treat it; and so emerged the medical model of abnormality. (Gross & McIlveen‚ 1996)1 The medical model of abnormal psychology
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Psychology…Chapter 1 Notes Definition of psychology: Psychology: the science of behavior and mental processes Science: approach to knowledge based on systematic observation Behavior: directly observable and measurable human actions Mental processes: private psychological activities that include thinking‚ perceiving‚ and feeling Theories: tentative explanation of facts and relationship in sciences 4 goals of psychology: 1. Describe: the information gathered through specific research
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Task: Discuss two or more biological explanations for the development of schizophrenia. One biological explanation for schizophrenia is genetics. This theory states that a person’s genes determine whether they develop schizophrenia or not. Family studies‚ twin studies and adoption studies have explored the roles of genes in the development of sz. Gottesman conducted a family study and he identified that the closer someone is genetically to a person with sz‚ the more likely to develop sz. For example
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individuals who stutter have disagreed with these accusations. Stuttering can have a tremendous negative impact on a person’s life in many ways. New research is being done to disprove the notion that stuttering is a disorder of the mind‚ and rather a biological condition. The thought of stuttering being a potentially genetically or inherited trait may seem shocking to some people. According to Dennis Drayna (2012)‚ who is a researcher at the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
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Kyle Ouellette Building 4 Biological Molecules Carbohydrates‚ Amino Acids‚ Nucleotides‚ Lipids Observe: 1. Carbohydrates (monosaccharides‚ disaccharides‚ polysaccharides)‚ Lipids (of many kinds‚ including‚ triglycerides‚ phospholipids‚ and steroids‚ such as testosterone‚ estrogen‚ and cholesterol)‚ Proteins (including enzymes‚ lipoproteins‚ glycoproteins‚ structural proteins‚ hormones‚ etc)‚ and Nucleotides ( nucleotides join to form nucleic acids‚ which‚ along with a sugar and phosphate
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which determines the unique adjustment to the environment” (Eysenck‚ 1978). Introduction • Research into sports personality has been around since the 1800’s. • Research into whether personality affects performance is still very limited. In Psychology we have sports theories. These are used to explain personality and how it can influence sports performance. The Main theories that we will review are; • Marten’s Schematic View • The Psychodynamic Theory • Trait Theory • Situational Approach
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Discuss the relationship between the cognitive and biological features of Alzheimer’s disease Alzheimer’s disease is a degenerative condition which is associated with the progressive loss of neurons and nerve cells‚ this causes people to lose their cognitive abilities such as their memory and their personalities begin to change. This is due to the fact that the disease pervades most areas of the brain. However the developing pattern of damage varies for each individual meaning each person
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The Biological Importance of Lipids Lipids are organic compounds found in all types of plant and animal cells. They always contain carbon‚ hydrogen and oxygen‚ however the relative amount of oxygen is less than the amount of carbohydrates in lipids. Lipids are polymers and the long chains of repeating units are joined together in a condensation reaction where water is also produced. The most common types of lipids are triglycerides‚ phospholipids and waxes. Triglycerides are formed by three fatty
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neither of them appears to be fully satisfactory. These theories may interact with each other in a complex way. By understanding and testing the existing and new aging theories‚ it may be possible to promote successful aging. Keywords: Aging‚ Biological‚ Theory‚ Programmed‚ lifespan Why do we age? When do we start aging? What is the aging marker? Is there a limit to how old we can grow? These questions are often pondered by the mankind in the past couple of hundred years. However‚ in spite of
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