Describe two examples of homeostatic systems in humans The phrase homeostasis originates from the Greek language. “Homeo” defined as “similar” and “stasis” meaning “stable”. Homeostasis is vital for us humans as it maintains equilibrium in the body‚ which may be caused due to extrinsic changes. Homeostasis happens to sustain the bodies activity‚ health and functioning. Homeostasis can occur to organs like skin‚ kidney or liver and it usually contains a system of feedback controls. The body has various
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Psychotropic or antipsychotic medications are drugs used to help stable a person’s mood who may suffer from a variety of different mental illnesses. Psychotropic and antipsychotic medications serve different purposes‚ and many are used in conjunction with one another to help reach therapeutic goals. Antidepressants such as‚ Lexapro or Zoloft‚ fall under the psychotropic medication pharmacological class. Medications known as Clozaril‚ Risperdal and Haldol‚ are drugs that fall under the class known
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INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHODYNAMIC THEORY The psychodynamic theories that I have been studying this year have been nothing short of fascinating and as a result‚ I now view life in a very different way. I can see many of these concepts in both my own life and in my client work. I was relinquished by my mother and adopted when only a few days old and although my adoptive parents made me aware of my situation from an early age‚ I did not understand or accept the magnitude of this early life experience
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of the nine African-American students who attended the 1957 integration of Central High School. Elizabeth was born October 4‚ 1941(Wikipedia). Elizabeth is 74 years old today. There are two words that describe Elizabeth Eckford. The two words I chose were determined and courageous. Elizabeth is determined because she volunteered to try to integrate Central High School. She was determined to try to integrate. She stayed at Central High School‚ even after all
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Response Paper - Consciousness and the Two-Track Mind In reading Chapter 3: Consciousness and the Two-Track Mind‚ I started to realize how much more there is to our consciousness‚ and sleeping. I’ve associated some of the readings on the Dual Processing mind‚ to my own personal experiences‚ answering a few questions I had always pondered but never bothered to find out. Consciousness‚ as the book stated‚ really can be a funny thing. As I delved into Chapter 3‚ my consciousness immediately
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Name: Voon Hui Sen Tutorial Group: 4 Question: Discuss how today’s managers use the behavioural approach. Managers today use various methods to apply behaviour approach. They need to identify the reasons that influence the performance of their employees. One of the ways that managers practice is observing the action and interactions through CCTV (closed-circuit television). Through the CCTV‚ the managers can some sort know what the employees did during they work. Whether they are performing
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Describe the Laocoon and discuss the artist’s interpretation of the subject matter The Laocoon is a Hellenistic sculpture from either the third or second century BC‚ and it depicts the demise of the Trojan priest and his two sons. The scene is lifted from Homer’s The Iliad‚ when the gods send sea serpents to kill Laocoon to stop him from warning the inhabitants of Troy about the Greeks hidden inside the large wooden horse delivered to the city gates. The multifigural sculpture shows great
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Definition Description Consciousness Our awareness of ourselves and our environment (can take different forms) Cognitive neuroscience The interdisciplinary study of the brain activity linked with cognition (including perception‚ thinking‚ memory and language) Dual processing The principle that information is often simultaneously processed on separate conscious (deliberate‚ high road) and unconscious (automatic‚ low road) tracks. Selective attention The focusing of conscious awareness on
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Least Preferred Co-Worker Scale The LPC scale is used in contingency theory to measure a person’s leadership style. For example‚ it measures your style by having you describe a coworker with whom you had difficulty completing a job. This does not need to be a co-worker you disliked a great deal‚ but rather someone with whom you least like to work. After you have selected this individual‚ the LPC instrument asks you to describe your coworker on 18 sets of adjectives. Low LPCs are task motivated
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Psychology is not just philosophical speculation and reasoning over the years it has evolved and it is now also recognised as a science‚ to understand what psychology is all about it is necessary to know it’s origins and the theorist who brought it out of obscurity‚ Sigmund Freud. He developed the Psychodynamic or Psychoanalytical perspective to enable better understanding of human behaviour these concepts will be discussed further later in this study. After Freud opened the gateway other perspectives
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