Elizabeth has been a drug user for a long time. Her friend believe that addiction has not a biological explanation as none of her friends are addicts and they do not encourage her to take drugs. Describe and evaluate one biological explanation of drug addiction that could be used to understand Elizabeth’s drug explanation. Drug misuse causes significant changes to our neurotransmitter levels in the brain‚ and specifically levels of dopamine and serotonin. As these chemicals are both involved
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confusion (12 to 18 years)‚ intimacy vs. isolation (the 20 ’s)‚ generativity vs.self-absorption (late 20 ’s to 50 ’s)‚ and integrity vs. despair (50 ’s and older.) According to Erikson‚ if a 2-year-old is trusted and allowed to explore his or her own environment‚ a sense of independence‚ or autonomy‚ will be acquired. Main Differences A major difference in the two theories is where the developmental emphasis is placed. For Freud‚ it is fully on a person ’s biology and the basic needs that drive them.
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Language is the medium of culture on which their daily lives and identities are based. To define what language can be spoken is to define the identity not only of the individual‚ but also of the country. You will probably be surprise to hear that English is not the official language of the United States. I was surprised. In my country Ukraine when I was born and grew up official language is Ukrainian‚ but sixty five percentages of the former Soviet republic is a native Russian
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EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY Gaudencio V. Aquino Perpetua U. Razon Philippines Copyright‚ 1993 CHAPTER 1 1. It is the major concern of the teacher. A. Effective guidance and control B. Control and evaluation of learning C. Teaching and learning D. understand the laws governing learning 2. According to Kelly (1965)‚ Learning is the mental activity by which knowledge and skills‚ habits‚ attitudes‚ virtues‚ and ideals are acquired‚ retained and utilized resulting in the :
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A SMALL STEP TOWARDS CONSERVING ELECTRICITY In response to the task given to me‚ regarding fans and lights being left unshut when not in use and a small survey to analyse student mentality and behaviour‚ I had taken the following steps Informed people in my hostel to gather in the common room for 5 minutes after dinner (on Sunday‚ 24-08-2104). Met people who did not turn up to meet in person Contacted some of them through WhatsApp I stay in SR14 hostel‚ it has 120 rooms (approx. 120 students
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Approaches in Psychology There are about eight approaches in psychology. 1. Developmental Psychology 2. industrial psychology 3. child psychology 4. educational psychology 5. cognitive psychology 6. social psychology 7. abnormal psychology 8. clinical psychology 9. Counseling 10. Psychology Of Individual Difference 1- DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY: What is Developmental Psychology? Developmental psychology is a field of psychology that examines the impact of maturational processes and
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CLINICAL AND COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY Individuals: One of the first clinical psychologist roles in a counseling setting is to assess and diagnose the client. Part of this process involves actively listening to what the client is saying as well as discerning the client’s true goals. If the psychologist suspects there are serious undiagnosed mental disorders in existence‚ he may recommend an assessment. If necessary‚ a clinical psychologist can recommend‚ but not prescribe‚ medications to assist in
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this as the third sensory-motor stage which he identified as secondary circular reactions. Likewise‚ secondary repetitive behaviors involve the outside world. For instance‚ a child may seek to recreate interesting events in their surrounding environment‚ such as dropping an object. Thus‚ the circular reaction would be to repeatedly drop the object without getting bored. In this particular case‚ the repeatedly dropped object would be Cheerios. 5. What did Piaget mean by the interiorization of
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LECTURE 7 A system of communication Words and written symbols A two-way process Productive‚ complex‚ infinite Functions 1. Influences behaviors 2. Escapes reality with imagination 3. Communicates info and emotions PA10203 Lect 7 3/31/2013 2 1. 2. 3. Phonology – knowledge of language’s sound system (phonetics) Morphology – rules specifying how words are formed from sounds Semantics – meanings expressed in words Free morphemes – stand alone words Bound morphemes
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The spinning dancer illusion Sensation is the process by which our sensory receptors and nervous system receive and represent stimulus energies from our environment. Perception is the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information‚ enabling us to recognize meaningful objects and events. My lab/activity is the spinning dancer illusion which was originally created by nobuyuki kayanara. The illusion was related to bistable perception in which an ambiguous 2-dimensional figure can
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