There are several etiologic factors that can contribute to a child being diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (Parritz & Troy‚ 2014‚ p. 150). Twin studies have been used to show the genetic factor in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. Twin studies can be useful because there are two sets of the same deoxyribonucleic acid. This allows researchers to compare and contrast the differences between twins. One twin study in particular used twins from the Netherlands Twin Registry
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Single Sex Education Think about how much better a sixteen year old high school boy would do in his schoolwork if he wasn’t distracted by all of the dazzling young women surrounding him. The same applies to a young woman whom is trying to be studious‚ when she is constantly being bother by immature high school males. There are many very beneficial aspects of single-sex education. The issue is slowly becoming a nation wide epidemic. Many large cities around the country have adopted single sex
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Minimum Drinking Age According to the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine‚ in 2010 underage drinkers from ages 15-20 were responsible for 48.8% of alcohol purchases. The minimum legal drinking age(MLDA) in the United States was 18 years old until 1984‚ when all fifty states raised their legal drinking age to 21 or older. The drinking age should be lowered from 21 years old to 18 years old because at that age one legally becomes an adult‚ it would reduce the amount of unsafe drinking
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behaviour (ref). Although conceptualizations vary regarding what mental processes actually constitute the "executive function" construct‚ there has been a historical linkage of these "higher-level" processes with the frontal lobes (ref). In fact‚ many investigators have used the term "frontal functions" synonymously with "executive functions" despite evidence that contradicts this synonymous usage. The current review provides a critical analysis of lesion and neuroimaging studies using three popular executive
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This is a factor that many use that are in favor of raising the legal driving age. While driving‚ “the brain’s frontal lobe” is responsible for many decisions made; but research has shown that this part of the brain does not fully develop until the one is in their 20s (Waiters 1). In addition to not having a fully developed frontal lobe‚ the teenage mind seeks out risk‚ so they are more likely to try dangerous things while driving (Gregory 2). Many teenagers drive with their
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Hippocrates’ time‚ people with mental illnesses were institutionalized and kept out of the public eye. Also in earlier times to treat them‚ they would do a frontal lobotomy‚ removal of a section of brain in the frontal lobe said to control their personality. Their thought was if they took away their personality‚ (by removing their frontal lobe or part of it) it would make them easier to deal with and easier to care for. Now days‚ when people show signs of a mental illness such as obsessive compulsive
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The Brain I. Supporting structures Anatomy of the Brain 3 Major Areas: Cerebrum-consists of two hemispheres (thalamus and hypothalamus) that are incompletely separated by the great longitudinal fissure 4 Lobes: Frontal-major functions are concentration‚ abstract thought‚ information storage or memory‚ and motor function. It also contains Broca’s area‚ critical for motor control of speech Parietal-analyzes sensory information and relays the interpretation of the info to the thalamus. It
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FALL 2011 Psychology 100 Final Exam Notes Greta Epstein Chapter 2: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY What is Scientific Inquiry? * A way of finding answers to empirical questions- questions that are answered by observing and measuring * 4 basic goals: * Describing what happens * Predicting when it happens * Controlling what causes it to happen * Explaining why it happens
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Brain Injury‚ July 2007; 21(8): 877–883 CASE REPORT Stroke rehabilitation in a patient with cerebellar cognitive affective syndrome SHINICHIRO MAESHIMA & AIKO OSAWA Department of Rehabilitation Medicine‚ Kawasaki Medical School‚ Kawasaki Hospital‚ Japan Brain Inj Downloaded from informahealthcare.com by University of Toronto on 01/24/12 For personal use only. (Received 1 August 2006; accepted 11 June 2007) Abstract Objective: It has become evident that the cerebellum plays a role
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problems‚ death in the family‚ and stress‚ are some of the more common causes of depression. Depression in younger children is usually caused by bad family life or divorce. The part of the brain that effects emotions such as depression is the Frontal Lobe. The Frontal lobe is found in the area around the forehead. The mental symptoms of depression are difficulty in concentrating‚ slowed thinking‚ and
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