Outline and evaluate the biological approach to addiction For “cool” Amreen I structure it like this: How the approach explains initiation of an addiction How the approach explains maintenance of an addiction How the approach explains relapse Evaluation (AO1‚ AO2‚ AO1‚ …) IDA The biological approach suggests that genetic factors may create a predisposition to the initiation of an addiction. An individual who inherits a genetic abnormality relating to the regulation of dopamine is more likely to
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back to its normal state once that threat/stress has gone. The biological approach shows how the body produces hormones when under threat/stress. When the body is under stress it sends signals to the pituitary gland and the adrenal medulla which produces
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The Biological Approach to psychology focuses on the body‚ with emphasis on the brain and nervous system. Psychologists attempt to examine our behavior and our mental processes through our physiological reactions to situations in the world around us. One such example is the way your heartbeat increases when you’re scared‚ our how your palms perspire when you lie. There’s no true way to tell exactly how many biological systems are influenced by our thoughts and feelings‚ but thanks to advances in
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1.1 Explain the historical development of one major therapeutic model‚ including the people influential in its development In the 1890’s Sigmund Freud‚ a German neurologist developed a theory later to be called psychoanalysis‚ which allowed individuals to tell their problems to a ‘psychoanalyst’ an individual trained in interpreting the ‘subconscious’. He played an important part in the history of counselling but the actual word “counselling” did not come into everyday language until 1960’s. Counselling
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Describe the behaviourist approach in psychology and evaluate the research methods used by behaviourist psychologists (10 marks) Behaviourists regard all behaviour as a response to a stimulus. They assume that what we do is determined by the environment we are in‚ which provides stimuli to which we respond‚ and the environments we have been in in the past‚ which caused us to learn to respond to stimuli
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Learning Transfer Model: Enhancing Learning Effectiveness A Research-Driven Approach to Executive Summary We all know that a seminar alone is not likely to result in significant changes in job performance‚ and much has been written about different techniques for ensuring that skills transfer into organizational performance improvement. However‚ while many have promoted specific activities to support the transfer of learning‚ there has been little research comparing the actual impact of
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Clayton‚ De.: Prestwick House‚ Inc. 2011. Print. THE FORMALIST APPROACH TO LITERATURE was developed at the beginning of the 20th century and remained popular until the 1970s‚ when other literary theories began to gain popularity. Today‚ formalism is generally regarded as a rigid and inaccessible means of reading literature‚ used in Ivy League classrooms and as the subject of scorn in rebellious coming-of-age films. It is an approach that is concerned primarily with form‚ as its name suggests‚ and
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Explain what international development organisations usually mean when they speak of ‘the rights-based approach’. What is specific about the processes‚ outcomes and ways of thinking that distinguishes such an approach from a conventional ‘needs-based approach? Is the difference sufficient to be considered significant? Use examples to illustrate your answer. Introduction Traditional meaning of the development was mainly about the economic growth. Many development organizations and actors focused
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a fun and interesting way is the Kodaly Approach that aims to develop the children holistically. Below are some discussion that states the importance of learning music and also the benefits of implementing the Kodaly Approach. Kodaly Approach is based on teaching‚ learning and also understanding music (Rowsell 2003). It gives children direct approach to the world of music in a flexible and
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Abstract This final assignment is a reflective paper in which the historical‚ philosophical‚ and empirical foundations of the field of learning in psychology and its applications will be discussed. Additionally‚ there will be a discussion of the ways that history has helped to shape important contemporary learning theories and issues. Lastly‚ the paper will provide an explanation of how specific topics and information such as instrumental conditioning techniques and the usefulness of different
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