words: schiz meaning split’ and phren meaning mind’. DSM IV (1994) estimate that the occurrence rate of schizophrenia ranges from 0.2%-2.0% worldwide. There are two main explanations of schizophrenia: the biological explanations and the psychological explanations. In this essay I will critically consider the biological explanations. These include genetics‚ neurochemistry‚ brain structure and evolution. Genetic factors of schizophrenia can be explained using studies on twins and studies on family
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Describe and evaluate biological explanations of depression There are many different explanations for depression‚ including biological. Links have been found between biochemical‚ genetics and hormonal imbalances with depressed people. In the biochemical explanation‚ a link has been found between neurotransmitter imbalances and depression. Serotonin is associated with pleasure and mood. Mann et al found impaired transmission of serotonin in people with depression. However Julian disagrees with
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Biological explanation of phobias Genetic factors One biological explanation for the cause of phobic disorders suggests that we can relate it back to our genetics. This theory values the ‘nature’ side in the nature vs nurture debate. This theory uses twin studies to try and separate genetic factors from environmental factors in order to draw a causal conclusion between genetics and phobias. If a closer concordance rate was found between MZ and DZ twins we could suggest a genetic inheritance
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Eric Middlebrook Professor Stephens LIT 4433 “A Non-Narrative Explanation of the Importance of Narrative” Everyone is familiar on some level with the drab sort of dry-as-a-bone scientific literature students are forced to read and attempt to digest. But perhaps not as many have been exposed to any sort of scientific literature relayed in a narrative style‚ even though those who have probably retained that information more clearly than those who have only perused long-winded text books. The fact
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Avatar One of the most interesting aspects of the movie Avatar is the culture that makes it up. The Na’vi is an entirely made up and brand new culture with language‚ norms‚ relationships‚ religion‚ and beliefs. Western civilization tries to move in on their land and their ways‚ believing the Na’vi are savage and primordial who must be living in the past due to their lack of modern technology uses and spending their every day and night in nature. The Na’vi have very close ties to their ancestors
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Chinese Culture - The Culture of Shanghai Shanghai University 30.11.2012 Shanghai – Brief Overview Shanghai is an important commercial harbor and the most important industrial town of the People ’s Republic of China. The administrative area has more than 23 million inhabitants. The status of the town corresponds to that of a province; the town is subordinated directly of the central government. Shanghai is an important traffic interchange and an important cultural center and educational
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Marriage and Kinship ties of Indian culture specifically of the village of Ratakote as told in Conformity and Conflict. The first thing I noticed about both cultures was they practiced arranged marriages with their children preferably being young (the Indians explained that young age was best so their children wouldn’t start becoming sexually active and elope with someone else they fell in love with and break off the entire marriage they were in). Both cultures were very close to each other family-wise
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relationship between dominance and rebellion was very intriguing. However‚ I would have to agree with my fellow peer Dallas‚ and say that tyranny seems to be a better term for the type of dominance Richard was trying to express in his essay. In Richard’s explanation of dominance vs rebellion‚ we can see how the more tyrannical Ouranos (Heaven) and Kronos was‚ the greater the younger generation’s rebellion was. In Ouranos’ case‚ it was Kronos to take his mother’s advice and castrate his father. Despite this
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Discuss evolutionary explanations of group displays of aggression The adaptive and functional benefits of aggressive behaviour must outweigh the possible costs in order for it to be favourable. Acquisition of status and access to mates are some of the primary motivators of aggression in non-human animals‚ but there are many theories as to why humans have adapted. One of them is the Power-Threat Hypothesis‚ which represents the fear of a political power being in the hands of a minority group. If a
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